College Essay Coaching with Purpose
College Essay Coaching that Guides, Supports and Inspires Students to Write Exceptional Essays that Admissions Officers Remember.
One-on-One College Essay Coaching
Always personalized, always one-one-one, my college essay coaching helps students reach their full potential in the college application process … and beyond.
My College Essay Coaching Process
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Brainstorming the Essay
This is going to be fun! We’ll uncover all the qualities that make you special and how they can appeal to what admissions offices are looking for in college applications and essays. From there, we’ll develop your personalized strategy to write a memorable essay that stands out!
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Outlining & Writing
We’ll bring your ideas to life and shape them into an exceptional essay. I’ll guide you in how to express your hopes, dreams, and values in unique ways that will wow any college admissions office and show them why, out of crowded field of qualified candidates, you deserve one of their highly coveted admissions.
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Reviewing & Fine-Tuning
Once the brainstorming and drafting is done, it’s time to review and fine-tune your college essay for best impact in the college application process. With personalized feedback to get the most out of every precious word, we’ll take your college essay from “good” to “outstanding!
“Lisa is awesome! She helped my son prepare for and outline his college essays. She has a knack at pulling information out of students to create the best personal essays. With her insight and advice my son was able to write a well thought out essay that helped him to be accepted to almost all the UC's and Carnegie Mellon. Thank you Lisa!”
— Elva A., Parent
“Lisa set up my daughter for success with her college essay!”
— Jennifer R., Parent
In One-on-One College Essay Coaching,
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Discover Your Unique You
Let’s sit down and peel back the layers to get to the heart of who you are and what makes you special: your unique thoughts, values, and worldview. These are the insights and perspective that will elevate your essays and application in the eyes of any college admissions officer!
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Develop “Your Story”
We’ll pull the pieces of “your story” together so that your application is as compelling as possible. Your personal statement, supplemental essays, and the rest of your college application… we’ll bring it all together in a way that highlights everything admissions offices are looking for!
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Structure Your Story for Best Impact
College essays can be overwhelming! How do you distill who you are and what makes you special into 650 words or less? We’ll be build your story around a clean, clear structure that makes getting to know you and why you’re a terrific candidate for admission easy!
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Get Valuable Feedback
Is this a good college essay topic? Is the essay making the points it needs to? Does it have a good hook? What is it saying about me? Let an experienced eye give you feedback throughout the writing process so you stay on track and create powerful essays that can move any admissions committee!
