College Application Packages

You Get: Either 10 or 12 cumulative hours of counseling that can be used for live meetings, phone coaching and email coaching. The 10 hour version of the Express Package is ideal for the student applying to the UCs which all share the UC application. Meanwhile, the 12 hour version of this package is ideal for the typical student applying to private and out of state colleges all sharing the Common Application. Note: Each private or out-of-state college may require one or more extra, school-specific essays.

Expectations for the 10 Hour Version:

The 10 hour version helps most students finish the entire UC Application (7 pages of writing). If you're applying to a major requiring a creative portfolio or significant supplemental essays like UC Berkeley GMP or MET, then the Complete Package may be a better fit for you. We can help you assess this before you sign up based on your major and any supplemental materials required.

Expectations for the 12 Hour Version:

The 12 hour version helps most students finish the core Common Application (4 pages of writing), one to three types of extra, supplemental essays that particular Common Application member colleges may require, plus letters of recommendation. Once the hours are exhausted, additional hours may be purchased at the rate of $300/hr.

Note: Colleges ranked top 20 to 100 tend to ask the same types of supplemental essay prompts. In most cases, derivative versions of a finished essay can be appropriately recycled with little effort. However, colleges ranked 1 to 20 tend to have more numerous and non-overlapping prompts that require unique attention. Before you sign up, we can provide an estimate based on your college list whether the 12 Hour Express or our 17 Hour Deluxe Package is more fitting for your prompt overlap opportunities (or lack thereof). Generally speaking, if you're applying to top 15 universities through the Common App, you'll have more non-overlapping supplemental essays for which the Deluxe Package is a better fit. You'll also save $400 by starting with the Deluxe Package outright rather than by starting with the 12 Hour Express Package and adding on the equivalent amount of hours.

Adding Additional Hours:

For either version of this package, you can add hours if you ultimately decide to apply to more colleges than you originally expected. In this event, we’d be happy to provide a quote on how many extra hours you’re likely to need based on how many (and which types of) supplemental essays you'll be adding.

With Either Version of the Express Package, You'll Get:

✓ A step-by-step, no stress program for parents and students to get through the college applications and college essays
✓ See past the common prompting of the application and write for your colleges’ admissions rubrics
✓ Guidance on finding scholarships
✓ Management of important dates and deadlines
✓ The ability to finish your first college application(s) in as little as 6 weeks (or a choose a customized schedule that works for you) with deadline accountability
✓ Start before the applications are released: we have this year's prompts & guidelines
✓ Pre-meeting brainstorming tutorials that enable 1-on-1's to focus on more advanced level writing than our hourly help service
✓ Learn to weave compelling stories throughout your entire written application—not just your essays (maximizing the 5 to 7 pages of writing that each college affords you)
✓ Steer your letters of recommendation with brag sheets so your teachers won't use the same templated talking points that your classmates will get
✓ Avoid the poor readability mistakes that arise when students write their college applications according to how they're prompted in the application portal rather than how the application will actually appear in format when it prints out to admissions officers
✓ Avoid the gimmicks, clichés, and common mistakes that many students feel compelled to deviate towards (when feeling the pressure to sound unique or profound)
✓ A complimentary double check for one of each kind of supplemental essay finished with us at least 8 days before its deadline

A Student May Need Additional Time if He or She:

• Has chosen to apply to colleges that require more extra essays than usual.
• Doesn’t complete assigned homework or exert enough effort, requiring remedial counseling that sets back our agreed upon schedule
• Has special needs or learning challenges that require extra help to achieve a satisfactory work product.

The first step to signing up is contacting us for a discovery call.