College Application Essay Coaching

The college application process is a lot: 

• Picking schools
• Listing the last four years of your life in an activity list
• Juggling due dates
• Forms, forms, forms! 

Add in crafting the perfect personal statement essay that is unique, tells your story, and wows the admission’s office in fewer than 650 words and applying to schools can be downright overwhelming.

You’re more than a list of grades and activities! 

The essays are where you make this impersonal process personal. 

The challenge? These essays are like no other essay you’ve written before. 

Your personal statement is an opportunity to let YOUR voice shine through in a way that a list of high school activities and a transcript just can’t. 

Making a great first impression can feel daunting.  Especially with such a small word count. It’s common to stare at the blank page unable to think of a single thing to write about or that makes you stand out.

But trust me – there is no one exactly like you.

And I’m here to help you create a personal statement that reflects YOU and the special sauce you will bring to your college choices!

For Students:

I am here to guide you through the personal statement essay process by: 

• Brainstorming with you which question best suits you
• Digging deep into your why
• Crafting a framework for you to write an essay that engages

We will accomplish this with individual, one-on-one coaching. 

We’ll get to know each other first. I want to know what you’ve been up to and your goals for college. 

Then, we’ll take a look at the Common App personal statement prompts to narrow down which fit you most comfortably. 

Next, we’ll work together to brainstorm what topics to cover for each section. 

Finally, we’ll create a rough structure so you can write your draft with confidence. 

Once you draft an essay, I’ll provide feedback and we can go back and forth on revisions for a few passes until you’re happy with your statement. 

Let’s take some of the pain out of the essay writing process. 

Sound good?

For Parents:

I get it, it can be hard to help your kids with this part of their application. 

I coach writers for a living and it was still a challenge when my son applied to schools.

But using these techniques, we were able to find an approach to his essay that was truly unique, told his story, and was interesting to read. 

My favorite moment was when he opened his first acceptance email to a top choice school, hugged me, and said, “I think it was the essay!” 

Sometimes our kids need an impartial and outside perspective.

I can provide that for your kid, so you can sit back and enjoy their senior year. 

(Well, that and fill out your FAFSA forms!)

College Application Essay Coaching

Let’s get to the nitty gritty. What does this look like?

I offer one-on-one coaching that includes: 

• Getting to know each other and brainstorming topics via Zoom
• Selecting the Common App personal statement prompt that resonates with you based on our topic brainstorm
• Creating a plan to execute writing your easy in an efficient manner so you can move on to other things
• Feedback on your first draft
• Up to three additional revision passes, as needed 
• Brainstorming supplemental and school specific essay question topics (up to four schools).
• Feedback on your drafts with additional revision passes, as needed.

At the end of our time together, you will have a completed, or nearly complete (with direction for how to finish the polish) Common App personal statement essay that tells your story in your authentic voice. 

Bonus? You’ll have these new skills to apply to your scholarship essays, too! 

What are students saying? 

Monica was exactly who I needed to work with for my college essays to help brainstorm, revise, and polish them! Thanks to her expertise, I was able to get into all the colleges I applied to, including my dream school.

– Natalie B.

Going into the application process I didn’t have a clue of where to begin with my essays, but Monica’s help and advice were able to guide me down the right path.

– Tyler C.

I was able to brainstorm more efficiently with [Monica’s] helpful, thought-provoking questions.

–Micah B.

How do you feel about your college admission essay after working with Monica?

A million times better.

-Maggie G.

Students I’ve worked with have received acceptances to schools such as:

About Me

Fees

One-on-one personal statement essay coaching includes: 

• Getting to know each other and brainstorming topics via Zoom
• Selecting the Common App personal statement prompt that resonates with you
• Creating a plan to execute writing your easy in an efficient manner so you can move on to other things
• Feedback on your draft
• Additional revision passes, as needed 
• Brainstorming and feedback on supplemental essays, short answers, and/or school specific statements (up to four schools)*

Investment: $875

*If you are applying to more than four schools and we are unable to repurpose essays we have already created together for those individual school essays, there may be an additional charge. We will discuss this if the need arises.

Good News! 

The Common App has already announced the essay topics for the 2026 application window. That means, all the prompts are set and you can get to work this summer before the fall rush! 

Ready to get started? Let’s hop on a quick, free 15-minute Zoom call to see if we are a good fit. This call is for students and parents.