Elite Essays: Telling Your Best Stories

May 14, 2010

While top MBA programs (HBS, Stanford, Wharton, Columbia, Michigan Ross, INSEAD) have started releasing their deadlines, the 2010-2011 application season is already well under way at Elite Essays. And once again, I’m privileged to already be working with outstanding candidates from all over the world for both MBA and non-MBA degrees (many of who are following my “90/10” strategy), thanks in large part to the recommendations and testimonials of my clients last year.

If you’re interested, here are my full “success statistics” from the 2009-10 application season. A sampling includes: Wharton (4 + 2 wl), Kellogg (3 + 1 wl), HBS (1+1 wl), UCLA Anderson (6), Tuck (2), Fuqua (3), Columbia/J-term (3), CMU Tepper (4), INSEAD (3), LBS (4).

I’m always wary of these kinds of statistics and you should be too, because they are highly subjective. What I can say with all confidence is that these “wins” represent clients whose success I contributed to significantly.  I’m also proud that 6 of my clients, several with below average GMATs, were offered a total of 9 unsolicited scholarships worth an estimated $250,000 from Wharton (3), Fuqua, Cornell, Darden, LBS, Cambridge, and Thunderbird. In addition, 3 of my clients received Fulbright Fellowships.

These scholarship results in particular are the best reflection of my mission to present my clients not simply as well-balanced, competent professionals, but as world-class individuals. (You can read more about my philosophy and approach here.)

I designed my website primarily as a tool for me and my clients, but I’m glad so many others are finding it useful. I’ll be populating it furiously over the next few months as more schools release their deadlines, essays and other application materials. Check back frequently, or follow me on Twitter or Facebook.

Bryan Shih
Elite Essays