Here is the deal. I have gained a lot of great soft skills, and broad general knowledge of financial services and trading in my 4 years of post undergrad work. In order for me to take myself to the next level and gain more credibility at work I need more technical knowledge - hence grad school. I dont want to go to business school. I want to focus on economics which is a specific study, however, it is a broad enough field that I can switch to the public or non-profit sector. It is my goal and utmost desire to actually study and learn economics. I have told this to my friends who are graduates from Wharton, Columbia, NYU etc and they all tell my that this is bland, and boring. No one wants to read this. Many of my senior friends and colleagues actually enlisted the help of paid editors, consultants, etc and went on to great schools and succeeded in their studies and careers. I actually don't need therapy, I am not spoiled, or a whiner. I DO need someone to help me articulate what makes me unique in such a way that the admissions committee would find me interesting, unique, or special. I find myself interesting, unique, and special, however, I would like an objective professional to give me ideas, support, and feedback on how to effectively present my story to an admissions committee.
Rather then cringing at me, take a look around people - MANY MORE PPLE THEN YOU KNOW USE THESE SERVICES!!! Go to any ivy league b-school and you'll find them. Not every banker, trader or consultant is THAT interesting or has a poignant story to tell. They just know how to tell a story better then I do. I'm just putting it out there and looking for suggestions.
