Elite Essays: Telling Your Best Stories
January 2010
Welcome to the New Year, Everyone. In the lull between Round 2 deadlines and interviews I finally have a chance to do a proper website update. Many thanks to everyone who contributed their interview and LOR questions, and provided feedback. Very much appreciated.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be refining my interview preparation content and filling in missing schools from the Essay Questions & Analysis section. Whenever there is an update, of course I’ll tweet it. My guiding philosophy will continue to be to present the most useful information and tools in the most accessible format.
A quick word about Round 1. According to several sources, this year has been even more competitive than last measured by number of applicants. Nevertheless, I was and am fortunate to work with a very talented and inspiring group of people from Japan, Taiwan, India, Singapore, South Korea, the US and Europe, who were so far admitted at Columbia (2), Kellogg (3), HBS (1, 1WL), Wharton (4), Yale (1), Cornell (1), CMU (3), UCLA (2), Fuqua (1), INSEAD (1), and Cambridge (1) among other competitive programs.
A more telling detail is that 5 of my clients received 6 unsolicited scholarships worth over US$200,000, a reflection of their outstanding qualities, track records, and goals, as well as the quality of materials/interviews we prepared together. Round 2 should be even tougher, but I’m looking forward to seeing some of the same success. If you are interested in working with me for Round 3, I’d be happy to hear from you.
Bryan Shih
Elite Essays
