Stacy Blackman Hourly Services
Purchased Course: Feb 18, 2020
Country: United Kingdom
A great consultancy service which know's exactly what it takes!
- Teacher: Mark O'Brien
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Applying for the Weekend MBA at Imperial College London was not as strenuous in comparison to the admissions process for Ivy League B Schools, however I needed an MBA consultant who would be able to assist me in highlighting my story to the ad coms in the best way possible. After researching a few companies, I came across Stacy Blackman and I made an initial contact with Bill who specialises in Part time MBA consulting. After a brief chat and a profile review, he reassured me that my choice of school with my work experience was a doable project. He also provided me with a choice of working with Mark who is a UK based consultant and had experience of being in ad-coms of the top b schools here. I decided that as a UK student applying to a UK programme it would make sense to work with a consultant here. I had an initial chat with Mark who resonated Bill's views and advised me that my profile is definitely a good fit for Imperial. As I was only applying to 1 school, he recommended that I chose the Hourly service option and a few hours should be enough for me. . Due to his experience Mark greatly assisted me with the aspects of the application such as career planning questions, resume and personal statement to best highlight my story and my motivations for studying the MBA. His responses and comments were generally very quick and he was also open to additional questions. Mark also carried out mock interviews with me to give a realistic feel of how MBA interviews are which immensely prepared me for my interview at Imperial. All in all Mark was a great consultant in my application process and Stacey Blackman Consulting has been a pleasure to work with!
Purchased Course: Sep 10, 2018
Major: Art
Country: United States
Could not have done it without Stacy Blackman Consulting!
- Teacher: Erin Barry
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Given that Erin previously worked in admissions at my top choice school, she was able to provide me with specialized insight with my essays, resume and application as a whole.
Erin was always available over email or phone and reviewed any materials I submitted to her within the day, while I'm sure balancing many other applications. Furthermore, our discussions regarding interview prep gave me ample talking points and eased my nerves.
I could not have gotten into my top choice school without Erin and SBC!
Purchased Course: Sep 5, 2018
Highly recommended! Christine H. & Stacy Blackman Consulting
- Teacher: Christine
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
I had devoted a considerable amount of time preparing for the GMAT and researching schools, however due to some personal issues, I found myself with very little time (less than a month) to work on the applications of two highly selective schools. After doing a thorough research, I decided to approach SBC for support and I quickly realized that I had made the right decision.
Christine promptly managed to get to know my strengths/weaknesses and my story as a whole. Together, we laid out a strategy (which included guidance on the resume, essays, interviews and other crucial factors) that eventually led to two well-rounded applications that perfectly demonstrated my appeal as an MBA prospect to the adcom. Throughout the application process, Christine was very responsive and approachable, providing constructive feedback on various aspects of my application that helped me refine and systematize my seemingly "rugged" story.
In the end, I got admitted to both of the schools I applied to, with about a 80% scholarship from my top choice. I could not have been happier with Christine and SBC and I highly recommend their services to anyone considering a top MBA!
Purchased Course: Nov 27, 2017
Meghan Ellis - Worth Every Penny - Highly Recommend
- Teacher: Meghan Ellis
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Meghan 's guidance helped me to clarify my career goals and focus on 2-3 specific ways that Wharton would help me to get there. Every time I thought an essay was done, she would come back pushing me to be more focused, more concise, or dig deeper. However, each piece of feedback unquestionably made my essays stronger--despite how much I wanted to just submit them as is!
I highly recommend Meghan Ellis and honestly feel that I would not have achieved the same results without her.
Purchased Course: Sep 13, 2017
Major: Accounting
Country: United States
Good experience with DD
- Teacher: DD
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Purchased Course: Oct 26, 2017
Major: Electrical Engineering
Country: India
My M7 admit would not have been possible without Beth!
- Teacher: Beth Tidmarsh
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Purchased Course: Nov 16, 2017
Major: Finance
Country: United States
Great experience with Laura!
- Teacher: Laura Nelson
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
I was admitted to all 6 schools to which I applied to and received scholarships with every program in addition to some fellowship opportunities.
Laura helped with resume editing, essay editing, interview preparation, and even school analyses!
I am very thankful for all of her help! She has been a great asset towards my future professional career and I will be forever grateful.
Catie
Purchased Course: Sep 21, 2017
Worth the investment! RECOMMEND!!
- Teacher: Laura Nelson
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Thank you Laura!!
Purchased Course: Aug 27, 2017
Margaret is AWESOME!!!
- Teacher: Margaret
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Purchased Course: Jul 11, 2017
Major: Film, Cinema and Video
Country: United States
Pleased with my results after working with Dione Chen at SBC
- Teacher: Dione Chen
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
I needed to maintain a pretty modest budget for this process, and I appreciated Dione's understanding and consciousness of that as we worked together on an hourly basis. She was generous and extremely prompt over email, providing plenty of information that way so that we could really dive in to the nitty gritty when we spoke on the phone.
I come from a pretty unusual background as far as MBA applicants go, and I also wrote a very personal essay for the "What matters to you?" prompt. It was the kind of essay that could have very easily felt like an overshare, but Dione gave me the advice I needed to properly frame that writing up so that it felt relevant to the AdComm's process while also being true to my experiences. She was sensitive, kind and discreet as we spoke through challenging material and the best way to convey a messy personal story to an AdComm. While I didn't pursue Dione's help for a "Flight Test" final read of the essay, I feel I could not have written the essay successfully without the conversations she and I had to set up my mindset for the prompt.
I also received resume feedback from Dione, wherein she was straight-forward and extremely helpful in helping me understand what the AdComms are scanning for. Especially as someone coming from a non-traditional background, I think it's very, very useful to do a resume edit with someone as knowledgeable as the counselors at SBC, who can help you shape your career story to really engage an MBA application reader.
All-in-all, I was grateful for Dione's generosity, thoughtfulness and very relevant intel in my process. I ultimately succeeded in getting in to my first-choice school, and I believe the help I received from SBC was instrumental in achieving that. Best of luck to you all!
Purchased Course: Sep 28, 2017
Major: International Relations
Country: United States
You NEED Sherry!
- Teacher: Sherry Holland
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Purchased Course: Nov 17, 2017
Great Experience!
- Teacher: Bill Chionis
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Going primarily off of online reviews, I decided to try out SBC. However, I was a bit skeptical about the whole thing initially given the high cost of services. I was paired up with Bill, and at the very outset, was pleasantly surprised by his professional yet warm attitude. He was genuinely interested to build a good working relationship and he even suggested that I purchase hourly services to keep my costs low (and my costs indeed turned out much lower than I had initially anticipated). I was also very impressed by his knowledge of the whole admissions process. Quite honestly, although I knew I wanted to do an MBA, I was a bit fuzzy on my exact career path, and by way of the application process, Bill explained the business world really well and prepared/mentored me on possible career paths based on my background, interests & goals. I must emphasize that the interview prep session was especially helpful and I will carry my learnings from that throughout my career. I had only applied to one top business school and was thrilled when I was admitted to that program.
I definitely recommend his services to anyone considering consultation for his/her application.
Purchased Course: Mar 8, 2016
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Country: United States
Amazing and supportive consultant that got me into my top choice
- Teacher: Karla
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
I decided to hire an admission consultant to help me with the process. Karla from Stack Blackman was extremely helpful and professional. She was a former INSEADer and worked in the admissions office. Within the first 15 minutes of our call, she had convinced me on her credibility because she understands the metric that INSEAD used to select candidates. After consulting her, Karla suggests that I use the 10-hour package and that she will expedite the process for me and help me meet the application deadline.
5 rough edits later, I was able to submit all of the essays within 3 weeks, well ahead of the 5 weeks deadline! When I was invited to the 2 alum interview, she gave me a mock and feedback on how to handle some of the more difficult questions such as what 3 unique values do you bring to the program. Overall, it was a great experience with Karla and I cannot recommend Stacy Blackman enough. The packages may be expensive but it's a drop in the bucket compared to the entire MBA investment.
Purchased Course: Aug 15, 2017
Stacy Blackman Consultants Review- Stephanie Cohn
- Teacher: Stephanie Cohn, Ryan Barba, Maureen Capitolo
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
I worked primarily with Stephanie Cohn and I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed working with her. In additional to her insight and knowledge, having previously worked on adcoms, she is also very professional and very prompt in her replies- even with approaching deadlines when the candidate may have dragged his/her feet prior.
The consultants at Stacy Blackman are not ghost writers, but they will help you craft the best essays possible. I highly recommend using them, and Stephanie C. in particular- regardless of what program you are targeting. With Stephanie's help, I was able to get into 6 out of 8 Top 20 programs (4 of which were in the Top 15).
Purchased Course: Jul 12, 2017
Admitted to Kellogg and Wharton with Scholarships because of Christina Fu
- Teacher: Christina Fu
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Though we worked together on an hourly basis, she was extremely generous with her time. When I scheduled a one-hour interview prep session with her prior to my interviews with HBS and Kellogg, she stayed on the phone with me for a total of 3 hours, to make sure I felt calm, positive, prepared, and excited rather than anxious about my interview. She was more than just an admissions consultant, she was a great emotional and moral support to me throughout the process, and someone I hope to keep in touch with in the future.
Applied: HBS, Wharton, Kellogg
Interviewed: HBS, Wharton, Kellogg
Accepted: Wharton with the Joseph Wharton Fellowship and Kellogg with the Forte Foundation Scholarship
Purchased Course: Jun 15, 2017
Major: History
Country: United States
Effective, organized process with a great outcome
- Teacher: Bill Chionis
- Recommended for —Verbal: No Math: No
- GMAT Scores —Before: N/A After: N/A
Additionally, since he was very familiar with my school of choice (Columbia), I engaged him to help me with interview prep. After our structured practice and mock interview sessions, I felt so comfortable going in to meet with the admissions committee. I am thrilled that I will be attending Columbia next year and would highly recommend Bill and Stacy Blackman for any future candidate.