UC & Personal Statement Intensives
Write with
purpose
You've seen the invitation — here's what it actually looks like. A focused summer of small-group cohorts where rising seniors move from a blank page to an essay that's finished and unmistakably theirs.
F O R M A T
L E N G T H
Weekly live lectures
Small-Group
W H E N
4-5 Weeks
UC 5 wks ·
Personal Statement 4 wks
S E A T S
Summer 2026
July-Aug
First-come basis
Limited
Choose the level of support that fits.
Two intensives, each with two ways in — from live cohort intensives to fully guided one-on-one support. Seats are limited.
Live cohort intensives plus dedicated editing time on your essays.
- Full series of live cohort intensives
- Five 15-minute Asynchronous Essay Edits
- Guided homework between sessions
Everything in the cohort, plus weekly one-on-one strategy sessions.
- Full series of live cohort intensives
- Five 1-hour one-on-one sessions
- Personalized editing throughout
Live cohort intensives plus dedicated editing time on your statement.
- Four live cohort intensives
- Four 15-minute Asynchronous Essay Edits
- Guided homework between sessions
Everything in the cohort, plus weekly one-on-one strategy sessions.
- Four live cohort intensives
- Four 1-hour one-on-one sessions
- Personalized editing throughout
Prices are per student for the full intensive. Reach out about current openings and availability.
Meet Your Personal Statement Intensive Instructor: Zavier
Zavier studied Philosophy at Harvard, where he co-founded Project Access, a nonprofit pairing international students with college-application mentors. He loves helping students find their voice and shape standout college essays — flexing from perfecting a single sentence to mapping a whole draft, so every session feels clear, personal, and genuinely theirs.
Meet Your UC Intensive Instructor: Sidney
Sidney graduated from Yale with a degree in American Studies, focused on literature, the prison system, and legal political theory — sharpening her gifts for critical thinking, argumentation, and storytelling. Her superpower is empathy: chosen by the Dean as a First-Year Counselor, she mentored 11 students through the transition to college, and she meets each student where they are, building both real comprehension and deeper self-compassion along the way.
W H Y T H E S E C O H O R T S
Essays that resonate with readers —
and stay honest, personal, and your own.
Focused instruction on voice, structure & clarity
Every session sharpens how you say it — turning raw ideas into essays that read as confidently, honestly yours.
Small cohorts for meaningful feedback & growth
Intentionally limited groups mean real attention, real revision, and real momentum — not a worksheet handed back.
Essays that resonate with admissions readers
We coach toward writing that stands out for the right reasons — memorable to readers and true to who you are.
W H A T ‘ S I N C L U D E D
A guided arc from blank page to full draft — built around your story, not a template.
01
Meet the essays & Brainstorm
Get to know the prompts and what makes an essay work, then start mapping the stories worth telling — and book a one-on-one to talk them through.
03
Craft & Voice
Turn ideas into a clear, straightforward shape using frameworks you can reuse for every prompt, then begin drafting the essay that comes easiest.
04
Revise
Vary your stories, practice hooks and reflections, and learn to show rather than tell — so each essay stands out for the right reasons.
02
Outline & Structure
Tighten and refine across drafts — cutting, sharpening, and trusting the process until the writing is honest, specific, and finished.
*more polishing may be needed beyond the intensive