From start to finish

Essay writing

Professional writers help you write compelling essays that bring your character and personality into decision

Professional writers

The
Editorial
Team

A diverse and talented team of writers, researchers and subject matter experts.

Our professional writers can craft essays that truly reflect your unique strengths and experiences, ultimately increasing your chances of admission to your desired colleges. Here’s how they can help:
  • Understanding Prompts:
    • Interpretation: Help you understand the essay prompts and what admissions committees are looking for.
    • Clarification: Clarify the objectives and expectations of different essay questions.
  • Brainstorming Ideas:
    • Topic Selection: Assist you in selecting meaningful and unique essay topics that highlight your strengths, experiences, and personality.
    • Idea Generation: Help you generate and organize ideas to create a strong narrative.
  • Structuring Essays:
    • Outline Creation: Work with you to create an effective outline that logically organizes your thoughts and ensures a coherent flow.
    • Introduction Development: Craft engaging introductions that capture the reader's attention from the start.
    • Conclusion Crafting: Develop powerful conclusions that leave a lasting impression.
  • Writing and Editing:
    • Drafting Support: Guide you through the drafting process, providing tips and strategies for effective writing.
    • Revisions: Offer detailed feedback on drafts, suggesting improvements in content, structure, and style.
    • Proofreading: Correct grammatical errors, punctuation mistakes, and typos to ensure a polished final product.
  • Enhancing Content:
    • Depth and Detail: Encourage you to add depth and detail to your essays, making your stories more vivid and impactful.
    • Clarity and Conciseness: Help you express your ideas clearly and concisely, avoiding unnecessary words and complex jargon.
  • Personal Voice:
    • Authenticity: Ensure that your unique voice and personality shine through in your writing.
    • Consistency: Maintain consistency in tone and style across all essays.
  • Highlighting Strengths:
    • Showcasing Achievements: Guide you in highlighting your achievements and experiences effectively.
    • Connecting Themes: Help you connect personal stories and experiences to broader themes that align with the college’s values and mission.
  • Stress Management:
    • Deadline Management: Help you manage deadlines and reduce the stress associated with the essay-writing process.
    • Support and Encouragement: Provide emotional support and encouragement throughout the process.

Editor
In
Chief(eic)

Manages the team of writers and editors, oversees the writing steps, and revises the written work.

Our Editor-in-Chiefs can significantly enhance the quality and effectiveness of your college essays by providing expert guidance, detailed feedback, and personalized support. The EIC also plays a multifaceted role in the writing process, from initial planning and strategy to final publication. By providing guidance, feedback, and support, the EIC helps writers and students develop their skills and produce their best work.

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Sample essays

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Start your essay the right way with our sample essay templates. You get over 200 essays for IVY colleges, UCs, top 20 colleges, and scholarships.

Our professional college counselors or advisors provide valuable expertise and support throughout the entire college application process.
  • Personalized College Selection:
    • Match and Fit: Help identify colleges that align with your academic interests, career goals, and personal preferences.
    • College List Development: Create a balanced list of reach, match, and safety schools tailored to your profile.
  • Application Strategy:
    • Application Timeline: Develop a detailed timeline to manage application deadlines and ensure timely submission of all materials.
    • Early Decision/Action Advice: Provide guidance on whether to apply Early Decision, Early Action, or Regular Decision based on your situation.
  • Essay and Personal Statement Assistance:
    • Authenticity: Ensure your essays reflect your genuine voice and story, making you stand out to admissions committees.
  • Resume Building:
    • Activity List: Assist in creating a comprehensive and well-organized list of your extracurricular activities, leadership roles, and achievements.
    • Highlighting Strengths: Help present your accomplishments in a way that highlights your unique strengths and contributions.
  • Recommendation Letters:
    • Selection Guidance: Advise on choosing the best teachers, mentors, or supervisors to write your recommendation letters.
    • Preparation: Help prepare a brag sheet or summary of your accomplishments to aid recommenders in writing strong, personalized letters.
  • Interview Preparation:
    • Mock Interviews: Conduct practice interviews to help you become comfortable with the interview format and common questions.
    • Feedback and Improvement: Provide constructive feedback and tips to improve your responses and presentation skills.
  • Financial Aid and Scholarships:
    • Scholarship Search: Help identify and apply for scholarships that match your qualifications and financial needs.
    • Understanding Offers: Assist in interpreting and comparing financial aid packages from different colleges.
  • Application Review:
    • Thorough Review: Review your entire application for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
    • Error Correction: Identify and correct any mistakes or areas of improvement before submission.
  • Stress Management and Support:
    • Emotional Support: Provide encouragement and support to help manage the stress and anxiety associated with the college application process.
    • Time Management: Offer strategies to balance application tasks with your academic and extracurricular commitments.
  • Post-Submission Guidance:
    • Follow-Up: Advise on follow-up communications with colleges, such as sending additional materials or updates on achievements.
    • Decision Making: Help weigh your options and make informed decisions once you receive acceptance offers.

Guidance and Planning

Application Tracker

We keep track of application status, due dates, essay status, and type of essays needed.

Essay Tracker

We keep track of essay questions, help recycle essays, and give daily recommendations.

Timeline

We ensure that you meet the deadlines by working with you to set workable timelines.

Planning

Which essay should I start first? What type of essays should I write and when? No worries. We will make sure you have the best plan.

Advice

Session reports by writers on what has worked, what needs to improve, and what can be done.

Personal Portal
Keep track of all your progress through your private portal.

Programs

Premier
Full-Service Writing

The most exclusive premier unlimited 1:1 writing every step of the way with an EIC (guidance, proofreading, and revisions), a counselor, and professional writers.

Counselor

A counselor’s complete guidance on application process and essay writing:

  • Resume writing
  • Real-time application updates
  • Major Selection
  • College List
  • A strategic list for Early Action, Early Decision & Regular Decision
  • Waitlist and Deferral Support
  • College application tracker
  • College essay tracker
  • Private portal

 

Draft

We start by drafting your pertinent experience, your voice, and what a reader needs to know, and mapping the essay’s ideas.

Editing
A step after drafting that makes sure you have enough content, coherent overall structure, developed structure within paragraphs, clarity, your voice, and solid evidence.
Revising

An editing step that involves altering the main topic, reorganizing the order of paragraphs, modifying the structure, perfecting word choice, cutting out redundancies, rephrasing, and correcting grammar and spelling mistakes.

Proofreading

Overall editing process that focuses on spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting.

Editor-In-Chief Guidance
Provides feedback to editors, students, and writers to maintain quality and change when necessary.
Editor-in-Chief Proofreading
Overall editing by EIC on spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting.
Editor-in-Chief Copyediting
The EIC revises or sometimes rewrites the completed essay to improve readability, organization, accuracy, and persuasiveness.

Platinum
Professional Writing

EIC (Editor-in-Chief) Provides feedback to editors, students, and writers to maintain quality and change when necessary in addition to a counselor’s complete guidance.

Counselor

A counselor’s complete guidance on application process and essay writing:

  • Resume writing
  • Real-time application updates
  • Major Selection
  • College List
  • A strategic list for Early Action, Early Decision & Regular Decision
  • Waitlist and Deferral Support
  • College application tracker
  • College essay tracker
  • Private portal
Draft

We start by drafting your pertinent experience, your voice, and what a reader needs to know, and mapping the essay’s ideas.

Editing
A step after drafting that makes sure you have enough content, coherent overall structure, developed structure within paragraphs, clarity, your voice, and solid evidence.
Revising

An editing step that involves altering the main topic, reorganizing the order of paragraphs, modifying the structure, perfecting word choice, cutting out redundancies, rephrasing, and correcting grammar and spelling mistakes.

Proofreading

Overall editing process that focuses on spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting.

Editor-In-Chief Guidance
Provides feedback to editors, students, and writers to maintain quality and change when necessary.

The Right Way
Essay Writing - 4 steps

A counselor’s complete guidance on application process and essay writing and professional writers who are with you 1:1 from start to finish.

Counselor

A counselor’s complete guidance on application process and essay writing:

  • Resume writing
  • Real-time application updates
  • Major Selection
  • College List
  • A strategic list for Early Action, Early Decision & Regular Decision
  • Waitlist and Deferral Support
  • College application tracker
  • College essay tracker
  • Private portal
Draft

We start by drafting your pertinent experience, your voice, and what a reader needs to know, and mapping the essay’s ideas.

Editing
A step after drafting that makes sure you have enough content, coherent overall structure, developed structure within paragraphs, clarity, your voice, and solid evidence.
Revising

An editing step that involves altering the main topic, reorganizing the order of paragraphs, modifying the structure, perfecting word choice, cutting out redundancies, rephrasing, and correcting grammar and spelling mistakes.

Proofreading

Overall editing process that focuses on spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting.

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SOUTH CAROLINA

University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Columbia

TENNESSEE

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

TEXAS

VIRGINIA

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

WEST VIRGINIA

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Augusta University in Augusta

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Marquette University School of Dentistry

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University of Connecticut - UConn's Special Program in Dental Medicine

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University of Florida

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University of the Pacific School of Dentistry

University of Pittsburgh

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

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Your ​ Scholarship Opportunities

Let us help you secure scholarships by finding opportunities suited to your profile and guiding you through every step of the application process.

The Key Academic Scholarships Every College Student Should Know

Securing financial aid is a crucial step in making your college dreams a reality. From merit-based awards to need-based assistance, these scholarships offer a variety of ways to fund your academic journey and ensure you can focus on achieving your goals.
  • Merit-Based Scholarships
    Awarded based on academic achievement, such as high GPA, standardized test scores, or class rank.

  • Need-Based Scholarships
    Given to students who demonstrate financial need, often determined by the FAFSA or CSS Profile.

  • Athletic Scholarships
    Granted to students who excel in sports and plan to compete at the collegiate level.

  • Minority Scholarships
    Designed for students from underrepresented groups, such as racial minorities, women in STEM, or first-generation college students.

  • Subject-Specific Scholarships
    Awarded to students pursuing a specific field of study, such as engineering, science, or the arts.

  • Local/Regional Scholarships
    Offered by local organizations, businesses, or foundations to students from a particular geographic area.

  • Leadership Scholarships
    Given to students who have demonstrated strong leadership skills through extracurricular activities, community service, or student government.

  • Legacy Scholarships
    Available to students whose family members attended the same college or university.

  • Creative Scholarships
    Awarded to students with exceptional talent in areas like writing, art, music, or design.

Prestigious scholarships and fellowships

Each of these scholarships or programs is often associated with a particular organization, foundation, university, or notable individual, and they typically recognize exceptional academic achievement, leadership, research potential, or other specific criteria.
  • Named Scholarships: Scholarships named after individuals or organizations, often honoring their legacy or mission (e.g., Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship).

  • Prestigious National/International Scholarships: Highly competitive awards that are recognized nationally or internationally for their prestige (e.g., The Fulbright Program, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program).

  • Institutional Scholarships: Scholarships offered by specific colleges or universities to their students (e.g., Augustana University Distinguished Scholar Competition, Colorado Mesa University's Distinguished Scholar Award).

  • Specialized Scholarships: Scholarships focused on specific fields, groups, or areas of study (e.g., NDSGC American Indian Scholarship, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program).

  • Fellowships: Often aimed at supporting graduate study, research, or specific career paths (e.g., The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies, Luce Scholars Program).

Most Popular
  • Augustana University Distinguished Scholar Competition
  • Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation
  • Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
  • Boren Scholarships
  • Catawba College Socratic Scholarship
  • Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
  • Colorado Mesa University's Distinguished Scholar Award
  • Cooke College Scholarship Program
  • David Geffen Medical Scholarships
  • Davidson Fellows Scholarship
  • Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Levine Scholars Program
  • Luce Scholars Program
  • McConnell Scholarship
  • MMUF Dissertation Grants
  • MMUF Travel & Research Grants
  • National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program
  • NDSGC American Indian Scholarship
  • NDSGC Lillian Goettler Scholarship
  • NDSGC Pearl I. Young Scholarship
  • NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Oregon Music Hall of Fame Scholarship
  • Overseas Press Club Foundation Awards
  • Ripon College Knop Science Scholars Program
  • Shelton National Leadership Scholarship
  • The Fulbright Program
  • The Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies
  • U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
  • Winston Churchill Foundation of the USA Scholarship Program

Scholarships by Category: A Complete List

This comprehensive guide covers various types of scholarships available to students. Whether you’re pursuing academic excellence, engaging in community service, or seeking support for specific life circumstances, we can help you discover the scholarships that best fit your goals and aspirations.
  • Academic and Merit Scholarships: Scholarships based on academic achievements and overall merit.
  • Acting Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing careers in acting and performance.
  • Agnostic/Atheist Scholarships: Scholarships for students identifying as agnostic or atheist.
  • Anti-bullying Scholarships: Scholarships aimed at promoting anti-bullying efforts and awareness.
  • Athletic Scholarships: Scholarships awarded based on athletic performance and potential.
  • Aviation Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing careers in aviation.
  • Bible Scholarships: Scholarships for students studying theology or religious studies, often with a focus on biblical studies.
  • Cancer Scholarships: Scholarships for students affected by cancer or pursuing cancer research.
  • Celebrity Scholarships: Scholarships associated with or funded by celebrities.
  • College Scholarships and Grants for Single Mothers: Financial aid specifically for single mothers attending college.
  • Community Service Scholarships: Scholarships awarded for significant involvement in community service.
  • Corporate Scholarships: Scholarships funded by corporations or businesses.
  • Dance Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing dance as a career or field of study.
  • Diabetes Scholarships: Scholarships for students affected by diabetes or studying diabetes-related fields.
  • Disability Scholarships: Scholarships for students with disabilities.
  • Distance Learning Scholarships: Scholarships for students enrolled in online or distance learning programs.
  • Dyslexia Scholarships: Scholarships for students with dyslexia.
  • Easy Scholarships: Scholarships with minimal application requirements or criteria.
  • Employer and Employee Scholarships: Scholarships provided by employers for their employees or their families.
  • Essay Scholarships: Scholarships awarded based on essay submissions.
  • Ethnicity Scholarships: Scholarships aimed at students from specific ethnic backgrounds.
  • Federal Scholarships: Scholarships funded by federal government sources.
  • First in Family Scholarships: Scholarships for students who are the first in their family to attend college.
  • Full Tuition Scholarships: Scholarships that cover the entire cost of tuition.
  • Green Scholarships: Scholarships for students focused on environmental studies or sustainability.
  • International Student/Study Abroad Scholarships: Scholarships for international students or those studying abroad.
  • Largest Dollar Amount Scholarships: Scholarships offering the highest monetary value.
  • Last Dollar Scholarship: Scholarships that cover the remaining balance of tuition after other aid has been applied.
  • Legacy Scholarships: Scholarships awarded to students based on family legacy or affiliation.
  • Local Scholarships: Scholarships available to students within a specific locality or community.
  • Military Scholarships: Scholarships for current or former military personnel and their families.
  • Minority Scholarships: Scholarships aimed at students from minority groups.
  • No Essay Scholarships: Scholarships that do not require an essay for application.
  • Non-Academic College Scholarships: Scholarships that are not based on academic performance but other criteria.
  • Online Scholarships: Scholarships that can be applied for or awarded online.
  • Prestigious Scholarships: Highly competitive and esteemed scholarships.
  • Religious Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing religious studies or affiliated with specific religious organizations.
  • Renewable Scholarships: Scholarships that can be renewed for multiple years.
  • Scholarship Contests & Sweepstakes: Scholarships awarded through competitions or sweepstakes.
  • Scholarship Essay Contests: Scholarships awarded based on essay contests.
  • Scholarship Poetry Contests: Scholarships awarded based on poetry submissions.
  • Scholarships for Adult Students: Scholarships specifically for students who are adults or returning to school later in life.
  • Scholarships for Average Students: Scholarships available to students with average academic records.
  • Scholarships for Gay or Lesbian Students: Scholarships aimed at LGBTQ+ students.
  • Scholarships for Men: Scholarships targeted at male students.
  • Scholarships for Moms: Scholarships for mothers seeking to further their education.
  • Scholarships for Returning Students: Scholarships for students returning to education after a break.
  • Scholarships for Single Fathers: Scholarships specifically for single fathers pursuing higher education.
  • Scholarships for Single Parents: Scholarships for single parents, regardless of gender.
  • Scholarships for Summer: Scholarships intended for summer study or programs.
  • Scholarships for Undocumented Students: Scholarships for students who do not have legal documentation.
  • Scholarships for Women: Scholarships aimed at female students.
  • September 11th Scholarships: Scholarships for students impacted by the September 11th attacks or related events.
  • STEM Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  • Study Abroad Scholarships: Scholarships specifically for students studying abroad.
  • Technology Scholarships: Scholarships for students focusing on technology-related fields.
  • Transfer Scholarships: Scholarships for students transferring from one college to another.
  • University Scholarships: Scholarships offered by universities to their students.
  • Unusual Scholarships: Scholarships with unique or unconventional criteria.
  • Veteran Scholarships: Scholarships for military veterans and their families.
  • Video Contest Scholarships: Scholarships awarded based on video submissions.
  • Vocational Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing vocational or technical education.
  • Women's College Scholarships, Grants & Fellowships: Scholarships, grants, and fellowships specifically for women attending college.
  • Writing Scholarships: Scholarships for students pursuing writing or literature.

What are included in platinum programs?

Every Platinum Program Includes These Essential Services

A complete suite of services to support every aspect of your academic and college preparation, providing a range of essential services from personalized tutoring and test preparation to guidance on extracurricular activities and college applications.