90-Minute Virtual College Admissions Essay Writing Workshop

Bearing Witness: College Admissions Essay Coaching seeks to de-stress, demystify, and make enjoyable the college essay writing process. Including addressing the enduring questions at the heart of all college’s admissions essays: “Who are you?” “How will you benefit by being admitted?” “How will the university benefit by admitting you?”

Through tailored tips, tools, discussions, writing prompts and strategies, participants will turn thoughts, ideas, and streams of consciousness into admission-worthy personal statements transporting admissions officers to a time and place as if they have been personally invited into your life to experience it first-hand.

During this workshop you will learn about:

  • How to identify winning Personal Statement topics.
  • Things to know before writing your Personal Statement.
  • Tips and Tools for writing Personal Statements.
  • Ways to tank a Personal Statement and how to avoid them.
  • Importance of The Super Essay and how to write one.
  • Using Uncommon Connections and Uncommon Language to elevate Common Topic Essays
  • Using narrative writing tools to set your Personal Statement apart from others telling a similar story.

Participants will receive supplemental college search and essay writing materials including:

  • Prompts for responding to a “tell us anything about you” essay
  • Interactive College Research Spreadsheet
  • Bearing Witness College Admissions Essay Writing Guide
  • The Perfect College Essay Length
  • Access to Video Library
  • Narrative Writing Samples

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Think of your personal statement as a road trip. Structure is your personal statement's GPS. Without it, admission officers tend to get lost.

Individual Consultations

Before booking services, please review our how it works page. We are happy to respond to emailed questions as well. 

Package #1

Not sure what to write about? Our Story Mapping Consultation helps students identify admission
worthy stories/topics. That bear witness to your identity, while addressing those enduring questions at
the heart of all college admissions essays: “Who are you?” “How will you benefit by being admitted?”
“How will the university benefit by admitting you?”

  1. Story Mapping Assessment Questionnaire
  2. 30-minute Interactive Video Story Mapping Session (taped for future reference)
  3. $50 Credit towards future services of $450 or more

Price $50 

Purchase Package #1

Package #2 

You’ve completed an admissions-worthy essay. While you would feel comfortable submitting it as-is, you have a nagging feeling something could take your essay to the next level.

  1. Comprehensive Essay Review* (650 words max) 
  2. 30-minute Interactive Video Feedback Session (taped for future reference) 

Price $225
 Purchase Package #2

Package #3

You’ve completed a draft of your essay and want to share what you have so far, get structured feedback, apply some tips and strategies, and find the focus and alignment necessary to craft that work into a memorable admissions essay. Then you’ll be ready to review and refine once again.

  1. Comprehensive Essay Review* (800 words max)
  2. 45-minute Interactive Video Feedback Session (taped for future reference) 
  3. Comprehensive Essay Review (650 words max) 
  4. 30-minute Interactive Video Feedback Session (taped for future reference) 

Price $450
 Purchase Package #3

Package #4

Most schools require more than one essay. Including “Why Us,” “Future Roommate,” “Extracurricular,”
“Short Answer Questions,” etc. This package is for those seeking feedback on multiple essays.

  1. Comprehensive Review on up to Three Essays/Essay Starts (1800 words max)
  2. 60-minute Interactive Video Feedback Session (taped for future reference)
  3. Comprehensive Review of Previously Reviewed Essays (1800 words max)
  4. 60-minute Interactive Video Feedback Session (taped for future reference)

Price $700
 Purchase Package #4

Package #5

This is the most in-depth level of support we offer. Through individually tailored tips, tools, strategies,
and multiple rounds of writing, review, and feedback we turn your stories and life experiences into the
kind of essays that transport admissions officers to a time and place showered in such vivid detail it is as
if they have been personally invited into the past to experience your life first-hand.

  1. Story Mapping Assessment Questionnaire
  2. Interactive Video Story Mapping Session (taped for future reference)
  3. Unlimited Rounds of Coaching Until Completion of One Main Essay and One Supplemental Essay

Price $750
 Purchase Package #5

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* I do my best to complete Comprehensive Essay Reviews within seven business days. If you are applying for Early Decision, let me know, and we can schedule the Interactive Video Feedback Session at the time of purchase. 

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