NEW APPLICANT SERVICES & PRICING

For new applicants applying in this coming application cycle, we’ll work with you to develop your strongest possible applications by advising you through every step of the admissions process, from school selection to final interview.

Step 1: Foundation Services
(package or hourly)

Most applicants begin with our Foundation Package. This offering bundles together everything you’ll need to build the strongest foundation for your applications, regardless of how many schools you’re targeting. For those looking for comprehensive support, this is your best bang for the buck.

That said, we will gladly provide any of our Foundation services on an hourly basis (pricing below) for those with customized needs.

The Foundation Package costs $4,100 and includes all of the following:

  • Personal branding
  • Resume review and editing
  • Career goals advisement
  • School selection
  • Recommender selection and preparation
  • Timeline planning
  • Data form review and editing
In addition, you will receive:
  • Prep materials for the entire application process
  • Client discounts on GMAT/GRE/EA prep courses and publications (e.g. interview guides) from our partners

 

Step 2: School-Specific Services

(hourly) 

After your Foundation services, we will then layer on your school-specific work on an hourly basis. For each school, we will work together side-by-side to tailor and complete your applications, incorporating our school-specific insight. This includes:

  • Content strategy and development
  • Essay review and editing
  • Short answer review and editing
  • Recommendation review and feedback (1×1 with recommenders)
  • Final proofread of entire application
  • Interview preparation, mock interviews, and feedback
  • Waitlist strategy and communications review
With an hourly structure at this stage, we have maximum flexibility to customize our work to your needs. You simply advance-purchase your time as follows:

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Hourly pricing:

  • 3+ hour pack: $425/hr.
  • 10+ hour pack: $410/hr.
  • 15+ hour pack: $395/hr. 

In addition:

  • Single hours can be added to any pack at the same rate (at the time of purchase)
  • Any unused time is fully refundable.
  • Rush services are available for an additional 35% fee.

NEW: Executive Communications Coaching

This offering is for those looking to strengthen their written or verbal communication skills. Shine’s dedicated writing and speaking coaches can work with you 1×1 to improve your capabilities for admissions (essays, videos, interviews), school (cases, cold calls, presentations) and beyond. For coach bios and this special pricing, email: info@shineadmissions.com

Estimating the time you’ll need:

In our experience, time usage can vary substantially from person to person. This can depend as much on the selected school and how much writing is required . Upon completing the foundation services, here are our recommendations:

  • 3 hours: great option for pay-as-you-go fans or ad hoc needs
  • 10 hours: ideal starting point if you’re applying to 2-3 schools
  • 15 hours: best option if you’re applying to 3+ schools, as this will give you our lowest rate

Our goal is to maximize the efficiency of our work together, and our process accomplishes just that. By empowering you with our knowledge upfront and focusing on strategy before execution we enable you to tell your story effectively from the get-go. Then, at the very end, we’ll deliver that final polish and ensure that every semi-colon is in place.

We understand that this is a big investment. Is it worth it?  It truly is.  Here’s why.

“Do or do not, there is no try.”
-Yoda