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Essay writing
The only essay team with an Editor‑in‑Chief, 200+ sample essays by admitted students, and 16+ writing sessions for each college.
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200+
Sample essays by accepted students
See what worked for admits to Ivy League colleges, UCs, Top 20 colleges and scholarships before you start writing.
Ivy LeagueUCsTop 20 collegesScholarships
Ivy · UCs · Top 20 · Scholarships
16+
Writing sessions for your UC applications
At least 4 writing sessions for each UC Personal Insight Question, even with The Right Way, our starting program.
4 essays × 4 sessions
minimum, in every program
minimum, in every program
EIC
An Editor-in-Chief on your essay team
Our Editor-in-Chief leads your writers, plans your essay strategy and reviews your work. Included in Platinum Professional and Premier Full-Service Writing.
Platinum and Premier programsIncluded in every program
Guidance and planning
Every essay, every deadline and every session, guided step-by-step.
Student trackerUC + 15 colleges · Premier
≈ 60 essays7 done12 in progress41 not started
| Essay | Linked to | Status | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common AppNov 1 · EA | |||
| Personal statement · 650 wordsA background, identity, interest or talent so meaningful your application would be incomplete without it | UC 8→UT Austin 4 | EIC revised | 6 |
| University of CaliforniaNov 30 | |||
| 4 Personal Insight Questions · 350 words eachLeadership, creativity, talent and academic subject | Michigan 1→USC 1 | EIC revised | 16 |
| StanfordNov 1 · REA | |||
| 5 short answers · 50 words eachSociety’s biggest challenge, your last two summers, a historical moment, an activity, five things that matter | — | Done | 3 |
| Intellectual vitality · 250 wordsAn idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning | — | EIC revised | 4 |
| HarvardJan 1 · RD | |||
| Contributing to Harvard · 150 wordsHow the life experiences that shaped you will help you contribute to Harvard | — | EIC editing | 3 |
24 items tracked for
every collegeWhat the numbers meanEvery college has 24 items we track for you, in 5 groups. The number next to each group is how many items it has. Each chip shows that group’s status for the college: done, to do, upload, not required. “15/15 ready” counts the items that college requires.Application · 4Major choice, School codes, Portal access, DeadlinesEssays · 5Common App essay, Supplement essays, Major essays, Scholarship essays, Additional informationSupplements · 6Interview, Video resume, Resume, Research papers and writing samples, Portfolio, Portfolio essayTranscripts & recs · 7School report (SSR), Mid-year transcript, College transcripts, Counselor recommendation, Teacher recommendations, Personal recommendations, Professional recommendationsTests · 2SAT / ACT, AP scores
every collegeWhat the numbers meanEvery college has 24 items we track for you, in 5 groups. The number next to each group is how many items it has. Each chip shows that group’s status for the college: done, to do, upload, not required. “15/15 ready” counts the items that college requires.Application · 4Major choice, School codes, Portal access, DeadlinesEssays · 5Common App essay, Supplement essays, Major essays, Scholarship essays, Additional informationSupplements · 6Interview, Video resume, Resume, Research papers and writing samples, Portfolio, Portfolio essayTranscripts & recs · 7School report (SSR), Mid-year transcript, College transcripts, Counselor recommendation, Teacher recommendations, Personal recommendations, Professional recommendationsTests · 2SAT / ACT, AP scores
| College | Status | Application 4Application: 4 items
| Essays 5Essays: 5 items
| Supplements 6Supplements: 6 items
| Transcripts & recs 7Transcripts & recs: 7 items
| Tests 2Tests: 2 items
| Checklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT AustinEA · Nov 1 | Applied | All set | Done | Resume | 1 teacher | SAT sent | 15/15 ready |
| StanfordREA · Nov 1 | Applied | All set | Done | Arts, by Dec 5 | Counselor + 2 | Not required | 10/11 ready |
| YaleREA · Nov 1 | Applied | All set | Done | None | 2 teachers | Done | 14/14 ready |
| NorthwesternRD · Jan 3 | In progress | All set | Done | Portfolio | Counselor + 1 | Not required | 7/11 ready |
| BrownRD · Jan 3 | In progress | Portal setup | To do | Art portfolio | 2 teachers | Not required | 4/15 ready |
Application tracker
StanfordREANov 1
UC · 9 campusesNov 30
MichiganEANov 1
YaleRDJan 2
Every college, round and deadline at a glance.
Essay tracker
Every essay from not started to done.
Session reports
Aug 131:1 writingLeadership · draft 2
Aug 24EIC guidanceStructure and theme
Sep 1EIC editingFinal polish
A dated record of every session.
Private portal
7of 60 done
Next upRoommate noteStanford · due Nov 1
Your progress and next step, anytime.
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Programs
Choose your level of essay support
Every program works for every college. Choose by your writing level and how strong you want your essays to be: more writing sessions mean better essays.
Strong essays
The Right Way
Writing supportEssential
- Your writing
- You already write clearly and can revise on your own between sessions.
- Your goal
- Strong, polished essays built through our 4-step process.
- Your support
- 1:1 writing sessions with professional writers, at least 4 for each UC essay.
Stand-out essays
Platinum Professional Writing
Writing supportMore + EIC
- Your writing
- You have good ideas and want help shaping them into one consistent story.
- Your goal
- Essays that stand out, with an Editor-in-Chief guiding themes across every application.
- Your support
- Writing sessions plus Editor-in-Chief guidance and a pre-submission application review.
Your best possible essays
Premier Full-Service Writing
Writing supportUnlimited
- Your writing
- Any level, including students who need the most help or have the least time.
- Your goal
- The best essays you can write, with no limit on sessions.
- Your support
- Unlimited 1:1 writing sessions plus the Editor-in-Chief’s own proofreading and editing.
| What’s included | The Right WayRight Way | Platinum Professional WritingPlatinum | Premier Full-Service WritingPremier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counselor guidance on applications and essay steps CounselorGuidance on the application process and essay plan, start to finish. | |||
| 1:1 work with professional writers, start to finish | |||
| 16+ writing sessions for UC applications (at least 4 per UC essay) | |||
4-step writing: draft, edit, revise, proofread The 4 steps
| |||
| Application and essay trackers, timeline and private portal | |||
| Editor-in-Chief guidance and feedback EIC guidanceFeedback to you, your writers and editors to keep quality high. | — | ||
| Editor-in-Chief proofreading EIC proofreadingA final polish by the Editor-in-Chief. | — | — | |
| Editor-in-Chief copyediting (revision suggestions) EIC copyeditingRevision suggestions for readability and persuasiveness; you make the final changes. | — | — | |
| Resume support | — | — | |
| Unlimited 1:1 writing sessions | — | — | |
| Pre-submission application review | — |
Mega Students’ Top College Choices
99%
admitted to their top 5 choices.
See their list below
- HarvardMAIvy
- MITMA
- YaleCTIvy
- U. of ChicagoIL
- UPenn (Wharton)PAIvy
- StanfordCA
- PrincetonNJIvy
- DukeNC
- ColumbiaNYIvy
- WashU in St. LouisMO
- BrownRIIvy
- CornellNYIvy
- NorthwesternIL
- USCCA
- NYU (Stern)NY
- Carnegie MellonPA
- Johns HopkinsMD
- GeorgetownDC
- DartmouthNHIvy
- RiceTX
- UC BerkeleyCAUC
- UCLACAUC
- MichiganMI
- UVAVA
- Georgia TechGA
- UNC Chapel HillNC
- UT AustinTX
- UC Santa BarbaraCAUC
- UC DavisCAUC
- UC IrvineCAUC
- AmherstMA
- WilliamsMA
- SwarthmorePA
- PomonaCA
- WellesleyMA
- RISDRI
- CalArtsCA
- Pratt InstituteNY
- SAIC (Chicago)IL
- YaleCT
- UCLACAUC
- VCUartsVA
- StanfordCA
- Carnegie MellonPA
- NYU TischNY
- ColumbiaNY
- USCCA
- JuilliardNY
- Rochester (Eastman)NY
- Peabody (Johns Hopkins)MD
- USC ThorntonCA
- YaleCT
- Northwestern BienenIL
- Carnegie MellonPA
- UABAL · 8 yrs↗
- ArizonaAZ · 7* yrs
- Cal NorthstateCA · 7–8 yrs
- UCSFCA · 8 yrs
- ColoradoCO · 8 yrs↗
- UConnCT · 8 yrs↗
- George WashingtonDC · 7–8 yrs↗
- HowardDC · 6 yrs↗
- Florida AtlanticFL · 7–8 yrs↗
- FIUFL · 7 yrs
- Nova SoutheasternFL · 8 yrs
- USFFL · 7 yrs↗
- Augusta (MCG)GA · 7 yrs↗
- Illinois (UIC)IL · 7 yrs↗
- IndianaIN · 7–8 yrs
- LouisvilleKY · 8 yrs
- Wayne StateMI · 8 yrs↗
- MinnesotaMN · 7 yrs↗
- UMKCMO · 6 yrs↗
- Rowan (Cooper)NJ · 7 yrs↗
- Rutgers NJMSNJ · 7 yrs↗
- New MexicoNM · 8 yrs↗
- Albany MedNY · 7–8 yrs↗
- CUNYNY · 7 yrs↗
- Hofstra/NorthwellNY · 8 yrs↗
- Stony BrookNY · 8 yrs↗
- SUNY UpstateNY · 8 yrs↗
- RochesterNY · 8 yrs↗
- Case WesternOH · 8 yrs↗
- CincinnatiOH · 8–9 yrs↗
- ToledoOH · 7–9 yrs↗
- DrexelPA · 8 yrs↗
- Temple (via W&J)PA · 8 yrs↗
- Jefferson (Penn State)PA · 7 yrs↗
- Brown PLMERI · 8 yrs↗
- South CarolinaSC · 7 yrs↗
- BaylorTX · 8 yrs↗
- HoustonTX · 8 yrs
- VCUVA · 8 yrs↗
*Arizona: 3 years of college plus medical school. Checked against school websites in October 2026; confirm details with each school.
- AugustaGA
- Case WesternOH
- HowardDC
- MarquetteWI
- LECOMFL
- Nova SoutheasternFL
- NYUNY
- Rutgers (via partners)NJ
- Stony BrookNY
- TemplePA
- UConnCT
- Detroit MercyMI
- Illinois (UIC)IL
- Louisville (ULEAD)KY
- PittPA
- Penn (via partners)PA
- VCUVA
Checked against school websites in October 2026; confirm details with each school.
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