I have a new venture called FlyGrads. I was an international student and just completed my MS from Columbia Uni, NY. I'm originally from India, and having gone thru the application process I realize and identify with challenges candidates from emerging countries face.
In India there are educational consultants who'll charge you a certain amount and write your Statement of Purpose or Letter of Recommendation and sometimes even make your Resume. I believe no one can tell your story better than yourself and each candidate / applicant is unique. These educational consultants have a fixed recipe so their end product is also similar. So I came up with a unique approach to help and support students. Please read more at [login to view URL] I will be having calls / Skype sessions with the applicants and hand hold them as they write the first draft of their SOP and complete their application. Once done, I'll review and polish it to make it more compelling and ready to be put in front of an admissions committee.
The key differentiator between FLyGrads and other educational consultants is that we leverage the uniqueness of every applicant to make his / her application stand out.