One-on-One College Admissions and Essay Coaching

Personalized college essay writing help for students who want clear, honest guidance — not templates, edits behind the scenes, or packaged advice.

Our one-on-one college essay coaching starts earlier than most.

Instead of beginning with drafting, we help you identify which parts of your experience are worth focusing on — and which ones aren’t. You’ll develop:

Every session is live, collaborative, and focused on helping you understand your own material — not just making the writing sound smoother.

Who One-on-One College Essay Help Is For

Students writing a Common App essay who want to understand what’s missing in their ideas, not just polish language or fix sentences.

Students applying to selective colleges who need help clarifying what actually matters in their story before drafting or revising.

Students who want live, ethical college essay coaching — real conversation and guidance, not edits made behind the scenes without their involvement.

What Makes Our One-on-One College Essay Coaching Different

Total honesty: if your essay isn’t working, your college admissions coach will tell you directly.

All work is live: no mysterious edits will appear on your documents when you’re not present.

Work only with us: no passing off of work to junior employees.

Our qualifications: your college essay coach will be a published author with a PhD from a top school.

No expensive packages: pay only for what you need.

Our Approach to Pricing and Support

We designed Real College Essays around a simple idea: students deserve honest, human support without gimmicks or upsells. Every session is live, collaborative, and centered on helping students develop a clear, grounded essay—not pushing them through a template or editing behind the scenes.

Our tutors set straightforward hourly rates based on their experience as published authors and PhDs. We don’t bundle students into expensive packages or lock them into more hours than they need. You pay only for meaningful work done together, in real time, with a college admissions coach who knows how to guide the writing process thoughtfully and ethically.

This transparent model helps families understand exactly what they’re receiving: individualized attention, clear guidance, and writing support rooted in expertise rather than sales tactics.

SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION

If you’d like to schedule a free consultation, fill out the form below and we’ll follow up within one business day.

Ben Urwand, founder of Real College Essays, smiling confidently in a professional setting, reflecting his extensive experience in academic writing and college admissions coaching.

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