Stacy Blackman

Founded in 2001, Stacy Blackman Consulting (www.StacyBlackman.com) has helped thousands of MBA applicants gain admission to the most selective business schools in the world. The Stacy Blackman team, comprised of former admissions officers from every top school as well as expert writers, editors and marketers, helps clients develop and implement a winning marketing strategy. Stacy Blackman clients have a significantly increased probability of admission to top schools and are frequent recipients of merit scholarships. The company is regularly featured in publications such as BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. Visit the Stacy Blackman blog (www.StacyBlackman.com/blog) for daily news updates and admissions tips, and subscribe to the SBC newsletter (www.StacyBlackman.com/newsletter) for step-by-step application guidance.

Jun 14

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Do You Play Nice with Others? Advice for the Group or Team-Based Interview

By Stacy Blackman Graduate School Admissions

Do You Play Nice with Others? Advice for the Group or Team-Based Interview Business schools want to see how candidates interact with peers before anyone’s even admitted, which can be very telling. It’s not actually an interview, per se, because there is no Q&A with participants. Each school conducts the group interview somewhat differently, and…

Feb 13

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Prepping for Video Essays and Long-Distance Interviews

By Stacy Blackman College Admissions, Graduate School Admissions

This guest post is provided by our friend Stacy Blackman. Prepping for Video Essays and Long-Distance Interviews An increasing number of MBA programs are making use of online video-interview platforms, where you must record responses to one or more short-answer prompts before your application is considered complete. Why do schools add this extra step? The…