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 unique passions and personality, to relay seminal life developments, and to demonstrate their writing ability.
But the essays are no easy feat. A creative 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 unique; the best essay is the one that only one person in the world could have written. We’ll work with students to brainstorm effective topics, elicit the most compelling anecdotes, derive maximum benefit from a cohesive organizational structure, and polish the essay until it impresses. The Personal Statement Package includes unlimited rounds of comments, edits, cuts, restructures, etc. We will work with you until you are 100% satisfied with your essay.
Each student will work directly with one essay coach, and the essay process will be overseen by both an essay manager 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 3 essay experts.
Personal Statement Package: $950.
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.
Each student will work directly with one essay coach, and the essay process will be overseen by both an essay manager 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 3 essay experts.
The Supplemental Essay Package is best for students applying to a significant number of highly selective colleges, which tend to require a lot of supplemental essays.
Supplemental Essay Package: $2950.
Hourly Supplemental Option
For students with only a handful of supplemental essays to write, the full Supplemental Package might be more than they need. These students can work on their supplemental essays on an hourly basis. This typically follows completion of the Personal Statement Package.
Hourly Essay Coaching: $120/hr.
Getting Started
Ready to get started? Here's how it works:
Give us a call (215-884-5789) or email info@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.
Complete the essay agreement and submit payment (we'll provide details).
We'll match you with an essay coach. The coach will contact you directly to schedule online sessions. We'll send you some brainstorming activities to complete before your first session.