Your college application journey just got easier!
Take a look at our free and budget-friendly products and services, designed to simplify writing college essays and demystify the college application process.
Our Featured Product
The Write Start's college essay guide
Getting Personal is a 20-page interactive guide that teaches students how to write a compelling Common App Personal Statement, a 650-word narrative essay required by more than 1,000 colleges.
This user-friendly and engaging PDF is designed to help you find your voice and writing style, figure out what your story is, and learn how to frame and shape that story into a strong college essay.
As you read and complete the exercises in the workbook, you will:
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Learn the various elements of an effective narrative essay, including dialogue, voice, scene-setting, and structure;
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Recognize common mistakes on admission essays and learn how to avoid them;
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Read and review successful college essays;
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Understand how to tackle a writing prompt, brainstorm ideas for essays, and organize and focus essays.
The Toolbox
Your all-in-one resource library to guide you through the college essay writing process.
Freebies
Quick-reference downloads to guide students through the college application process. No sign-up required. Includes:
7 College Essay Writing Hacks
How to Overcome Writer’s Block
6 College Essay Mistakes and How to Fix Them
How to Choose a Topic for the Common App Personal Statement
Signature Services
College Essay in a Day
The goal of this live class is to teach students how to approach the all-important Common App Personal Statement and write a first draft of the essay — all in a day!
Fee: $175 (includes all class materials, including our Getting Personal workbook, lunch and beverages).
Cos Cob event: Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Reading Room, 5 Suburban Avenue, Cos Cob, CT. Max 12 students. Scholarships are available.
Essay Rx
Essay Rx can help you polish and perfect your essay! Here's how it works: Send us a draft of your essay, and we'll review it and offer feedback regarding the topic, content, theme, tone, and grammar. You can use this service to evaluate the Common Application personal statement or the college-specific supplemental essays.
The Writers’ Room
Looking for answers to your college application questions? Students who have taken our College Essay in a Day workshop are invited to join a weekly Zoom meeting every Wednesday night for a troubleshooting session. One of our college admissions experts will answer questions, provide guidance, and steer you back on course if you are lost or stuck.
Is The Write Start right for me?
The Write Start is aimed at students who:
Want access to high-quality resources on a limited budget.
Realize that the college application process has gotten increasingly confusing and competitive, and need advice and support ASAP.
Seek step-by-step instructions on how to brainstorm essay topics and are unsure where to start or what to write about.
Are stumped by how to approach the essay and want to understand how to organize and focus essays.
Want to learn the various elements of an effective narrative essay and understand how to avoid common mistakes students make when writing essays.
