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College App Essay Coaching

Easing the burden of college prep. Creating more peace between parents and students during this exciting, tender, and emotionally charged transition period.

One on One Writing Support for Common App Essays and Supplemental Essays

I offer as much or as little pre-writing, feedback, and revision work as needed.   I do not steer the topic choice or the student's natural writing voice unless there is a compelling need to do so. I encourage what works well in my students' writing while helping them strive to tell their stories and share their experiences, interests, skills and personality in the most effective and engaging way possible. While perfection is never the goal, I want them to feel good about their work and have the best chance of being accepted into their college of choice.

Decision-Making Support

If a student comes to me without a clear idea of where they want to go to college, I can help them create a college list based on financial needs, geographical and size preferences, academic and career leanings, and social-emotional needs. Additionally, I find that some students make important discoveries about themselves and what they want through brainstorming and pre-writing exercises,  and throughout the process of completing their essays, both the personal statement and any supplemental essays required.   

Service Costs:

 Hourly one-on-one rate is $65/hour for an or all of the following:
  • Brainstorming/Coaching Meetings
  • Personal statement & supplemental essay editing,
  • Activities list consultation and/or editing
  • Research
  • Creation of organizational docs/tools

    *Minimum Starting Fee
    $260 (4 hours)

     *Package Info Upon Request

-Personal Statement and Supplemental  2-hour Workshops
$75 per student

Two-hour Personal Statement and Supplemental Essays Writing Workshops     (Virtual Only)

Coming in the spring.Stay tuned.

The goal is to help students understand the task in front of them, come up with a topic or two, explore the topic/s, and learn more about some specific tips and examples to help with the writing process. After the workshop, I will end with an extensive Q&A, and additionally, students will be invited to write questions in the chat during the webinar. 

After students complete the workshop, they can follow up with me to work one-on-one on shaping, editing, refining, and tackling the personal statement and supplemental essays.

Organizational Support, Communication, and Meetings 

My services are tailor-made to suit the needs of individual students. As needed, I can support students in the creation deadline management documents and individual documents for each task, from research notes about individual colleges to brainstorming to completed drafts. I include parents in as much of the email and Google Doc communication as requested. During the height of the application season, one meeting a week is typical, working towards agreed-upon deadlines in between. 

 

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