ESSAY TUTORING
Produce an admissions essay that best reflects your personality and stands out from the rest.
From brainstorming ideas to final polishing, JBG tutors work with students to produce an essay that best reflects their personality. Our tutors understand what makes an essay jump out to admissions officers. They will be encouraging and creative as they help your student produce an essay they are proud of.
In addition, tutors can assist your student with resume work and supplemental essays, ensuring that the application is complete and best reflects the student’s strengths.
Our process is designed to encourage and guide students as they develop well-crafted written statements.
The Process
From brainstorming ideas to final polishing, JBG tutors work with students to produce an essay that best reflects their personality.
Our process is designed to guide students as they develop well-crafted written statements.
Identify Key Attributes
Brainstorm Impactful Events/Moments
Outline Essay Ideas
Select and Draft Essay
Finalize Essay
Editing
Once written portions of the applications are complete, a final editor reviews the text for grammar and content before the student submits to schools.
A line-edit and clean copy will be provided for review.
2021-2022 Common Application Essay Prompts
Below are the Common App personal essay prompts for 2021-2022.
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it.
If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success.
Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea.
What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way.
How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time.
Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Share an essay on any topic of your choice.
It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
Credit: commonapp.org