Steve, Wharton Lauder MBA/MA

Hillary was most helpful in constructing my ‘personal brand’ and conveying that concisely in my essays. In working with her, I was able to portray myself, reasons for applying to business school, and post-business school goals more clearly. (Boulder,...

Brittany, Duke Fuqua MBA

Hillary is a great resource and point person to start talking with about the business school process well in advance of actually submitting your application. I started working with her a little over a year before my applications and she pushed me to critically think...

Will, Kellogg MBA

Shine was a huge help for me throughout the application process. I was accepted to my top choice school, and am thrilled with the outcome. Hillary really makes an effort to start from the basics–getting to know you, your experiences, your strengths and...

Samantha, Stanford MBA

It was such a blast working with Hillary. She was extremely organized throughout the process, which helped to guide me to stay on top of each step during the application process, despite my crazy work schedule. Her openness and constructive feedback also allowed me to...

Anim, Kellogg MBA

Hillary was a life saver during my admissions process. I actually had another consultant that I was working with before I met Hillary and after the resume exercise I switched all my applications to Hillary because she was 10x better. Not only is she very knowledgeable...

David, Dartmouth Tuck MBA

I was very pleased with the service and advice I received from Shine consulting – and most importantly, the outcome! As any applicate knows, the process requires hard work, determination and self-reflection. Hillary’s biggest differentiator is that she take the time...