We are the College Essay Ladies. As mothers and teachers, we understand how daunting the college application process can be for families. It doesn't have to be.
Our mission is to provide expert guidance and support to high school juniors and seniors on their journey of crafting compelling college application essays. It is our privilege to help students find their voice, tell their story, and win over admissions committees.
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Our Mission
Armin and Jill
Think of us as your creative writing teachers, participating in a rewarding exercise of self-discovery that culminates in a polished, compelling, and memorable essay. With our support, you'll feel confident sharing your work and your authentic self with colleges and universities.
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Our Process
Pre-Writing
The Pre-writing process includes getting-to-know-you exercises, where students identify their roles, identities, values, and character strengths. We'll hone in on a common app prompt that interests them. We'll free-write to generate ideas and determine which story excites us the most.
Revision and Draft 2
This is the work of envisioning again. What did we say? How did we say it? How can we say it better?
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Outlining
This is where we start to identify the pieces that make the whole, and like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, we twist and move the ideas that will shape the bigger picture to form a cohesive whole.​​​​
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Editing and Proofreading
And then we nitpick. The ideas are wonderful, the story is compelling, but let's try to say it just a little bit cleaner.
Drafting
We write. It will be rough and redundant. We will misspell words and misuse words. We will struggle for the right analogy. We will not say enough and we will say too much all at the same time. But we will get it all down without stopping to see what shows up.​​​
Supplemental Writing
The schools you are applying to may or may not require additional supplemental essays. Here, we're just hammering that impression home with a few extra, but impactful details.
Services
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​An interactive workshop designed to help students generate strong, authentic ideas for their college personal statement.
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Guided brainstorming
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Strategic insight
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Three strong topic ideas
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Jump-start on outline
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20% discount toward a future 1:1 advising session
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Ten-student limit
Cost:
$125
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​Personalized 1:1 advising tailored to each student’s individual needs.
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Guided brainstorming
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Strategic insight
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Detailed feedback and revision strategies
Cost:
$130/hour(Jun-Aug)
$150/hour (Sep-Nov)
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Personalized 1:1 advising tailored to each student’s individual needs.
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Guided brainstorming
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Strategic insight
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Detailed feedback and revision strategies​
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Asynchronous feedback between sessions
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$70 savings compared to individual sessions
Cost:
$840
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*Book directly by phone with Jill or Armin.
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Start-to-finish guidance for the full college essay process, including personal statements and supplemental essays covering everything from Common App uploads to personal statements and supplemental essays for up to 6 schools. Additional schools are billed hourly.​​​
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16 hours of live Zoom instruction
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Unlimited additional asynchronous support to review drafts and provide feedback
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Guidance through all components of the Common App and supplements
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Students will be near completion by Labor Day, and ready to submit by October 15th
Cost: $1,800
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*Book directly with Armin by phone.​​​
