College Essay Document Feedback
I will provide comprehensive feedback on your college essay to ensure that your essay is compelling and competitive!
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No student wants to read a comment that just says "Show don't tell." That kind of feedback is unclear & unhelpful.
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In my feedback, I explain why edits should be made, I provide examples of ways to re-phrase sentences, and I give prompting questions to help students dig deeper with their essay's themes.
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Within your document, feel free to include your main personal statement and shorter supplemental essays as well!
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Stop staring blankly at the same document, unsure of how to improve your draft. With my feedback, you'll feel guided and supported in writing an essay that truly stands out!
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Directions & What To Expect
1. Click the orange “Edit My Essay” button & input payment so that I receive your order.
2. Create a Google Document for your college essay if it is not already in a Google Document. Copy & Paste your essay into the document. It is helpful if you copy & paste the essay prompt(s) that you are intending to address in your essay.
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3. Share the document with me using the blue “Share” button on Google Documents
4.Share your essay with: oliviagundrum@illuminatedessays.com and please give EDIT access. I will not permanently edit or delete anything in the document. Edit access allows me to type additional notes and feedback at the bottom of the document.
5. Expect for your essay feedback to be complete in 3-5 business days.
6. Once I have finished adding feedback onto the document, I will email you using the email connected to the Google Document.
7. For additional edits, please purchase another Google Doc Edit. Feel free to email me or text me at (248) 629-0466 with additional questions!
If writing a decent essay was as easy as answering the prompt and having proper grammar, you could just edit your child’s essay yourself.
Students typically get hung up on the prompts because they are purposefully very generalized. It takes a skilled tutor to help them narrow their ideas down & be reflective.
Average Tutor
Student: I want to write my college essay about how much I loved cooking with my grandma when I was a kid! ​
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Tutor: Great! Can you tell me why you liked it so much?
Olivia Gundrum
Student: I want to write my college essay about how much I loved cooking with my grandma when I was a kid!
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Olivia: Great, that's an excellent topic!
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Here are some questions you can reflect on so that you can begin to form a theme for your entire essay:
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What qualities in your grandma do you admire? Do you think you share some of those qualities? How are you two alike and different?
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Do you think cooking is more of an art or a science? Why?
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What in your life would you be missing if you never had those moments with your grandma?
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Why is cooking important to your family? To your community? To the world?
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