Guidance on the Common App Platform Elements and/or the Common App Personal Statement and Supplemental Essays
Appropriate for 12th Grade Students

The college application process can be overwhelming. G2C has partnered with expert essay coaches to provide several package options to accommodate each student's individual goals.
 

Common App Platform Elements Guidance

This service is ideal for students who would like assistance with managing timelines and deadlines, and with completing the Common App platform elements accurately.

Included in this service:

• Assistance with non-essay-related Common App elements for up to 20 colleges

• A series of virtual meetings divided into multiple steps with the student (the first of which parents are welcome to attend) to prioritize and assign tasks, review prior tasks for completion and accuracy, discuss deadlines, and provide expert guidance on prioritization and wordsmithing of Activities list

• Review of student's college list for appropriate balance; the College Search and Selection package can be added if more comprehensive assistance is needed

• Provide list of supplemental essay prompts and discuss timeline for completion; essay coaching services can be added if student desires assistance with essay development

• Final review of data entered in Common App tab of the Common App platform for accuracy and content

• Includes Google Drive folder with proprietary Activities/Honors/Testing tracking spreadsheet and helpful information and tips on a variety of college planning topics

• Includes interactive CustomCollegePlan portal for parents and students with extensive college information, task management, and application tracking features

Includes approximately 6 hours of meeting time with Kate Pedigo.



Common App Essay Coaching

This service is ideal for students who would like comprehensive guidance in the completion of the main Common App essay.

Included in this service:

• Assistance with essay topic brainstorming and selection

• Guidance on development of introspective, revealing content that showcases the student’s unique qualities

• Emphasis on the student’s genuine voice 

• Coaching and editing suggestions throughout each step of the essay development process 

• Proofreading of final draft for grammar, punctuation, etc.

• Guidance on Additional Info Section if warranted (does not apply to most students) 

• Includes Google Drive folder with proprietary Activities/Honors/Testing tracking spreadsheet and helpful information and tips on a variety of college planning topics

• Includes interactive CustomCollegePlan portal for parents and students with extensive college information, task management, and application tracking features

Includes a minimum of five virtual meetings with your essay coach and multiple rounds of online feedback and editing suggestions. Typical duration: 6-8 weeks




Supplemental Essay Coaching

Students who purchase a Common App Essay Coaching package may request comprehensive essay coaching with their dedicated coach for any supplemental essay at a per essay rate.

Services for specialty essays, such as BS/MD, Michigan Ross portfolio, and University of California PIQs will be priced individually based on the student's needs.




Express Essay Coaching

This option is ideal for students who would like to complete college essays on their own, but would like one hour of high-level, in-person coaching.

Included in this service:

• One meeting for one hour with Kate Pedigo

• Student may bring all essay-related questions to their meeting (topic choice, content and structure questions, high-level edit requests)

• Focus can be on one essay or multiple essays (which can be sent to coach in advance)

Includes one hour of essay coaching with Kate Pedigo. Multiple hours may not be purchased. Students interested in more comprehensive coaching should consider one of our other service options.