Be the hero of your college essay.

Sometimes it seems like college applications were designed to drive students crazy. The stakes are high, the process is confusing, and students often compete against applicants with similar grades and scores. And while most students know how important their essays are to help them stand out, they often don’t know where to begin.

For a group of select students, we’re a trusted guide through this unfamiliar territory. As a NY Times bestselling author and an award-winning creative director, we’ve developed a sixth sense for what works. Through Zoom chats and written correspondence, we get to know our students and uncover their heroic qualities. Then we recommend topics, provide guidance on outlines, and work through draft after draft until we have an essay that positions them to admissions officers and tells their story in a way that’s authentic, unique, and attention-getting.