The Top Five Factors Affecting College Admission
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College Prep Course Grades
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Standardized Test Scores
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Essay or Writing Sample
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Counselor or Teacher Recommendations
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Demonstrated interests and extra-curricular activities
College Essay Coaching for Common App, Scholarships & Personal Statements
Powerful Stories
Get Results
Your experiences reveal how you think and what you value.
A conversation, a responsibility, a small decision—each can hold the beginnings of a memorable college essay.
Through one-on-one coaching, thoughtful questions, and specific feedback, I support you as you discover and develop your story.
You make the choices and write the essay—with guidance through each revision.
For Parents: A Clear Path Forward
Less Stress. More Progress.
The essay often causes the most stress, for the students and parents alike.
Through one-on-one coaching, I help your student explore their experiences, develop their ideas, and work through revisions with clear next steps. They build a compelling college essay that reflects their thinking and voice—with support from someone outside the parent-child dynamic.
Your student has guidance to move forward, and you have more room to cheer them on.
Choose What Works for You
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Hourly Essay Coaching
Strengthen and develop your essay
For students ready to turn a promising topic into a thoughtful, polished essay.
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Review of the student’s ideas and drafts as the essay develops
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Coaching on content, organization, clarity, voice, and impact
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Written feedback and specific recommendations for revision
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Guidance with grammar, style, and readability
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Support through one or more rounds of revision, depending on the student’s needs and time booked
Investment: $150 / hr
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Signature Story
Coaching Package
Discover and develop the story only you can tell.
For students who want personalized Common App review from the first idea through a polished personal statement.
Comprehensive support for one Signature Story Essay (Common App or equivalent, up to 650 words)
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The Write Path Story Discovery Session and strategic brainstorming to identify meaningful experiences, uncover recurring themes, and discover the story only you can tell.
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Personalized coaching from first idea through final draft
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Essay organization and narrative development
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Multiple rounds of individualized feedback
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Final grammar and readability review
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Flexible coaching through a combination of virtual meetings, written feedback, and email support as needed throughout the writing process.
Investment: $560 for 4 hour package
Optional Add-Ons
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Activities & Honors List Refinement
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Additional essays
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Story Portfolio Coaching Package
Build a cohesive application
that reveals the many
dimensions of who you are
For students applying
to multiple colleges or
scholarships who want
personalized guidance across
the written components of their applications
Comprehensive support for a total of three essays:
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One Signature Story Essay (Common App or equivalent)
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Up to two supplemental or scholarship essays
All 3 essays include:
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The Write Path Story Discovery Session and strategic brainstorming
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Personalized coaching from first idea through final draft
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Essay organization and narrative development
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Multiple rounds of individualized feedback
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Final grammar and readability review
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Flexible coaching through a combination of virtual meetings, written feedback, document review, and email support throughout the writing process
Application support also includes:
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Activities & Honors List refinement
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Consistent voice and messaging across all written application materials
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Priority scheduling
Investment: $1,250 for 10 hour package
Why Choose
The Write Path?
With our support, you’ll move from uncertainty to confidence, transforming a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
Proven Success: Our students have been admitted to Ivy League schools and other top-tier institutions nationwide.
Personalized Approach: We work one-on-one with you to craft an essay that tells your unique story and sets you apart.
Expert Feedback: Our approach focuses on storytelling, clarity, and impact.
Improved Communication: Build writing skills that support success in college and beyond..
Together, we create an essay that reveals your distinctive strengths and shows the admissions committee why you belong at their institution.
FROM IDEA TO IMPACT
What We Cover - The Write Path
Brainstorming
Choosing what to write about is often the hardest part — and the most important. Your coach guides you to a topic that truly highlights your strengths, your growth, and why you are the right fit — for a college, a company, or a client.
Language / Tone
Your coach helps you develop a voice that is confident, distinctive, and authentically yours. Whether your audience is an admissions committee or a boardroom, the writing that makes a lasting impression is the writing that sounds like a real person — not a template.
Content and Organization
You are unique — don't settle for clichés. Together, we build a clear structure and compelling narrative around your core values, talents, and skills. Great writing doesn't just inform — it persuades, and it starts with knowing what story only you can tell.
Proofreading
Every detail matters. We carefully review your final piece to ensure it is clean, correct, and professional — reflecting the same care and intentionality you bring to everything you do.