The college application essay is a unique artifact.

It’s probably not like anything you’ve written in your high school career. The research papers, literary analysis papers, and persuasive essays you typically write in high school demonstrate to your teachers that you have mastered your subject matter.

The college application essay serves a different purpose than those other artifacts: It exists to communicate to a college admissions department who you are and why you are a good candidate for their institution.

That’s it. That's what it does. 

No pressure, right?

I am here to help explain everything you need to know, help demystify this particular artifact, and help provide you with the proper skills so you can write a killer essay with confidence:

• Decide what you want to communicate.

• Structure your essay properly.

• Say what you want well.

• Revise and polish your work.

With questions, worksheets, and tools, I will systematically guide you through the process of writing as many college application essays and personal statements as you need so you can submit your college applications with confidence.

Let’s get started.

Students have been accepted to the following schools, among others:

• Belmont Abbey College

• Beloit College

• Franciscan University

• Grove City College

• Hillsdale College

• Knox College

• Mercer University

• Meredith College

• New College Franklin

• North Carolina State University

• Saint Constantine College

• Texas A&M University

• Thomas More College

• Thomas Aquinas College

• UNC-Chapel Hill

• William and Mary