Application Guidance
Admissions Insights
The admissions process can be complicated and intimidating. Understanding it will help the applicant feel confident, safe and free to express themselves fully.
Process
Process
- Provide clarity and insight into the admission reader's point of view, which will alleviate fear and replace anxiety with inspiration.
- Recommend where gaps can be addressed and strengths can be magnified.
- Identify additional opportunities where applicants can shine and stand out.
- Offer invaluable insights and tips into how to fully maximize each section of the application.
Application Assessment
An application should be holistic and integrated.
A successful application will present an undeniably clear picture of an applicant's personality and abilities, woven together so seemingly effortlessly that in its finality it absolutely hums.
If you are all lit up and jazzed about the power of your complete story, admissions readers will absolutely feel it. They'll feel your passion, purpose, pain and joy if you are bold enough to share it - the good, the bad, the ugly and your entire messy, imperfect, beautiful phoenix rising. The opposite is also true. If you're feeling lost and confused and don’t yet know how to share yourself and you create something for them, they'll know it and that's not the ask. The ask is to share your authentic story, and present the best version of you.
Process
A successful application will present an undeniably clear picture of an applicant's personality and abilities, woven together so seemingly effortlessly that in its finality it absolutely hums.
If you are all lit up and jazzed about the power of your complete story, admissions readers will absolutely feel it. They'll feel your passion, purpose, pain and joy if you are bold enough to share it - the good, the bad, the ugly and your entire messy, imperfect, beautiful phoenix rising. The opposite is also true. If you're feeling lost and confused and don’t yet know how to share yourself and you create something for them, they'll know it and that's not the ask. The ask is to share your authentic story, and present the best version of you.
Process
- Assessment of a candidate's entire application, seeing the totality of a person's experience, story and intention and how it comes across.
- Assessment of the holistic view of a candidacy within the context of thousands of other applications.
- Make recommendations on how to optimize application areas.
Personal Essays
The personal essay(s) is the centerpiece of the application and is the place where you get to tell your story. Many colleges and universities will request more than one of these.
The goal is to craft a powerful and captivating personal narrative that resonates throughout each personal statement, supplemental essay, extracurricular activities, resume, recommendation choices and additional information. Done well, this consistency throughout the application will crystalize your narrative.
Process
The goal is to craft a powerful and captivating personal narrative that resonates throughout each personal statement, supplemental essay, extracurricular activities, resume, recommendation choices and additional information. Done well, this consistency throughout the application will crystalize your narrative.
Process
- Demystify what's expected of a personal essay.
- Interview you and help you unearth your personal story if you're not yet certain.
- Guide you to identify personal truths.
- Reassure and support you in your quest to express your authentic self.
- Editing and proofreading.
