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What is a College Essay Advisor?A College Essay Advisor is an expert in all things college applications who works directly with students to lead them through the process of brainstorming, writing, and revising their Common App essays and school-specific supplemental essays, as well as assisting with resume building and activity list creation. Our College Essay Advisors have years of experience in not only the college application process, but also real-world publishing, writing, editing, and teaching. Students who sign up for College Essay Advising services will receive one-on-one attention via video conferences, phone calls, and email communication throughout the entire application process and are encouraged to explore unique and engaging stories about their lives that will create a memorable application.
College Essay Advisors work one-on-one with students to mine for unique and engaging content to put in their essays, differentiating them from similarly qualified applicants. Many students may have high GPAs and stellar extracurricular records, which is why it’s so imperative that their essays give their application an extra edge. Here at College Essay Advisors, we work with our clients to help them tell their stories in a way that sets them apart from the pack, highlighting their backgrounds and meaningful life experiences. Effective essays utilize a student’s unique story to humanize their application and get them noticed–and accepted–by their college of choice. The way you tell your story matters, and College Essay Advisors know how to coach applicants through the process from brainstorming to final draft editing in order to highlight their strengths and compelling characteristics.
The answer to this question is ultimately for each individual family to decide; however, in most cases, yes. Since college admissions essays serve as the applicant’s only opportunity to speak to admissions in their own voice and offer a human touch to an application that is otherwise full of data points, it makes sense to ensure you are making the most of this piece of the college application puzzle. It is especially important to make sure you are writing admissions essays that not only accomplish what admissions is asking for, but differentiate you from other similarly qualified applicants as well. If you have your mind set on selective colleges and universities, we believe paying for college essay help is worth it every time to ensure you’re putting your best foot forward in your application submission.
The essay-writing process can be daunting and stressful to students, so CEA’s Advisors begin the process with a judgement-free brainstorming session. Advisors use brainstorming as a way to break open a list of possible topics and quell any fear of a topic or story being “too boring” to write about for the next step of freewriting. Freewriting is an effective way of allowing the student to experiment with not only topics, but also ways to approach topics in a fresh and engaging way. Then the College Essay Advisor leads the student through drafting the essay, ensuring there’s a cohesive story with an exciting hook, effective background information, demonstrated growth and/or reflection, and a conclusion that places the student at the top of any consideration list for the admissions reader. College Essay Advisors also believes in the power of revision and polishing—even though the first draft may seem like “enough,” we have seen it all and know that a second or third can be even better! College Essay Advisors also offers a final polish edit to ensure there are no typos or incorrect details. We are here for you every step of the way!
The college application process is more than just a way to get from point A to point B; think of it as a series of specialized and focused tutoring sessions for a budding communicator. Though there are various exercises in high school English classes on writing expository or research essays, the admissions essay is particularly angled at presenting a story with the purpose of convincing the audience of a desired outcome. The story is the student’s life experience and the outcome is admission to their college of choice. College Essay Advisors know how to glean lessons learned and demonstrate character growth from life experiences in a way that gets students noticed as appealing candidates. Students who have been coached by our College Essay Advisors are equipped with the tools to go on and write confidently about a variety of topics, engaging their readers with vivid details, effective arguments, and logical conclusions—not to mention the confidence to tell their own story with a loud and clear voice that will serve them in college and beyond.
When you sign up for an essay advising package with College Essay Advisors, we will help yo to identify a strong topic with real potential faster, and prevent you from wasting time on an essay foundation that doesn’t have promise. We streamline the process by tackling overarching themes and prompts first so we can utilize the your writing efficiently. For instance, many competitive colleges require supplemental essays, so we encourage our students to recycle as much of their hard-fought writing in multiple applications where possible.
Additionally, your likelihood of gaining acceptance is higher with stronger essays, so it’s unlikely you’ll need to apply more than once to a college once you’ve enlisted the help of College Essay Advisors, allowing you to save money on application fees. The stronger your application, the more likely it is you’ll be accepted into a competitive school and, therefore, graduate with more networking connections and earning potential.
Most importantly (or at least most relevant to your immediate needs!), the parents who work with us can rest easy knowing that they won’t need to chase after their child to get essays done. We will do that work for them! With one-on-one sessions and reasonable yet clear deadlines, College Essay Advisors keeps students on track to write the best possible application essays, and parents and students alike can rest easy knowing that they submitted their best possible application.
College Essay Advisors understands the value of detailed feedback and writing recommendations. Though we do not write any content for students, College Essay Advisors will ask all the right questions to generate the kind of material admissions is looking for. We would never give general notes, such as “this isn’t working,” but rather, provide specific feedback and suggestions for improvement along with solutions for any writer’s block. We know writing is hard (and even painful for some!) but we’re here to make it manageable and, dare we say, fun!
Why would one-on-one sessions with a qualified College Essay Advisor increase the odds of admission? The same reason that working with a baseball clinic coach increases batting averages. Practice and expertise increase the likelihood of success. We know what admissions is looking for and have years of experience guiding students to write effective essays, highlighting those qualities and characteristics. A unique essay, filled with engaging details and effective storytelling angles, will set a student apart from similarly qualified candidates. Transcripts and activity lists are all well and good, but if the student can’t put themselves on paper and speak effectively to admissions in their own voice, they won’t move the needle.
College Essay Coaches vary in cost, largely depending on their years of experience, level of expertise, and demonstrated results. Some College Essay Tutors charge by the hour, while others offer flat-fee packages. Here at College Essay Advisors, we put together custom quotes for our clients based on their individual needs, such as the number of schools they’re applying to, the level of prestige/selectivity in admissions, and the level of advising they are looking for. For example, many families sign up for our Comprehensive Essay Package that guides students from the brainstorming phase of the process all the way through the final edit for every application essay they need to write for admission. Other families find us later in the application season, when they are looking for unbiased feedback on the essays they’ve already drafted. Don’t hesitate to get in touch to request a custom quote based on your individual needs.
Each student has different needs based on their college hopes, so we recommend considering a few different factors when deciding what kind of help to enlist. Is the student’s list of schools long? Does each school require in-depth supplemental essays? Do their top-choice schools have single digit acceptance rates? There are a lot of different factors to consider, including your budget, so review your child’s goals and make a game plan early.
"I wanted to thank you for helping me write fantastic essays and going through the whole process with me! I’m really satisfied with the product we came up with and even more proud of the results. Please give my thanks to the whole team!"
– CEA Student, Stanford University, Class of 2026
"Your response time without compromising quality is impressive. Not only that, but your words of encouragement totally transformed a teen girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown. My daughter got accepted at multiple colleges: Cornell (her choice); Johns Hopkins; Boston College, Boston University, NYU and SUNY Binghamton. This victory is also yours. Again, I'm really grateful and thankful to you."
– CEA Parent, Cornell University, Class of 2024
A College Essay Advisor is an expert in all things college applications who works one-on-one with students to lead them through the process of brainstorming, essay writing, resume building, and activity list creation. Here at College Essay Advisors, we have years of experience in not only the college application process, but also real-world publishing, writing, editing, and teaching and are available to coach applicants through the entire application essay writing process.
Whether it’s for feedback on essays you’ve already drafted or starting the process from scratch, every student applying to colleges that require or recommend an application essay submission would benefit from working with a College Essay Advisor. The admissions process is unique and determines a pivotal step in a student’s life, which is why we don’t take it lightly. We think of it more along the lines of how much help each student needs rather than whether or not they need any at all.
We recommend getting started, in earnest, during the winter or spring of your junior year. Though it may be tempting to start earlier, we believe sophomores have no business starting their college essays yet since they’ll be gaining life experience and improving their writing skills even over the next few months. Of course, we do encourage jotting down notes regarding community service, learning, or work experience for reference later! Just don’t get wrapped up in composing anything officially, or else you risk having a blind spot later, valuing your original ideas too much when it’s time to make edits or revisions.
College Essay Coaches vary in cost, largely depending on their years of experience, level of expertise, and demonstrated results. Some College Essay Tutors charge by the hour, while others offer flat- fee packages. Here at College Essay Advisors, we put together custom quotes for our clients based on their individual needs, such as the number of schools they’re applying to, the level of prestige/selectivity in admissions, the level of advising they are looking for, and how much time we have to help them before their respective deadlines. Fill out a contact form to inquire about our rates and availability!
Yes! Why sit in traffic and sacrifice valuable hours in your already crammed schedule when you can meet at times that work for you—early in the morning, afternoon, nighttime—you name it! Our virtual offerings also mean that you have access to College Essay Advisors’ qualified experts who happen to live all over the country, from Los Angeles to New York City.
Yes! We can help with a number of essays and letters—if a student needs to write it, we can help them. Get in touch for a custom quote.
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Yes! Any and every applicant can benefit from working with an experienced College Essay Advisor, domestic and international students alike. College Essay Advisors can also help make sure that international students are submitting error-free essays if English is their second language. We specialize in not only finding engaging and relatable topics, but also polishing final drafts with the admissions reader in mind.
Yes! If writing is involved, we can help with the process and polishing of your final draft. Get in touch to inquire about our availability.
