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Package Description:
This package is designed for college applicants aiming to craft exceptional essays that maximize their chances of admission. 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 with your coach to discuss your background, goals, experiences, and aspirations. This session sets the stage for creating compelling college essays. - Application Strategy: Collaborate with your coach 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 with your coach to uncover themes, perspectives, and qualities that set you apart. Together, you’ll explore various narratives to ensure your essays capture your true essence. - Essay Crafting: Work with your coach to 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, your coach 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. To summarize, this package pairs you with a world-class coach who will guide you through every step of creating standout college essays. They will offer honest and constructive feedback, ensuring your essays showcase your strengths and individuality.
What you'll get from this package
Compelling essays that are differentiated, personalized, and thoughtful — tailored to each school you decide to apply to
A deeper understanding of who you are, what impact you plan to have on the world, and why schools should care
An outline and several drafts of essays that get you closer to the final polished version that will stand out to admissions teams
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:
Application Strategy
Essays
Editing
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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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