Dione and Esther -- rockstars of SBC!

I was accepted to Kellogg MMM, Tuck, and Berkeley Haas (with scholarship!) during the Round 3 application cycle, in large part due to the exceptionally high degree of thoughtfulness that Dione (former Stanford AdCom member) brought to her coaching style and the foresight of Esther's matchmaking. Dione was critical in helping me crystallize my "career vision" by pushing back on me to refine and make credible / meaningful my vision for my short- to long-term career path. Similarly, when it came to my core "why business school" essays, Dione really pushed me to keep my key themes top of mind and specific, which I wouldn't have had the instinct to do without her. All of the content / stories / ideas for my application were my own, but the structure and constant pressure that Dione applied to it all turned it from a set of raw components into a strong and cohesive story.

Dione worked great with my communication style. I would send her frequent, long emails with each of my thoughts bulleted out. She would reply ~2-12 hours later (at maximum, regardless of the time) with individual replies to each of my separate thoughts. This made our work very productive over email with only a few Zoom sessions.