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Package Description:
Full-service application support for juniors and seniors applying to a balanced school list of up to 8 schools. This is the most popular package for families building a strategic mix of reaches, targets, and likelies, and who want full essay and strategic support across the entire list, with real options at decision time. We begin with a comprehensive intake and narrative discovery session, where I work with your student to surface the stories, themes, and angles that will anchor every application. From there, we build the school list strategically: a balanced mix of reaches, targets, and likelies that reflects your student's profile honestly, paired with an ED/EA/RD timing strategy that maximizes the odds across the list rather than betting everything on one school. The bulk of the engagement is full-service application work across all 8 schools. The Personal Statement gets the depth of attention it deserves: topic exploration, brainstorming, drafting, and unlimited revisions until the essay is genuinely strong (typically 5–8 substantive drafts). For each of your 8 schools, I provide complete supplemental essay support, every prompt, every draft, every revision, typically running 20–30 supplements depending on which schools are on the list. Alongside the essays, we handle the Common Application end-to-end: activities list, Additional Information, resume crafting, and recommendation letter strategy (who to ask, when, and how to brief them so the letters work in concert with the rest of the application). Before each application is submitted, I do a final review to catch anything that needs polish. If interviews are part of any school's process, interview prep is included. If your student is deferred or waitlisted at any school, I provide strategy support through those decisions as well. Throughout the engagement, your student has direct messaging access for time-sensitive questions, and we meet live for strategy work and substantive drafting sessions throughout the cycle — with session frequency stepping up significantly during peak season (August through November) as deadlines approach.
What you'll get from this package
A polished, finalized Personal Statement that authentically represents your student's voice
Fully drafted and revised supplemental essays for all 8 schools — every prompt covered
A balanced, strategic school list spanning reaches, targets, and likelies — built around your student's actual profile
A school-by-school strategic positioning document tailored to each of the 8 schools
A locked-in ED/REA/EA/RD timing strategy across the full school list
A fully completed Common Application, reviewed and ready for submission
A strategic activities list and Additional Information section, optimized for impact
A finalized resume formatted for college applications (where required)
A clear recommendation letter strategy — who to ask, when, and how to brief them
Interview preparation for any school that interviews & Waitlist or deferral strategy support for any relevant school
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
This package combines live 1-on-1 video sessions with asynchronous review of essay drafts, application materials, and direct messaging access throughout the engagement. We meet live for strategy work, substantive drafting sessions, and key inflection points in the cycle, typically every 1–2 weeks during the lead-up to applications, stepping up to weekly or more frequent sessions during peak season as deadlines approach. My approach is structured and direct. On essays, I work iteratively rather than trying to "fix" drafts in two passes, most students go through 5–8 substantive drafts on the Personal Statement and multiple rounds on each supplement before the work is genuinely strong. I'm honest in feedback, but I'm also a real partner through every round across all 8 schools. The students I work best with in this package are juniors and seniors who want comprehensive support across a normal-sized college list, are coachable and motivated, and want to make sure every application is as strong as it can be, not just the top one or two on the list. The pacing of the work assumes a real engagement: regular check-ins, real revision cycles, and clear communication throughout.
Engagement timeline: This package is designed to be completed across approximately 5–7 months, ideally beginning late spring or early summer of junior year for fall-of-senior-year applications. Earlier starts produce stronger essays and a more strategic school list. Later starts can be accommodated, with adjusted timeline expectations. School list scope: This package covers up to 8 schools. Adding a 9th school is not standard within this package, clients who want broader coverage should consider the All-Inclusive Partnership, which has no school count limit. Application platform scope: Common Application is fully covered. Coalition App, ApplyTexas, and UC Application are not covered under the standard scope of this package and may require add-on work or a package upgrade. (Note: UC schools count toward the 8-school limit if covered, but the additional Personal Insight Question work requires scope adjustment.) Live sessions: 1-on-1 video sessions are scheduled at mutually convenient times via my calendar, typically 45–60 minutes each. During peak season (August–November), session frequency increases to weekly or more frequent as deadlines approach. Cancellations require 24 hours notice; no-shows or late cancellations count toward the engagement. Response time: I respond to messages within 24 hours on weekdays and within 48 hours on weekends. During peak season, most responses are same-day. Essay revisions: Personal Statement and supplemental essay revisions are unlimited until each essay is final. There is no cap on draft rounds - my commitment is to keep working until each essay is genuinely strong, across all 8 schools. Final review: A final review of the complete application is included for each of the 8 schools before submission. Pricing: Final pricing within the $11,000–$15,000 range is determined at intake based on the specific school list, supplement volume, and engagement timeline. Confirmed pricing is set before any work begins. Refunds: Refunds are available on a pro-rated basis for unused hours within the first 30 days of engagement. After 30 days, this package is non-refundable. Unused hours remain available throughout the application cycle.
Services included:
Recommendations
Interviews
Waitlist Strategy
School Selection
Secondary Review
Application Strategy
Essays
Resume
General Exploration
Supplementary Materials
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Editing
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