College Application Essays
Thank you so much for all the help on my essay, it made a huge difference (both in the essay and my stress levels)!
- S. B., high school senior
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Consultations can include:
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Options and Fees:
For more information or to reserve your space this application season, please email J. J.
- $100 - 90-minute consultation only, no follow-ups or check-ins
- $150 - 90-minute consultation
- check-ins by text
- up to 3 draft readings, feedback emailed or texted
- This package is the most popular option
- $500 - two 90-minute consultations
- check-ins by text
- unlimited draft readings and feedback
- Applicants in foster care qualify for FREE consultations
- Applicants who will be first-generation college students qualify for FREE consultations
- Scholarship fund: J. J. maintains a scholarship fund to offer a sliding scale for students with limited financial resources. These scholarships are funded by community donations. More information here.
For more information or to reserve your space this application season, please email J. J.
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J. J.'s qualifications:
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"I was fortunate to be able to hire J. J. to help my senior through her college application writing process....
"It’s the best money I have spent in a long time.
"J. J. is not there to ghost write. She did not attempt to change or polish my daughter’s voice. She did offer sympathy, encouragement, structure (due dates!), and excellent tips for the writing process itself. She then read drafts and provided feedback on structure and flow...."
- Amy B.
Durham, NC
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J. J.'s Resume:
Editor and Writing Coach, Freelance 2005 – present Provide coaching, developmental editing, and copyediting for manuscripts. Work with writers to develop ideas into an outline, table of contents, sample chapters. Assist with book proposals. Member of comprehensive writing critique group. Provide detailed feedback on plot, voice, characterization, dialogue, and copyediting. Structural Editor, Manuscripts, Inc. 2020 – present Provide structural editing for book-length manuscripts - fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. College and Scholarship Application Coach, Private Clients 2022 – present Provide coaching for college and scholarship application essays. Work with students to develop ideas into essay/s. Give feedback on drafts and revisions. Author 1993 – present Author of novels Believarexic, The Theory of Everything, This Girl is Different, Peachtree Publishers. Novels translated into six languages, for publication in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, South Korea, Spain, U.S.A., Uruguay. Honors for novels include: International Literature Association Young Adult Choices, Keystone State and Arizona Library Association Teen Choice Finalists, Indiana Library Federation Award Nominee, Books Save Lives Award Finalist, Society of School Librarians International Honor, Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Finalist (Spain), Cybil Award Finalist, Wilde Award Winner, Parent’s Choice Foundation Silver Medal, ALA Feminist Task Force Amelia Bloomer List, United Methodist Women’s Reading Program Selection, Prix Farniente Winner (Belgium). Nonfiction pieces have appeared in publications including Friends Journal, Indy, Urban Hiker, School Library Journal, Ithaca Times, The Herald-Sun, The Star-Gazette, Evening Sun, Coup de Tête. Education Master of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education 2001 summa cum laude Adolescent Risk and Prevention Bachelor of Arts, Binghamton University 1996 magna cum laude History and Women’s Studies |
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J. J. (she/her) is a compassionate, sympathetic, friendly, and experienced writer, editor, and coach.
Her particular joy is helping writers express themselves clearly in their own voices. Email J. J. now to reserve your space this application season! |