College consulting & essay coaching
We help you find the right colleges, write essays that sound like you, and make sense of the application process.
Our services
Get help with a single essay, your college list or the full application process.
We help you choose a personal statement topic, structure your essay and revise each draft. For supplemental essays, we work through what each college is asking and help you develop a specific response. You do the writing; we explain our edits so you know what to work on next.
How it works
We discuss your goals, deadlines and what needs attention. Then we agree on the scope, fee and schedule.
We set priorities for each session and give you specific feedback on your research, essays and application responses.
We review your essays, activity descriptions and supplemental responses together, checking details against each college’s requirements.
Pricing
Focused help or a longer plan.
All prices are in USD.
By the hour
$225 / hour
Essay feedback, application strategy, college planning and interview preparation.$150 / hour
One-to-one support with coursework, writing, math and standardized tests.Focused packages
$750 one-time package
For students deciding where to apply and how to organize the process.
$1,250 one-time package
Focused support on one personal statement of up to 650 words.
$4,500 one application cycle
A coordinated plan for applications to up to 6 colleges.
Package hours cover the work listed above, including preparation and review between sessions. We agree on priorities before starting and keep you informed of time used. Additional coaching or review is $225 per hour, only with your approval. Tutoring is billed separately at $150 per hour.
Packages apply to one student and one application cycle. School application and testing fees are not included. Students write and submit their own applications.
A complimentary 20-minute introductory call helps us choose the right scope for you.
Request an introductory callOur approach
Our founder, Bence, graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Russian literature. It is good training for close reading, and it puts a 650-word limit in perspective.
We ask precise questions and give feedback you can use. “Go deeper” is not much help on its own. We help you work out what to say, where to say it, and when a sentence has done enough.
Several of our counselors worked in university admissions offices as undergraduates. That experience informs how we help students research colleges, ask useful questions and prepare their applications.
Meet the teamStudent admissions
Our students have earned admission to Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia and a range of state universities. We help each student build a college list around their interests, goals and circumstances.
Students & parents
“I’d rewritten my opening paragraph about twenty times. Working together helped me figure out what the essay was actually about, and the finished version still sounded like me.”
“Our daughter had plenty of ideas but struggled to put them on paper. Having someone patient who asked good questions made a huge difference. She started looking forward to the sessions.”
“The feedback was specific enough that I knew what to do next. I could ask questions, try something that didn’t work, and keep going without feeling embarrassed about a rough draft.”
“Having a clear plan took a lot of tension out of the process. Our son knew what he needed to work on each week, and we could stop making every dinner conversation about college.”
Before we begin
Your next step
Or your college list. Or the question you have been putting off.
Tell us what you’re working on and when it’s due. We’ll take it from there.