Jennifer, Harvard MBA

Back in 2023, I had an initial call with an MBA consultant who told me I’d have a very difficult time getting into a top 10 program with my “basic” banking background unless I had some extraordinary “commitment to service” narrative outside of work. This was very...

Simran, NYU Stern MBA

I am so grateful for Hillary and her team’s support in the admissions process! I started working with Hillary just 2 months before the R1 application deadlines, with the goal of applying to 4 schools. She always made me feel like a priority, and her attention to...

Brett, Northwestern Kellogg MBA

Hillary and Shine were a game changer for me, and I can’t imagine having done this without them. I requested support with only a couple months left before deadlines, and they were extremely efficient with me, focusing on the most important areas I needed support...

Samantha, Stanford GSB MBA

Hillary and her team at Shine were an instrumental part of my MBA application journey. Though I entered with a vision as to what I wanted to accomplish, Hillary helped me articulate that vision and helped me to explicitly define why an MBA was necessary to achieve my...

Holden, Northwestern Kellogg MBA

Hillary is a wonderful human being who is very knowledgeable about the MBA space. I used a different MBA consultancy last year and interviewed ~10 before settling on Hillary this year. She gives unparalleled attention, thought, and care in her answers and her work. In...