An Out-of-the-Ordinary College Essay Coach / Consultant / Tutor: My unique, innovative, highly personal approach helps students applying to  Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown & other top colleges, medical & law schools ~ My background: bestselling novelist, essayist, editor & former PRINCETON writing profESSOR

An Out-of-the-Ordinary College Essay Coach / Consultant / Tutor: My unique, innovative, highly personal approach helps students applying to Harvard, Yale, MIT, Brown & other top colleges, medical & law schools ~ My background: bestselling novelist, essayist, editor & former PRINCETON writing profESSOR

WRITE YOUR BEST PERSONAL STATEMENTS, COMMON APP ESSAYS & SUPPLEMENTS. "I am gobsmacked by your talent." ~ A NY MOM ~

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Want All the College Application Essays in One Doc?

August 12, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 32

Shoot me an email and I’ll send you a Word Doc with the Common App prompts, the Coalition, U California, U Texas, MIT, and about […]

2020-21 University of Chicago Supplemental Essay Prompts & How to Approach Them

July 9, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 10

“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt didn’t really say that, at least in public — as far as […]

2020-21 Yale Supplemental Essay Prompts:

June 19, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 29

Interesting minds. That’s what Yale is looking for with their unusual essay prompts. Yale’s many short answer questions are in addition to the — choose […]

New/Old Testimonials: How I Coach Personal Statements for College & Medical School Applications

May 25, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 32

Reading a new testimonial and one sent to me five years ago that I somehow forgot to post (how did that happen?!), I have been […]

Early decisions from Don’t Sweat the Essay!

January 4, 2020 Elizabeth Benedict 31

The students I worked with this past summer and fall have heard all kinds of good news in the last few weeks. They’ve been accepted […]

Did College App Essays Get My Clients into These Colleges EA/ED?

December 19, 2017 Elizabeth Benedict 20

T.S. Eliot writes that April is the cruelest month, but December – if you’re a high school senior – might be a close second. Amidst […]

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