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Description
This package is built for college applicants seeking targeted, high-impact support to elevate their applications—without committing to full, start-to-finish help. Whether you’re just getting started or refining final details, this package lets you focus on what matters most to you. You’ll work with an expert coach on the pieces that will have the biggest impact—from sharpening your story to editing essays or prepping for interviews. Common coaching activities in this package include, but are not limited to: - Application Strategy: Clarify your unique narrative and how to stand out in a competitive pool - School List Refinement: Reassess and adjust your list for fit, competitiveness, and priorities - Essay Brainstorming & Editing: Get expert feedback to make your essays more authentic and impactful - Activity List Review: Highlight achievements and leadership across your 10 Common App entries - Resume Optimization: Present academic, extracurricular, and work experience in a college-ready format - Interview Prep: Practice and refine your responses for alumni or admissions interviews
What you'll get from this package
Compelling essays that are clear, authentic, and tailored to each school
A strong resume and activity list that present your experiences with clarity and confidence
A flexible plan to address your biggest application gaps
A stronger, more intentional application—guided by expert insight
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
Additional expectations or terms of engagement may be provided by coaches (e.g. expected response times, etc.).
Services included:
Recommendations
Interviews
Application Strategy
Essays
Editing
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Offered by Daniel G.
Joined June 2025
5.0
From UPenn to the White House | Essay Coach | 100+ Admits at Top Unis
The college essay is the one part of your application that's entirely yours: no GPA, no test score, and no class rank. Just your story. And how you tell it changes everything. I know this firsthand. I went through the same high-stakes process you're facing, earned my degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and went on to work in the White House, an experience that sharpened my writing, my ability to communicate under pressure, and my understanding of what it takes to stand out in rooms full of exceptional people. That's exactly the challenge you're facing now. Over the past 5+ years of college admissions coaching, I've helped 100+ students earn admission to schools like Northwestern, Brown, UPenn, Berkeley, NYU, Wesleyan, and the LSE not by making their essays sound impressive, but by making them sound true. There's a difference, and admissions officers can feel it instantly. My approach is simple: I dig into who you actually are — your experiences, contradictions, obsessions, and blind spots — and help you build an essay around the version of yourself that's most worth knowing. I won't write a word of it for you. But I will push you, question you, and edit you until the essay sounds like the best, most honest version of your voice on the page. If you're ready to stop stressing and start writing something you're proud of, let's talk.
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