The sooner, the better! Although we work with students and professionals at all stages of their academic and career journey, we recommend getting started at the same time as you begin preparing for your graduate school applications. For business students, our partner business schools find that students who begin coaching well before or shortly after admission have the greatest success in their programs and on the job market. Of course, a lot also depends on your current English level and your goals.

As soon as you register, we acknowledge receipt and review the information you shared - your goals, your timeline for coaching, how many hours you'd like, etc. We then get to work matching you with one of our B-Speak! coaches. Once we've done that, we send you an email connecting you with your personal coach and the two of you take it from there to schedule your live sessions. We also get in touch with your Accepted consultant to begin the collaboration on your behalf. With B-Speak! and Accepted, you'll have a professional English coach and an Admissions expert working together to help you succeed.

B-Speak! was designed for international graduate students and working professionals, and thus our content and approach focus on the skills you need to be successful in graduate business school and in your future career. It's also highly personalized such that sessions focus entirely on the areas YOU need to strengthen.

That's entirely up to you, though we can advise based on your current level and goals. Most applicants sign up for 10-15 hours to begin with if they're preparing for interviews. If we determine your English level requires a more significant commitment, we usually recommend a 30 hour package .