We support students in writing authentic, top quality college admissions essays. The application process is a lot more competitive than it used to be. More students than ever have impressive GPAs, high SATs, and dazzling resumes – so the essay has become the best opportunity you have to distinguish yourself. To succeed, you can’t just follow some college essay dos and don’ts. You need to do the slow, challenging work of thinking through your experience, working out what makes you unique, and communicating it honestly, clearly, and directly on the page.The upside to all this is that you stand to learn a lot from the experience – much more than from other parts of the application – and you’ll find it intensely gratifying to submit something you’re proud of before moving on to the next stage of your life.
The early sessions with students involve intense questioning, gentle pushing, and interpersonal connecting. You and your college admissions coach will engage in a lot of back-and-forth well before you get anything down on paper. You’ll learn how to be more honest with yourself than you thought possible, and you’ll eventually latch on to a genuinely original idea. Once you’ve spent time developing your personal narrative, your college essay coaching sessions will focus more on the mechanics of writing. You may notice that your coach becomes tougher or more critical at this point, but don’t worry; this often happens when you switch to the more tangible part of the process (and it’s a sign that the two of you have developed trust and rapport). On the other hand, if you have a lot of anxiety around writing, your coach will give you a set of exercises to help you become comfortable with the uncertainty that is a core component of written communication.
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