High school students entering the college admissions process have put thousands of hours into their schoolwork and extracurriculars. They’ve put hundreds of hours into getting to know the teachers writing their recommendations. Some have put dozens of hours into SAT or ACT prep. The one remaining piece, and in some ways the most important piece of all, is the college application essays.

College essays are applicants’ one opportunity to share their voice, to tell their story, to become more than just numbers and a resume. Essays allow students to share their passions and personality, relay seminal life developments, and demonstrate their writing ability.

An authentic personal essay is a unique genre of writing, requiring a completely different approach than the 5-paragraph academic essays and longer research papers that students are accustomed to.

We’re here to help.

College Essay Packages

Personal Statement Package

The most important aspect of preparing college applications is writing the personal statement, an open-ended 650-word essay that is part of the Common App and accepted by the vast majority of U.S. colleges.

With the Personal Statement Package, we’ll help each student craft a strong personal statement that is completely authentic; the best essay is the one that only they could have written. We’ll work with students to brainstorm effective topics, elicit compelling anecdotes, derive maximum benefit from a cohesive organizational structure, and polish the essay until it shines. The Personal Statement Package includes 4 weeks of coaching with a clear schedule of deadlines. You can see the schedule options here.

Each student will work directly with one essay coach, and the essay process will be overseen by Shannon, our essay program coordinator, and Eric, our founder. Thus, the student benefits from developing a consistent rapport with one individual essay coach, while the student’s essay benefits from the insight of three essay experts.

Personal Statement Package: $899. Register before April 15, 2026 for early bird pricing: $799.

Supplemental Essays Package (Unlimited)

In addition to the Personal Statement, many colleges require applicants to submit supplemental essays. These supplemental essays ask students to respond to a wide variety of topics: their most meaningful activity, their interest in a particular college or major, an important community they belong to, etc.

With the Supplemental Essays Package, we will work with students on ALL of their supplemental essays, from start to finish. This package includes an unlimited number of college essays. We’ll help students organize essay prompts, brainstorm essay topics, outline, draft, revise, and polish. We’ll assess opportunities for students to adapt their ideas to multiple prompts for maximum efficiency. This package includes unlimited rounds of comments, edits, cuts, restructures, etc, for as many supplemental essays as the student needs.

The Supplemental Essay Package is best for students applying to ten or more selective colleges, which tend to require a lot of supplemental essays.

Unlimited Supplemental Essay Package: $2999

Supplemental Essays (A La Carte)

For students who have finished their personal statement and have only a handful of supplemental essays to write or who are seeking a more limited level of support, we can help with supplemental essays a la carte.

We’ll help students organize essay prompts, brainstorm essay topics, outline, draft, revise, and polish.

Supplemental Essays: $300 per essay

Getting Started

Ready to get started? Here's how it works:

Give us a call (215-884-5789) or email shannon@premiercollegeprep.com. Let us know what package you want and if you have any questions. We recommend most students start with the Personal Statement Package. Please review the schedules here and let us know which schedule will work best for your student.
E-sign our essay agreement and submit payment (we'll provide details).
We'll match you with an essay coach, set you up in our essay platform, and get you started.

Reviews from our Essay Students

 "Hi Eric! Just turned it in! Thanks again for all of your and Tara’s help. You guys are the best!"
      
  -Student, Gwynedd Mercy Academy Class of 2021
      
"Hi Tara. I wanted to thank you for your work with [student] recently. I know she really appreciated your suggestions, technical skills and creativity, not to mention your responsiveness and accessibility. Thanks so much for your help throughout the process!"
    
  -Father of Student, Central Bucks South HS Class of 2021
    
"Thank you so much for helping me write my essay. I couldn’t have done it without you."
    
     -Student, Mount St. Joseph's Academy Class of 2021
    
 "We just read his essay - thank you again. It looks great."
      
  -Mother of Student, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2021
      
"Best Expense ever, scores went up, attitude stayed confident, and we weren't arguing all the time! ACT/SAT PREP was super ( Colin) and Essay PREP (Tara) was the best investment and kept our family sane during the college process!! Very knowledgeable and efficient, even during a pandemic. Would do it again in a heartbeat - thankfully we are done with the process! Highly Recommend!"
    
-Mother of Student, North Penn HS Class of 2021
    
"I wanted to let you know [student] got into West Chester! We are thrilled and I thank you sincerely as I feel that she couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks so much for everything!"
    
    -Mother of Student, Lansdale Catholic HS Class of 2020
    
"I've been meaning to text you!!!!! I'm going to university of Florida!!!!!! I just committed on Saturday and I'm so stressed about it but I'm excited. At the end I was deciding between Lehigh and Florida…Thank you and thank you for all your help with everything."
      
    -Student, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2020
      
"Eric was invaluable in my son’s college application process.  The outcome was fantastic: my son earned a perfect score on the ACT and was accepted to his first choice (top-tier) school ED.  

In addition, Eric made the process as stress-free as possible for me.  He started us off with a timeline for the process and then followed through on each step along the way.  From the initial consultation to the final essay-writing, the process was seamless.  I was able to enjoy the college tours and search process with my son because I knew Eric had the preparation and application under control.  

The cost was also extremely reasonable, in part because he recommended a test prep strategy that was more efficient (and substantially less costly) than taking an in-person course.  We can’t thank him enough for his help and we whole-heartedly recommend him to our friends."
    
 -Mother of Student, Harriton HS Class of 2020
    
"I was accepted everywhere but [one college]…thank you for all of the help."
    
    -Student, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2019
    
"Hey Eric, just got into Penn State. Thanks for everything."
      
   -Student, La Salle College HS Class of 2019
      
"Hi Alex, I just wanted to reach out to you to let you know that [student] got into Skidmore College, his first choice, early decision!  He is beyond thrilled, as are we. Thank you so much for all of your great tutoring and mentoring.  We really appreciate everything you did to help [student] reach his goal of getting into a good liberal arts college."
    
    -Mother of Student, Wissahickon HS Class of 2019
    
"Also, I’m not sure if he let you know but he heard from Purdue last night and he was accepted for Engineering 😊 Thanks for all of your work and patience with him and his procrastination!"
    
  -Mother of Student, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2019
    
"Hey Colin! I'm doing great. I got accepted to both of my top choices, Penn State and Virginia Tech, and I decided to go to Penn State. They have a great business program and it's the perfect distance from home. Thanks again for all of your help!"
      
   -Student, Penn State Class of 2023
      
"I want to start and let you know how much I appreciate all of your help and expertise that you gave me. I could never have survived the college process without your help. I have made my decision. I am attending Penn State and the Schreyers Honors College. After visiting the campus, I thought long and hard and PSU especially the Schreyers checked off almost all of my wants in a college. It is the best fit for me. Thank you again."
    
-Student, PSU Schreyer Honors College Class of 2022
    
"I got into Lehigh! Thank you so much."
    
    -Student, Lehigh University Class of 2022
    
"Eric, Thank you for yur guidance and help during [Student]'s college process.Your input and direction is a high help - and worth every penny. We'll be in touch again soon to let you know what [Student] finally ended up attending and her acceptances."
    
  -Parents of Student, Archbishop Wood HS Class of 2018
    
"Hi Eric.  Just wanted to update you.  [She] will be going to her first choice school University of Florida.  She was accepted to all of the schools she applied to.  [He] has chosen Muhlenberg College.  He was accepted at 6 schools and given nice scholarships to all.  Thank you for all of your help.  I always recommend you to all of my friends with younger children just starting this process."
    
      -Mother of Students, Upper Dublin Class of 2018
    
"Hi Eric! I wanted to tell you I’m officially going to temple next year!!!"
    
  -Student, Temple University Class of 2021
    
"Going to penn state!!!!!!!! Really happy! Thank you for everything by the way!!"
    
    -Student, Penn State University Class of 2021
    
"NYU Class of 2020! BRAVO ERIC! This was her #1 choice!! Thank you so much for all the time and support you gave us! You’re a fantastic tutor and mentor!!!! Wishing you a joyous New Year!"
    
 -Mother of Students in Upper Dublin HS Classes 2016 and 2017
    
"Hi Eric,I was accepted to Tufts!!! Thanks for all of your help this year!"
    
 -Student, Tufts Class of 2020
    
 "[Student] got into PSU

Just wanted to share

Thank you for all your help getting her prepared"
    
-Mother of Student, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2016 
    
"Thanks for everything-couldn’t have gotten to mich without you."
    
-Student, University of Michigan Class of 2020
    
"Hi Eric,  Wanted to let you know [student] is going to University of Florida at Gainesville. She is so excited. She got a partial merit scholarship too. I just referred a friend to you with twins! Thanks."
    
  -Mother of Student, University of Florida Class of 2020
    
"I got into Stanford! Thought you might want to know—couldn’t have done it without your help."
    
   -Student, Stanford University Class of 2020
    
"I GOT INTO NEWHOUSE!!!!!"
    
   -Student, Syracuse University Class of 2020
    
   "I got in! Thanks for all your help!"
    
-Student, University of Michigan Class of 2020
    
"Eric, Thank you for all the help and direction you've given [Student] over the past few months. (It was no small task.) We looked at schools that weren't even on our radar. [Student] was very impressed with Haverford and if he gets in - that's where I think he'll go. We would have never applied if you hadn't suggested it. Thanks again and Happy New Year."
    
 -Parents of Student, Archbishop Wood HS Class of 2016
    
"We want to thank you for all the help and guidance you have given the [family name] children over these past 5+ years. [Son] is set to graduate on May 9 from Penn State, [Daughter] is completing her Sophomore year at Villanova and [Daughter] will be graduating from Wood in June and will be attending the University of Delaware in the Fall. Your tutoring, guidance and instruction has helped our children end up in the best schools for each of them."
    
   -Mother of Students, Archbishop Wood HS
    
"We want to thank you for all the help and guidance you have given the [family name] children over these past 5+ years. [Son] is set to graduate on May 9 from Penn State, [Daughter] is completing her Sophomore year at Villanova and [Daughter] will be graduating from Wood in June and will be attending the University of Delaware in the Fall. Your tutoring, guidance and instruction has helped our children end up in the best schools for each of them."
    
   -Mother of Students, Archbishop Wood HS
    
"I got in everywhere but Schreyer and UNC, and I have decided on Villanova! Thanks for all your help!"
    
    -Admissions Consulting Student, Upper Dublin HS
    
"Eric Hahn started out as our kids' SAT tutor.   He became so much more. He mentored them through the college process. Eric helped them create meaningful college essays that helped them stand out. He provided consulting and editing skills throughout the application and essay process. Eric helped the kids learn to navigate through the common app and the specific college on-line application websites. He helped us understand the high school guidance website and information requirements for college recommendation letters and internal school forms. 

In addition, he helped the kids think about where they would like to go to school based on their interests and goals. The college process can be overwhelming especially with two children starting at the same time. Eric was not only a mentor for our students he was a guide for us as parents. He is someone that the kids can relate to and has a professional and mature demeanor to communicate well with parents."
    
   -Mother of Students, Upper Dublin HS Class of 2015
    
"Professional group of tutors, great communication and no issues with scheduling. Eric was especially helpful in reviewing my son's essay and provided some great input and guidance."
    
  -Mother of Student

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