Common App Essay Working Session
Bring two possible topics or one draft. Leave with a clear direction and a plan for your next draft.
If you’re choosing a topic, bring two ideas and we’ll figure out which gives you more to say about yourself. If you have a draft, bring it and we’ll identify where a reader needs more detail, what to keep, and what to revise first. You’ll leave with a short plan for your next draft. This is one live, 60-minute session on one Common App personal statement. You do the writing, and I’ll help you make decisions about focus, structure, and voice.
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Meet your expert
John G.
College Essay & U.S. Admissions Coaching | Columbia Grad
Need help choosing a Common App essay topic or revising a draft? Book the Common App Essay Working Session under Work with John. It’s $50 for one live, 60-minute session. Bring two possible topics or one draft. We’ll choose a direction or identify what to revise first, and you’ll leave with a short plan for your next draft. I’m a Columbia graduate and John Jay Scholar, now studying cognitive science at ENS-PSL in Paris. I coach U.S. college applicants on personal statements and supplements, including students applying from France and elsewhere abroad. I’ve taught high schoolers in the U.S. and India and led admissions and essay workshops with 70+ registrants. My two five-star reviews describe what it’s like to work with me. I’ll ask questions, point out where a reader needs more detail, and help you decide what to keep or change. The essay stays yours.