Our Approach
Essay Coaching
The Heart of Your Application
For many students, the essays are the most challenging part of the college application. And yet, they are the most powerful tool you have. This is your chance to show who you are beyond the numbers, to give admissions officers a reason to choose you over thousands of similarly qualified applicants.
But, writing an effective college essay requires a completely different mindset from the kind of writing you’ve done in school. Unlike academic essays, where you’re often taught to analyze texts or make arguments, college essays are about storytelling. Even the strongest students can struggle to identify what’s worth sharing, what details to emphasize, and how to turn their ideas into a compelling story.
That’s where an experienced eye makes all the difference. With a background in storytelling and years of experience guiding students through this process, we specialize in helping students develop ideas they didn’t know they had, and present their experiences in a way that sets them apart.
How We’ll Work Together
When you’re writing about your own life, it’s easy to overlook the moments that resonate most with others. The stories that feel too ordinary may actually reveal the most about your character, while the experiences you think are most impressive may lack the depth or reflection admissions officers are hoping to see.
Our approach is designed to make this process less overwhelming and more rewarding through:
Guided Self-Discovery: Through exploratory questions and reflection exercises, we’ll uncover the themes, experiences, and values that will make your essays stand out from the stack.
Strategic Topic Selection: We’ll help you choose the right prompts and essay topics to highlight different sides of your story, ensuring your essays work together without feeling repetitive.
Intentional Storytelling: We’ll help you understand what each prompt is truly asking and guide you in crafting essays that go beyond surface-level answers and deliver meaningful insights.
Iterative Feedback & Revisions: Strong essays take time to develop. Through multiple rounds of feedback, we’ll refine your ideas, sharpen your insights, and ensure every word serves a purpose.
Cohesive Application Strategy: Your essays won’t just answer prompts, they’ll work together to create a unified, memorable story across your entire application.
We’ve worked with students who firmly believed they had nothing interesting to say. But by asking the right questions and encouraging deeper reflection, we helped them uncover moments that revealed their values, curiosity, and character in powerful ways. We've also helped students reshape drafts that felt scattered or surface-level, guiding them to dig deeper and write with intention.
Whether you’re starting with a blank page or refining a strong draft, we’ll help you craft essays that not only answer the prompts, but also leave a lasting impression on the person reading them.
