SBC exceeded my every expectation. From their vault of past essays and interview questions to the Flight Test, SBC offers a truly differentiated service.

Coming from a financial background, my overall profile and stats made me a competitive, but not necessarily winning, candidate. Dawn, my consultant, devoted considerable time getting to understand my story and was instrumental in helping me strategize and craft compelling stories tailored to each school without compromising my personal voice. She showed me how to mitigate the weaknesses in my story and made time to review every aspect of my application, including the post-interview reflection for HBS.

I will be attending HBS in the fall thanks to Dawn and SBC's tremendous support and guidance. I could not have done it without them!

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I would highly recommend Stacy Blackman's comprehensive consulting services. Although I can only speak for the consultant who worked with me (Ryan Barba), I am sure all of Stacy Blackman’s consultants are on par with Ryan’s level of excellence.

I researched consulting services extensively (having a first-contact call with 4 of the top consulting firms) and I would definitely choose Stacy Blackman and Ryan Barba again if I had to go through the same process. They were the first company to get back to me and arrange a quick call with me. Their methodology, staff and availability are incredibly helpful. You will typically be working with your consultant for weeks or months, and during that time you will exchange emails almost daily, so it is important to make sure that there is affinity between you and your consultant. In that regard, Ryan was patient, understanding, and determined to get the very best application.

I secured great offers of admissions into 3 out of 4 programs (all top 20) I applied to using Stacy Blackman's consultancy services. Initially, I was only hoping to get 1 or maybe 2 offers in a best-case scenario, and of course, I ruled out any offer with scholarship. However, the success I garnered has far exceeded all my expectations, and it has been partly thanks to Ryan Barba. I would like to emphasize his help through the essays, the mock interview, his availability and his turnaround times.

There is no doubt that one of the great decisions that got me into a top business school was choosing Stacy Blackman’s comprehensive consulting services, and especially Ryan’s execution and delivery of those services! How else would an international male with average stats from unknown schools and 5 years of experience from an unknown company would get into a top 10 school with a merit scholarship??

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I am so glad I chose SBC to help me with my MBA applications! I applied to 3 top 10 schools using the All-In package, and I'm happy to say I got into all 3 :)

I initially chose SBC because of their expertise and resources. As I started to work with several members of SBC, I was blown away by their professional approach to the entire process!

I got matched with an incredible advisor, who really got to know me. She developed a solid strategy for my applications, which guided everything from my resume, essays and interview prep.

If you are serious about getting into your dream school, I would highly recommend you go with SBC!

Good luck!!

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I worked with Stacy Blackman Consulting and had a great experience. My consultant was always available, reviewed my applications countless times, and provided great advice to help me turn qualities that otherwise seemed normal into ones that would seem compelling to business schools. I was accepted into 2 MBA programs, both of which I was very pleased with. While I did not get my top choice, I did get into Booth and Kelogg. At the beginning of the application process, I was lost. But my consultant helped me identify schools and helped me put together stories for each of my applications. I am sure I would not have had any success without Stacy Blackman.

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Jed and the Stacy Blackman team were tremendously helpful in achieving my MBA admissions goals. Before embarking on my MBA journey, I thought working in finance for three years and coming from an Ivy League background would give me a leg up on the competition. I quickly realized that I needed a way to differentiate myself from my peers in order to get into my top choice schools. After reviewing several competing firms, I quickly realized that Stacy Blackman offered the most resources and had the most dedicated advisors. Jed was very knowledgeable of the process and knew which of my strengths to play into at each school I applied. He was always available for me and helped all the way through the interview process. I would highly recommend Stacy Blackman to anyone considering applying to top tier business schools from competitive fields.

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Investing in SBC was worth every single penny. This means a lot coming from someone who initially had a 620, a state school undergraduate education (think party hearty), and the desire to get into Georgetown and Vanderbilt.

From day one, Lisa gave me the confidence to stand behind my accomplishments and craft the most compelling application possible. She also helped me find the last bit of effort to take the GMAT again. Although I scored much higher, I believe that the application Lisa and I crafted was such high-quality that I would have been accepted to my target schools without the GMAT increase.

Lisa is funny, honest, knowledgeable, and an incredible editor. She never let me lose hope of admittance and was a true proponent throughout the process. My advice to those of you who are trying to decide if SBC is right for you is that if you are willing to dedicate the time and energy to creating a high-quality application, you will be astonishingly happy with SBC's comprehensive services. Additionally, I would suggest selecting a safety school that you would seriously consider attending. Even if I had not received positive admissions decisions from my target schools, the investment I made in SBC translated into a full-ride scholarship at my safety school. This is because the tactics and applications I had created with Lisa were extremely useful in applying to other MBA programs.

I have nothing negative to say about my experience with SBC and Lisa. It was a lot of work but ultimately, it resulted in being accepted to every school I applied at!!!

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I signed up with SBC after having introductory consultation phone calls with a few other admissions consulting firms. SBC felt like they would bring the right set of both one-on-one advise, but also involve a range of secondary and tertiary opinions where necessary, which was particularly attractive to me. Once I signed up, I began working with Keauna Mason, who I can recommend very highly. It was a great experience - she adapted to my working style, and helped me address any issues and provided feedback in a working style that was great for me, and on the schedule that best fit me. She helped keep me on tempo, and the quality of the outputs were better because of the additional opinions and prompting she was able to help me with. The additional preparation - the adcom flight test, practice interviews, etc. - were also of great help in continuing to refine and get better at telling my story. Overall, it was an excellent, and at the end of the day very successful, experience.

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I'm a white guy with soso work experience and a B+ GPA, and I decided late in the game (early August) to apply to business school. I made it clear to her from the beginning that I was willing to put in the work and go for R1 on short notice, and Jessica committed to helping me get there. She was great with helping me craft a story and identify target schools based on my goals. She helped me hit round 1 deadlines for three schools and her response time was fantastic (I had at least 7 or 8 revisions on my essays for each school and she never took more than 24 hours to critique). She also assisted with revamping my resume, coaching my recommendation letters, and polishing some of the finer details on my application. The mock interviews she conducted for me also helped me prepare for the interviews I had as well.

In the end, I got in early action to Duke, so it was a huge relief that I found out where I was going in October. I withdrew my other applications since Duke's EA commitment required me to do so, but I felt confident with the other 2 applications she helped me complete. I highly recommend SBC and Jessica.

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I was drawn to Stacy Blackman Consulting after extensive research, I wanted to work with a consulting firm that only took a few candidates and really focused on providing a personalized service. Stacy Blackman Consulting definitely falls into this category. Caryn was help me to identify the things that I wanted from my MBA experience and from that we defined a plan. After this, she worked really hard to understand what my strengths were and designed my applications in a way to best showcase these strengths. We also worked on some weaknesses in my application and she came to very realistic recommendations for those. I would definitely recommend Stacy Blackman Consulting, specially Caryn.

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When I started applying for business school, I knew I had to get a consultant. After all, I'm not an all-star applicant like many of the people here on the forum. I had a below 3.0 GPA and a GMAT score below the average of my dream school, Marshall. I tried many of the "free trials" offered by consultant companies and I found SBC to be really honest and genuine with me and I went with it. I was assigned to Amy Bergrud, and my long, but rewarding journey began. Amy worked tirelessly with me to help improve my profile, and review my essays. The best thing about her is you can know 100% sure that she will answer your questions within 24hrs. We discussed extracurricular activities, classes, volunteers..etc to help me stand a better chance. Even after I was waitlisted, she continued to help me put together supplements. The whole process took a year, but in the end I was admitted! I'm super excited to attend my dream school and to pursue my ambitious career goals. I wouldn't have made it without Amy.

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