The College personal statement
led by Robert DeMars & Dr. Marissa Ericson
20+ year college admissions essay experts, readers, and editors
We've helped thousands of students to craft, edit, and polish their college common app personal statement, University of California (UC) four essays, and supplemental essays (individual long and short essays for each university)!
We are essay whisperers.
WHAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE TO SAY:
OUR 2- DAY ESSAY CLASS INCLUDES:
✔ 6 hours of in-class brainstorming, writing, and editing
✔ Taught by two college admissions readers, editors, and writers!
✔ Finish your 650-word Common App essay with expert mentorship and guidance
✔ Common and uncommon DOs and DON’T from application essay readers
✔ Capped at 6 students
Our program is expertly designed to amplify both a student’s story and writing ability.
By the end of the course, each student will have a submission-ready common app essay.
Robert and Marissa are writers, storytellers, college essay mentors, interviewers, and college app experts.
Your essay is a critical component of your application, especially in recent years.
We will help you craft a compelling narrative that showcases your unique experiences, strengths, and aspirations, ensuring that your voice resonates with the admissions committee and sets you apart from other candidates.
Meet your MENTORS
About Dr. Marissa
Robert received his Business degree from the University of Southern California. His experience with professors that became mentors motivated him to take on a similar role with his students - one that went beyond that of just an educator.
A scholar-athlete football player at USC, Robert earned the John Wayne Award, given to the player with the highest aspirations off the field - these aspirations have evolved into playing a pivotal role in his students’ journey to college and the catalyst to the rest of someone’s life.
Marissa received her Ph.D in Clinical Neuroscience from USC and BA from Cornell University. She focused her research on adolescent development, cognitive processes, learning, and, in recent years, stress and resilience, the effects of meditation and mindfulness on the brain, neurofeedback, and consciousness.
Marissa has 20+ years experience as a college essay coach, college app counselor, SAT/ACT mentor, test writer, application reviewer, college interviewer, & college and graduate essay editor. Her goal is to help all individuals create calm and resilience, transcending testing environments, and affecting all areas of life.
About Robert
COMMON APP POD
During this 2-day POD, you will finish with one final, polished personal statement. The POD experience is collaborative and highly interactive. We will brainstorm, discuss common and uncommon “do’s and dont’s”, walk through admission reader tips and strategies, and edit in real-time. You will learn from expert mentors, as well as your peers.
Our classes are capped at 6 students and we work with each person (breakout sessions with 3 students max and one-on-one time for each student) to develop your topic, outline, and draft.
✔️ Brainstorming
✔️ Editing
✔️ Writing
✔️ Polishing