Personal Statement and Application Review for College, Graduate School, and Professional School Applications
The application essay often represents the greatest opportunity in the admissions process for a candidate to express their unique assets. Where permitted, Advantage Testing offers a comprehensive application writing program that enables students to express themselves with confidence, character, and creativity.
Essay Development
The tutor works closely with the student to identify fresh ways of conveying their message using personal and original language true to their own voices. The essay review program consists of the following:
- Brainstorming and outlining the essay
- Presentation of overarching principles
- Determining a theme
- Building sound structure
- Achieving clarity
- Developing a narrative voice
- Thorough review and commentary of the multiple drafts
Individualized Focus
We help the student understand which skills and experiences are most relevant to their application. In particular, law, business, and medical school programs have distinct emphases, priorities, and criteria.
Lasting Results
All our work aims to cultivate useful, enduring skills in the student. By learning to write carefully constructed essays, the student enhances their general writing skills and gains an appreciation for the craft of writing. The application essay is a particularly effective means of instilling writing lessons because the student is so deeply invested in the impact of their prose.