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Overview: Comprehensive Consulting Process

What exactly are you purchasing in the Comprehensive Service?

Partner with the Stacy Blackman Consulting team for personalized, comprehensive assistance throughout the

entire application process.Project Mgmt

The application process can be overwhelming. We can help outline timelines, deadlines and manage your overall working process to make that more manageable.

Superior Consultants

Our consultants have top MBA experience in admissions, as students or as faculty. We know the process and are talented writers and marketers.

Marketing Expertise

Marketing yourself through the essays, recs and interview is the most important part of the process. We are marketing experts and will help you to do that.

Unlimited Access

You may communicate with your consultant as frequently as every day, or on evenings and weekends – whatever you need. There will be no surprise charges, or limitations on access.

High Success Rates

Our clients do very well at all of the top schools, even without perfect profiles. And nearly 20% of our clients win scholarships based on the quality of their apps. We offer a partial refund on 4 and 5 school packages if not successful.

Application Flight Test

Once your application is complete, every client has a real dress rehearsal with a former AdComm member. An extra layer of constructive feedback before you submit.

Timely Responses

Because each consultant has a limited load of clients, they are able to be very responsive. We refuse to be a bottleneck in your process.

Extensive Resources

Every client is assigned a Client Liaison who provides an additional layer of support. Clients have access to the expertise of the expanded consultant team and our proprietary resource center, containing institutional knowledge built since 2001.

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Overview of the Stacy Blackman Consulting Process

A 7-step process that pairs MBA applicants with experienced consultants to gain admission to top

business schools

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• We’ll help you find a perfect match from over 70 qualified consultants based on your personal, professional and academic background

Partner with a Primary Consultant

• Work with your consultant to select schools, outline your unique story, and make a specific project plan

Create an Application Strategy

• The most crucial part of the process – partner with your consultant to competitively position your resume, essays and recommendations

Market Yourself to the AdComm

• In addition to your primary consultant, benefit from a Client Liaison, Extra Eyes from SBC’s network of consultants and extensive online resources

Benefit from the Expanded Team

• A former Admissions Committee professional will review your application and give feedback before you hit submit

Flight Test your Final Application

• Practice your interview style and responses with questions from actual school interviews, plus unlimited rehearsal through our interview video platform.

Practice in Mock Interviews

• After you’ve hit submit, make the best of your options with final school selection, or waitlist or deferral strategies.

Decide on Your Post-Submission Strategy

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Customized Matching to a Primary Consultant

Review consultant background, ask lots of questions or even

speak directly with your potential consultant. Choose

your Primary Consultant based on personal fit.

we hand-select one or more consultants for your considerationProfile Intake Form

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Our experts have a structured process to help find the right consultant for you based on your background and goals

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Phone ConsultClient Resume

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Candidate background and aspirations

Wo Work with an Expert to Create your MBA Application Strategy

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Self-Reflective Applicant Questions

Academic Performance

Resume Recommenda-tions

GMAT Score Professional Experience

Career Aspirations

School Preferences

Customized Application

Strategy• Target school list• Candidate

marketing approach• Recommendation

Strategy• Project Plan• School guides for

programs on your list.

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Partner with your primary consultant to take your specific experiences and develop a personalized application

strategy

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What might my customized project plan look like?

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Decide on Your Post-submission Strategy

Sample Project Plan

Benefit from the Expanded Team

Practice in Mock Interviews

• Meet with Client Liaison

• Kick-off meeting with Consultant

• Introduction with Sales team• Meet and Greet with potential Consultants

• Essay reviews

• Interview Strategy

• Resume reviews• Recommendation strategy

Market Yourself

Partner with a Primary Consultant

Create an Application Strategy

Flight Test your Final Application• Leverage the SBC Network

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Understand What AdComms Want, and Market Yourself

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Your primary consultant will be a creative and strategic guide, helping you to create

materials that are provocative, informative and ultimately – effective.

Work with your primary consultant and engage in several rounds of review as you create an application that resonates with

your target admissions committees

Essays

Recommendations

Interview Strategy

Resume

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Hands-down the

most important step in your

application!

MarketingAdvice

ThematicCoaching

Strategic Input

Leverage the expertise of the entire Stacy Blackman team

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Client Liaison

• An additional resource to answer questions, help brainstorm ideas, or review essays

• Sees bigger portion of applicant pool; gives perspective on how your app compares to others

Extra Eyes

• Access the entire consulting team as needed for essay reviews, or to answer your more complex questions

Online Resources

• A self-help resource center with sample essays, recommendations, resumes, school overviews, interview transcripts and more

• Video platform for interview practice + personal feedback

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In addition to your Primary Consultant, access a deep pool of expertise to gain specific insights, or just get an additional

perspective. 

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Flight Test with Real Admissions Committee Members

Partner with your Primary Consultant to incorporate the feedback and

finalize your application

Bring it all together for a one time evaluation of your complete application, simulating a true admissions committee review

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A former adcomm member will view

your package for the first time and review your materials as the

adcomm does

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Refine your Interview Style and Responses in Mock Interviews6

• Unlimited practice via video platform

• Simulated 1-1 interview on the phone or Skype

• Includes response prep and detailed interview feedback

• Simulated group interview• Includes written feedback

for inter-group dynamics

Group Interview Prep (school- specific)One on One Interview Prep

When you are invited to interview, your primary consultant will help you prepare by sharing proven interview prep techniques. 

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Work with Experts on your Post-submission Strategy

Your relationship with SBC ends only after you have reached a final decision of your own – we’re here

until the end!

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Wait List Strategy

Deferral RequestsSchool Selection