Recommendation for a good College Essay coach

[Anonymous]

Saw someone this week on AN mentioned that Sara’s edited essay for her kid got it published as a “best of” college essay in NYT.

So yes, agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher. High school social studies. And I’ve taught over 1000 English lessons on preply.

If your kid has trouble writing I can help.

If your kid writes well and is aiming for Harvard I can’t help.

You must not be very good then.

Many students who write well and are "aiming for Harvard" could use the support that a good developmental editor can give them -- especially an editor who focuses on helping the student find the stories that will strongly communicate who they are and what they dream of.

[Anonymous]

College counselor here. My students who are "aiming for Harvard" and actually have a chance don't need any help with their writing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College counselor here. My students who are "aiming for Harvard" and actually have a chance don't need any help with their writing.

Don't be ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would use AI instead.

Or here’s a thought, tell your kid to use their brain and write their own essay. It’s not that hard.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College counselor here. My students who are "aiming for Harvard" and actually have a chance don't need any help with their writing.

Don't be ridiculous.

Why ridiculous? It is true. My truly high achieving students are excellent writers on their own. They need very little of my guidance. This is 5% of my students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we just used Kristina DeVesty and she was really helpful for our kid who has a hard time writing about themselves

How much does she charge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College counselor here. My students who are "aiming for Harvard" and actually have a chance don't need any help with their writing.

Don't be ridiculous.

Why ridiculous? It is true. My truly high achieving students are excellent writers on their own. They need very little of my guidance. This is 5% of my students.

"Don't need any help" is not the same as "need very little guidance." Kids aiming for Harvard are often the most conscientious and the most likely to ask for feedback both because they are ambitious and because the competition is terrifying.

[Anonymous]

Bump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We used Richard Montauk. I wouldn't recommend him for this task.

And I would say the opposite. He helped my DC with application to undergrad, grad, and currently law school. Happy to answer any questions if I can

[Anonymous]

College Essay Advisors
My DD was deferred so wrote a LOCI with their assistance and got in to her top choice (B+ student). Win-Win

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prompt.com
EssayEdge
AIAdmit
NextEdge

Also try:

https://www.essaymaster.com/college/application-essay-editing-services
/p/the-master-edit

How are these services?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids used, and liked, bluepencilessays and the College Essay Guy. The College Essay guy has a lot of free content - we reviewed that before signing up.

My daughter used bluepencilessays for a one-pass review of her near-final essay drafts. Very helpful!

How much was the one pass review?

[Anonymous]

My daughter did the one pass review with essaymaster and Essaysthatworked.

Both were good, but essaysthatworked gave very detailed line by line feedback and was very helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College Essay Advisors
My DD was deferred so wrote a LOCI with their assistance and got in to her top choice (B+ student). Win-Win

We had a great experience with them too. Very helpful.