Good experience with SBC and Dione

I engaged SBC and Dione as my MBA admissions consultant for an all-in package because I wanted to be sure to put my best foot forward for the top schools, especially coming from an overrepresented career (consulting + tech), educational (engineering at top state school w/ large b school pipeline), and demographic (Asian-American) backgrounds. I greatly appreciated the support throughout, and I was admitted to Wharton and Kellogg MMM and received a R2 deferral for HBS.
Dione was extremely knowledgeable about the application process and helped me in particular with:Fleshing out my short-term and long-term career goals -- I had specific industry areas, companies, and roles in mind already, but Dione pushed me to consider specific responsibilities within those roles and sharpen my reasons for why I had these goalsIncorporating smaller stories into my existing narrative: there were some stories I overlooked because I struggled to tangibly identify impact or because they didn't seem fully relevant to my narrative (even the fact that I sing at piano bars), but Dione helped me identify and incorporate them (both into my essays and sometimes in the short answer questions where applicable), allowing me to paint a more interesting and compelling storylineMore broadly, choosing the best stories from my potential list, framing those stories up, and ordering them within the narrative to most strongly demonstrate my leadership specificallyWriting about my identity and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work. I specifically sought out Dione for her experience in this area. I didn't have to explain DEI concepts like I would have to other consultants, and she was able to help me to convey my identity and DEI work in a way that was understandable to lay-people and that would resonate.Adjusting my resume to be more targeted towards MBA applications specifically instead of just a job applicationAlthough I initially found Sarah (the matchmaker) from my intro consultation to be very spiky and not easy to work with, I'm glad that it didn't deter me. The process with Dione was very smooth once I requested and was matched with her. I found her exceptionally responsive (often reviews + feedback within a few hours or same-day), and it was always easy to find time to speak over Zoom. Dione's working style is very open/transparent and a bit stream-of-consciousness (which both Sarah and Dione called out before we began working together), but I found her candor and detailing of her thought process to mesh well with my personality. Dione was able to help me figure out not only the big questions, but also the small questions as I iterated on my applications; I was incredibly thankful to have her as a thought partner.
Overall, I feel that most admissions consulting companies would have been relatively good options (including a few that were a little cheaper), but I ultimately went with SBC and am happy with my experience because:Dedicated single point of contact with a consultant vs. multiple specialists (often with less MBA-specific experience) overseeing different parts of the process. Unlike some other companies, SBC also offered some network benefits since the consultants are able to speak with each other, and there's the flight test with a former AdCom member independent from your consultant.SBC consultants' strong qualifications based on their educational and professional working experience; I also liked that they were dedicated specifically to MBA admissions as opposed to college admissions more broadlyUnlimited support time, which SBC offers but I believe some of the multi-specialist model companies do notStraightforward pricing. Unlike most other companies, SBC didn't have different tiers of pricing based on consultant or schools (e.g., HSW vs. rest). It also included interview-practice for both traditional behavioral interviews and Wharton's team-based interview without additional charge.