Test scores, academic courses and GPA provide a quantitative picture of a student, but the Common App Essay gives admissions teams a better sense of what makes you, you.
It’s important to tell your unique story.
Crafting a compelling college essay matters. We can help.
The Common App Essay helps college admissions committees get to know you.
Writing A Great Common App Essay
Flying Colors offers effective solutions to help your student craft a distinctive Common App Essay, allowing their best story to be told.
- Science proves that crafting a story-based essay can help high school seniors stand out and create a lasting impression. Our process gives seniors concrete, tactical guidance on how to turn anecdotes and experiences into a meaningful story for their essay.
- Using examples from stories students know and love, we identify the core elements that make a Common App Essay compelling. Students then practice applying those elements as a framework to craft their own essay.
- Each student will brainstorm, write, review, and finalize their own Common App essay. The goal: a winning essay that integrates thoughtful insights about their life and demonstrates their ability to express themselves specifically and effectively.
“Thank you again for helping our son with his college application essays. He just shared his revised essay with me, and I was blown away! I can tell my son feels much more in control and less anxious because of your coaching.”
Parent, The Blake School
Did You Know?
More than 800 colleges and universities across the country – public, private, large, small, secular, and religious – use the Common App Essay every year.
To learn more about the Common App Essay click here.
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