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College Application Essays

Looking to improve your college application essays? We've designed different programs for all your unique needs and will help you ace your application.

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Call us to book your college essay program (908) 917-5274

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Ace your college application essay with Arianna

Arianna Astuni, owner and CEO of IES Test Prep, has been helping students with College Application Essays for over 20 years. Over her career, Arianna has helped thousands of students gain acceptance into IVY league and medical schools, both nationally and internationally.

 

She has helped students overcome weak transcripts and test scores with amazing application submissions and important interview skills.

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Arianna specializes in Ivy League applications, Medical applications, Engineering and dual majors. She also has experience with every type of student in various capacities, including Art portfolios and Marketing Programs.

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See below to explore which program is right for you:

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Full Program (3-4 Months)

Price: $6,000

September (August) - January (December)

Includes

  • Two 1-hour Zoom brainstorming sessions (1 initial and 1 halfway)

  • One Zoom meeting for interview preparation (Additional Zoom/meetings or phone calls as needed // 24-hour text availability)

  • Resume building and editing (advice and research on internships if needed)

  • How to get/write a Letter of Recommendation (form letters)

  •  All application essays (Up to 10-15 colleges)

  •  Interview Preparation (admissions and alumni interviews)

Who is best suited for the Full Program?

  • Anyone applying to more than one major /academic focus/ or schools within one school (this will require double the essay work)

  • Anyone applying to more than 8 schools.

  • Anyone who needs discipline to write essays and stay on deadlines.

  • Anyone who does not know how to reuse an essay for various schools.

  • Anyone who needs help brainstorming creative ideas for essays.

  • Anyone who needs their essay to enhance a weak transcript.

  • Anyone with a weak resume or extracurriculars.

  • Anyone applying to schools that do not use Common App essay.

  • Anyone planning to do College Interviews.

Things to Note:

  • As the program progresses, we will be working on more than one essay at a time. The speed and turnaround will depend on how well the student incorporates edits and how quickly they return edits for reassessment.

  • All communication about essays is done via google drive. 

  • For every essay written, there will be a back-and-forth editing process of a MINIMUM of 3 -5 edits. 

To book or learn more, call us at (908) 917-5274

2 Month Program (2-3 Months)

Price: $4,000

Interview prep is not included (but can be for an extra fee.)

Includes

  • One 1-hour Zoom session (1 initial and 1 brief meeting available, if needed)

  • Resume building and editing (advice and research on internships if needed)

  • How to get/write a Letter of Recommendation (form letters)

  • Common App applications (Includes all essays on the application for up to 5-6 colleges)

Who is best suited for this Program?

  • Anyone who can not start essay edits until October or November.

  • Anyone applying to only 5-6 Common App schools.  

  • Anyone who is capable of doing the first draft of any essay by themselves.

Things to Note:

  • As the program progresses, we will be working on more than one essay at a time. The speed and turnaround will depend on how well the student incorporates edits and how quickly they return edits for reassessment.

  • All communication about essays is done via google drive. 

  • For every essay written, there will be a back-and-forth editing process of a MINIMUM of 3 -5 edits. 

To book or learn more, call us at (908) 917-5274

1 Month Program (1 Month)

Price: $2,000 - $4,000

Price depends on the number of schools

Includes

  • Work on any essays that can be edited and completed within a one-month time limit.

  • Zoom meeting is only done by request if the student has questions about essay edits.

  • Resume editing

Who is best suited for this program?

  • Anyone applying to early decision or early action.

  • Anyone who writes and edits quickly.

  • Anyone who can use edited essays and apply the base to different essay questions on different applications.

  • Anyone applying to only a few schools or needs edits/help on only a few essays.

  • This student will have all the essays written and will simply need editing services.

  • There will be minimum back-and-forth communication.

To book or learn more, call us at (908) 917-5274

Hourly

Price: $350/hr

For work on one essay or a group of short essays in a one-hour time slot. 

Includes

  • Essay editing for 1 long essay or 5 short essays

Who is best suited for this Program?

  • Anyone applying to one school for early decision.

  • Anyone who only needs help with a few already written essays. 

Things to Note:

  • We suggest booking two hours per 1 long essay or 5 short essays.

  • A back-and-forth edit/discussion will be required.

  • The teacher will communicate via Google Docs.

  • No zoom meetings

To book or learn more, call us at (908) 917-5274

Interview Prep

Price: $600

Includes 3 Zoom sessions for a minimum of 3 hours.

Includes

  • Interview preparation Q & A (students will be given all interview questions that may arise)

  • Practice diction and delivery with the teacher.

  • Mock interviews via Zoom.

Who is best suited for this Program?

  • Anyone who needs help and wants practice for college interviews.

To book or learn more, call us at (908) 917-5274

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