Overview: Comprehensive Consulting Process

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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.
Marketing Superior Unlimited
Project Mgmt
Expertise Consultants Access
Marketing yourself through The application process can Our consultants have top MBA You may communicate with
the essays, recs and interview be overwhelming. We can help experience in admissions, as your consultant as frequently
is the most important part of outline timelines, deadlines students or as faculty. We as every day, or on evenings
the process. We are marketing and manage your overall know the process and are and weekends whatever you
experts and will help you to working process to make that talented writers and need. There will be no
do that. more manageable. marketers. surprise charges, or
limitations on access.

Timely High Success Application Extensive

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.
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.
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.
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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Partner with a Primary Well help you find a perfect match from over 70 qualified consultants based on
your personal, professional and academic background
Consultant

Work with your consultant to select schools, outline your unique story, and make
2 Create an Application Strategy a specific project plan

The most crucial part of the process partner with your consultant to
3 Market Yourself to the AdComm competitively position your resume, essays and recommendations

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Benefit from the Expanded In addition to your primary consultant, benefit from a Client Liaison, Extra Eyes
from SBCs network of consultants and extensive online resources
Team

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Flight Test your Final A former Admissions Committee professional will review your application and give
feedback before you hit submit
Application

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

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Decide on Your Post- After youve hit submit, make the best of your options with final school selection,
or waitlist or deferral strategies.
submission Strategy

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1 Customized Matching to a Primary Consultant

Our experts have a structured process to help find the right

consultant for you based on your background and goals

Step 1 Phone Consult we hand-select one or

Client Resume more consultants for
Profile Intake Form your consideration

Review consultant background,

ask lots of questions or even
speak directly with your
Step 2
potential consultant. Choose
your Primary Consultant based
on personal fit.
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2 Work with an Expert to Create your MBA Application Strategy

Partner with your primary consultant to take your specific

experiences and develop a personalized application strategy

Candidate background and aspirations

Self-reflective
Academic
Customized
Applicant
Questions
Performance Application
Strategy
Recommenda- Target school list
Resume
tions Candidate marketing
approach
Recommendation
GMAT Score
Professional Strategy
Experience
Project Plan
School guides for
programs on your
Career School
Aspirations Preferences list.

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What might my customized project plan look like?
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Sample Project Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Partner with a Primary Consultant
Introduction with Sales team
Meet and Greet with potential Consultants

Create an Application Strategy

Kick-off meeting with Consultant

Market Yourself
Essay reviews
Resume reviews
Recommendation strategy
Interview Strategy

Benefit from the Expanded Team

Meet with Client Liaison
Leverage the SBC Network

Flight Test your Final Application

Practice in Mock Interviews
Decide on Your Post-submission Strategy

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3 Understand What AdComms Want, and Market Yourself

Your primary consultant will be a creative and

strategic guide, helping you to create materials
that are provocative, informative and ultimately
effective.

Essay
s

Marketing ions
Advice Recommendat Thematic
Coaching

Interview
Strategy
Strategic
Input
Resume

Work with your primary consultant and

engage in several rounds of review as you
create an application that resonates with your
target admissions committees
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 4 Leverage the expertise of the entire Stacy Blackman team

In addition to your Primary Consultant, access a deep pool of expertise

to gain specific insights, or just get an additional perspective.

Online
Client Liaison Extra Eyes Resources

An additional Access the entire A self-help resource

resource to answer consulting team as center with sample
questions, help needed for essay essays,
brainstorm ideas, or reviews, or to answer recommendations,
review essays your more complex resumes, school
questions overviews, interview
Sees bigger portion transcripts and more
of applicant pool;
gives perspective on Video platform for
how your app interview practice +
compares to others personal feedback

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5 Flight Test with Real Admissions Committee Members

Bring it all together for a one time evaluation of your complete

application, simulating a true admissions committee review

A former adcomm
member will view
your package for the
first time and review
your materials as the
adcomm does

Partner with your Primary Consultant

to incorporate the feedback and
finalize your application
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 6 Refine your Interview Style and Responses in Mock Interviews

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

Group Interview Prep

One on One Interview Prep (school- specific)

Unlimited practice via video Simulated group interview

platform
Simulated 1-1 interview on
the phone or Skype
Includes response prep and
detailed interview feedback
over Skype
Includes written feedback
for inter-group dynamics
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7 Work with Experts on your Post-submission Strategy

Your relationship with SBC ends only after you have

reached a final decision of your own were here until the
end!
Wait List Strategy School Selection
Deferral Requests

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