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Description
This package is designed for college applicants aiming to craft exceptional essays that maximize their chances of admission. Strong college essays do more than sound polished. They reveal how a student thinks, what they care about, how they have grown, and why they would be a meaningful addition to a college community. The best essays feel personal, specific, mature, and memorable, while still fitting clearly within the larger application strategy. This package includes the following, but feel free to adapt based on your unique situation and goals: - Initial Kickoff and Planning Session: Begin with an in-depth kickoff session to discuss your background, goals, experiences, and aspirations. This session sets the stage for creating compelling college essays. - Application Strategy: Collaborate to identify your unique points of differentiation as an applicant and strategize the best ways to highlight these in your essays. - Essay Brainstorming: Dive deep into your background and experiences to uncover themes, perspectives, and qualities that set you apart. Together, we’ll explore various narratives to ensure your essays capture your true essence. - Essay Crafting: Craft powerful narratives rooted in your unique story that help the admissions committee understand why you would be a valuable addition to their campus. - Essay Editing: After developing your essays' narratives, I will provide thorough editing and feedback, refining each draft until the essays are polished and ready for submission. Multiple rounds of edits ensure the final products are perfect.
What you'll get from this package
A personalized essay strategy that identifies which stories, values, themes, and personal qualities should come through across the application
Guidance on topic selection so the student chooses essay ideas that are authentic, distinctive, and strategically valuable
Support with essay structure, narrative arc, and organization
Detailed feedback and editing on drafts, including clarity, specificity, voice, reflection, word choice, flow, concision, and alignment with the prompt
Supplemental essay strategy to help school-specific essays feel tailored, substantive, and connected to each college’s academic programs, community, and values
Final polishing to ensure essays are cohesive, compelling, typo-free, within word count, and aligned with the student’s broader admissions positioning
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Offered by Becky S.
Joined September 2024
5.0
350+ Ivy/Top 30 Admits | $2.5M+ Scholarships | Professional Coach w/ 15 YOE
I’m Becky Song, Founder & Executive Director of The Ivy Journey and a premium college admissions strategist with 15+ years of experience helping students build standout applications for Ivy League, Top 30, UC, and other highly selective universities. My students have earned admission to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, MIT, Penn/Wharton, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Duke, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Michigan, Cornell, and more. I specialize in helping ambitious students move beyond a generic “high-achieving applicant” profile and develop a clear admissions strategy, memorable personal narrative, polished essays, and a school list that fits both their goals and competitive positioning. My approach combines admissions insight, strategic consulting, and deep narrative coaching. I help students identify what makes them distinctive, translate their academic and extracurricular experiences into a cohesive story, and present themselves with clarity, maturity, and authenticity across all elements of their application. I’m especially strong with students targeting Ivy+/Top 30 schools, business or entrepreneurship programs, STEM/business crossover profiles, undecided high-achievers, international students, students who need stronger differentiation, and families who want a structured, high-touch process. If you want a coach who can help you think strategically, write powerfully, and build an application that feels both authentic and competitive, I’d love to work with you.
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