College Application Essay Coaching

How can a writing coach help?

As your writing coach, I can help you:

How does coaching work?

Essay coaching guides and supports students through the writing process, from brainstorming and selecting a strong topic to adding the finishing touches to the final draft. During every stage, emphasis is placed on crafting a compelling story that illustrates the student’s unique personality, strengths, and goals.

Friendly conversation and targeted questions encourage student  originality and ownership, and individualized, one-on-one support allows for dedicating more time to areas where more help is needed. 

Personalized assignments and timelines are given based on application deadlines for colleges to which students are applying.

The Essay Writing Process

  • Understanding the essay’s role/purpose 
  • Initial brainstorming
  • Choosing a strong topic
  • Writing a first draft
  • Multiple revisions including:
    • Creative structuring or re-structuring
    • Revising for voice or style
    • Revising for concision/word count
    • Revising for vividness and interest
    • Polishing for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
  • Final draft and submission

Choose a coaching plan to suit your needs:

*Meetings can be virtual, in-person for local NOVA students, or a combination of both.

Comprehensive Essay Coaching

  • Start-to-finish support for the entire essay writing process.
  • Coaching packages available for personal essay, supplemental essays, or all required essays.
  • Packages include up to two meetings per week from time of commitment to final submission deadline.
  • Feedback provided between meetings for student revisions.

3-Session Coaching Bundle

  • Discounted session rate for every group of three sessions purchased.
  • Coaching for any phase of the writing process where support is needed.
  • Multiple sessions allow for coach feedback and student revision between meetings.

Single Coaching Session

  • Single sessions are available for students seeking less support.
  • Session can address personal or supplemental essay at any stage of the writing process.

A-La-Carte Services

  • One-time review of personal or supplemental essay (with no session)
  • Specialty program applications
  • Support with school writing assignments
  • Academic tutoring
  • Resume review
  • Have a specific coaching need not listed? Contact me with your request.

Ready to get started?

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Still have questions?

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