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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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Joined October 2026
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Cornell Undergrad & HS Valedictorian | Essay & UC PIQ Specialist
I’m an undergraduate in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University studying Cognitive Science, Information Science, and Philosophy, after graduating as Valedictorian of a top-ranked Southern California high school. During my own admissions cycle—where I was admitted to Cornell, UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon (CMU), USC, and UCSD—the biggest lesson I learned was that even when you have the grades and test scores, your actual, unfiltered voice matters infinitely more than anything AI or a generic formula can manufacture. In today’s post-AI admissions landscape, admissions officers can spot a sanitized, over-engineered essay in seconds. My specialty is figuring out what your student's true voice actually is, and giving them the confidence and strategic reasoning to bring it onto the page. As an essayist who has published poetry and humanities commentary alongside a heavy STEM background, I love working with students who bridge both technical and creative worlds—or who don't fit neatly into a single box. My philosophy is simple: the most compelling applications come from being unequivocally, unapologetically yourself. My coaching is highly structured and collaborative, combining detailed pre-session draft diagnostics with deep-dive 1-on-1 strategy to pull out the stories only you can tell for the Common App, UC Personal Insight Questions (PIQs), and school-specific supplements.
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