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Welcome to the Stacy Blackman Consulting Resource Center

This resource center is intended exclusively for Stacy Blackman Consulting clients. We hope that you find the content valuable and refer to it often. Please feel free to contribute as appropriate, or email us with suggestions for new content categories.

General Information

• Planning Ahead
• School Selection
• School Visits
• The Interview
• References
  • References: Samples
• GPA
  • Converting International GPA
• Resume
  • Resume: Samples
• Side Letters
  • Side Letters: Samples
• Essays
  • Refer to school specific data for sample essays
  • Tips on how to approach common essay questions
  • Adhering to Word Count
• Waitlist
  • Waitlist: Sample Letters
• Financial Aid
• Feedback Sessions

School Specific Data

US Schools

Anderson (UCLA)

• Anderson: Program Overview
• Anderson: Statistics
• Anderson: Admissions Insights
• Anderson: Essay Tips
• Anderson: Sample Essays
• Anderson: School Visit Notes
• Anderson: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Anderson: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Anderson: Alumni Insights

Chicago

• Chicago: Program Overview
• Chicago: Statistics
• Chicago: Admissions Insights
• Chicago: Sample Essays
• Chicago: School Visit Notes
• Chicago: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Chicago: Waitlist Tips
• Chicago: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Chicago: Alumni Insights

Columbia

• Columbia: Program Overview
• Columbia: Statistics
• Columbia: Admissions Insights
• Columbia: Essay Questions
• Columbia: Sample Essays
• Columbia: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Columbia: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Columbia: Alumni Insights
• Columbia: Links

Fuqua (Duke)

• Fuqua: Program Overview
• Fuqua: Statistics
• Fuqua: Admissions Insights
• Fuqua: Sample Essays
• Fuqua: School Visit Notes
• Fuqua: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Fuqua: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Fuqua: Alumni Insights

Haas (UC Berkeley)

• Haas: Program Overview
• Haas: Statistics
• Haas: Admissions Insights
• Haas: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Haas: Waitlist Tips
• Haas: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Haas: Alumni Insights

Harvard

• Harvard: Program Overview
• Harvard: Statistics
• Harvard: Admissions Insights
• Harvard: Essay Tips
• Harvard: Sample Essays
• Harvard: School Visit Notes
• Harvard: Interview Overview
• Harvard: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Harvard: Waitlist Tips
• Harvard: Reapplication
• Harvard: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Harvard: Alumni Insights

Johnson (Cornell)

• Johnson: Program Overview
• Johnson: Interview Transcripts & Notes

Kellogg (Northwestern)

• Kellogg: Program Overview
• Kellogg: Statistics
• Kellogg: Admissions Insights
• Kellogg: Essay Tips
• Kellogg: Sample Essays
• Kellogg: Sample Recs
• Kellogg: School Visit Notes
• Kellogg: Interview Overview
• Kellogg: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Kellogg: Waitlist Tips
• Kellogg: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Kellogg: Alumni Insights

Marshall (USC)

• Marshall: Interview Transcripts & Notes

Ross (Michigan)

• Michigan: Program Overview
• Michigan: Statistics
• Michigan: Admissions Insights
• Michigan: Sample Essays
• Michigan: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Michigan: Waitlist Tips
• Michigan: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Michigan: Alumni Insights

Sloan (MIT)

• Sloan: Program Overview
• Sloan: Sample Essays
• Sloan: Statistics
• Sloan: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Sloan: Alumni Insights

Stanford

• Stanford: Program Overview
• Stanford: Statistics
• Stanford: Admissions Insights
  • Stanford's Position on Early Career Applicants
• Stanford: Essay Tips
• Stanford: Sample Essays
• Stanford: Sample Recs
• Stanford: School Visit Notes
• Stanford: Interview Overview
• Stanford: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Stanford: Waitlist Tips
• Stanford: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Stanford: Alumni Insights

Stern (NYU)

• Stern: Program Overview
• Stern: Statistics
• Stern: Admissions Insights
• Stern: Essay Questions
• Stern: Essay Tips
• Stern: School Visit Notes
• Stern: Interview Overview
• Stern: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Stern: Waitlist Tips
• Stern: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Stern: Alumni Insights

Tuck (Dartmouth)

• Tuck: Program Overview
• Tuck: Statistics
• Tuck: Sample Essays
• Tuck: Interview Transcripts & Notes

Wharton (U Penn)

• Wharton: Program Overview
• Wharton: Statistics
• Wharton: Admissions Insights
• Wharton: Essay Tips
• Wharton: Sample Essays
• Wharton: Sample Recs
• Wharton: School Visit Notes
• Wharton: Interview Overview
• Wharton: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Wharton: Waitlist Tips
• Wharton: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Wharton: Alumni Insights

Yale

• Yale: Program Overview
• Yale: Statistics
• Yale: Admissions Insights
• Yale: Essay Tips
• Yale: Sample Essays
• Yale: School Visit Notes
• Yale: Interview Transcripts & Notes
• Yale: Student Insights - from the trenches
• Yale: Alumni Insights

Non-US Schools

INSEAD

• INSEAD: Program Overview
• INSEAD: Application Details

London Business School

• LBS: Program Overview

Part-Time Programs

• Fuqua
• Haas
• Kellogg
• UCLA
• Wharton