Two sessions with a working writer that turn "nothing has ever happened to me" into a story map with real options — before a single draft is due.
Almost every student says the same thing in week one: "I don’t have anything to write about." They’re always wrong. This intensive is the interview process on its own — for families who want a head start, or who aren’t ready to commit to a full package yet.
Every engagement: one dedicated writer start to submit, the no-AI guarantee in the contract, and the student writing every word.
A wide-ranging recorded conversation. No prompts, no pressure — just the questions a journalist would ask.
Your writer reviews the recording and pulls the moments a reader would lean into.
We pressure-test the strongest stories together and pick the angles.
A written document the family keeps — useful even if you never hire us again.
Prices are flat per engagement — never hourly. Unlimited revision rounds are included; the essay ships when it’s right.
Earlier than you think. Spring of junior year is ideal — the essay season starts calm instead of panicked. Sophomores are welcome too.
In hundreds of interviews, that has never once turned out to be true. Ordinary lives make the best essays; the skill is in the angle, and the angle is what we find.
In full, toward any package, no expiration within the application cycle. This intensive is how most of our full engagements begin.