Your College Application Tells a Story. Let’s Make Sure It Tells Yours.

A compelling college application is more than a collection of accomplishments and essays. It’s a cohesive narrative that helps admissions officers understand who you are, what matters to you, and how you’ve grown.

How do you bring your experiences, interests, activities, and writing together to create that picture?

It starts with understanding what makes you you.

At Essay with Ease, you’ll learn how to identify the defining threads of your experiences, develop them into a meaningful application narrative, and express that narrative through writing that is genuinely your own.

With a process-based approach to admissions writing, you won’t have to guess at the perfect topic or force your experiences into someone else’s formula. You’ll learn how to uncover what matters, find connections across your application, and write with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Whether you’re building your application from the ground up or refining your essays before submission, you can approach the process with a plan.

Founded by Christina Chady, a former admissions officer and admissions writing mentor with more than a decade of experience, Essay with Ease combines admissions insight with professional writing and editing expertise to help students tell a story that feels authentic, thoughtful, and cohesive.

Through guided courses, personalized application reviews, and one-on-one mentorship, you’ll develop the tools to bring your application narrative to life.

Your experiences are uniquely yours. Let’s bring them together.

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Craft a Memorable Application with Ease

Essay with Ease combines admissions expertise with writing knowledge for a generative, intuitive approach that fosters depth, substance, and versatility across applications. The Founder Christina seeks to make the process as streamlined and natural as possible to alleviate the stress that can come with admissions.

Find the option that’s right for you:

Writing Courses

Courses that teach students valuable frameworks and writing processes to brainstorm, write, and edit a refined, cohesive application.

Great for students who need some help with structure and idea-generation!

Application Reviews

Complete application review with feedback for refinement and admissions context for comprehensive understanding and implementation.

Ideal for students who want objective feedback to enhance their application before they submit!

1:1 Consulting

Bespoke private packages to establish profile narrative and work through writing. I only take 5-10 students at a time to ensure personalized attention.

Best for students who want more hands on guidance throughout application process or feel more overwhelmed.

Or not sure? Take the quiz to see which service is the best fit for you!

About Me

Hello! I’m Christina Chady, your Admissions Writing Guide.

I have worked in undergraduate admissions for over a decade. I started my career as an admissions officer for WashU (a Top 20 School), where I learned the intricate operations of a competitive admissions office. I later worked for multiple international admissions consulting groups in addition to private counseling. I’ve helped students gain admissions to universities such as Harvard, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Stanford, UChicago, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UMichigan, to name a few. In working 1:1 with students, I learned their most common questions and needs, and I have crafted my services in order to streamline the process.

I graduated from WashU with Honors, earning double majors in Anthropology and International & Area Studies with a minor in Photography. I also hold an MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics from Naropa University, where I was a Graduate Writing Fellow. I have always admired how people share their stories through text and image, which informs my work.

MY APPROACH

I help students make intentional decisions across their application that construct a cohesive, compelling narrative. To streamline the process, I’ve created structures inspired by what I’ve seen work for other students:

Profile Pillars™: A framework for identifying the themes, characteristics, and experiences that can help a student build a more coherent application narrative.

Narrative Growth Trajectory™: A way of helping students move beyond simply describing an experience and instead explore how their thinking, perspective, or identity developed.

Generative Writing Outline™: A process designed to help students discover and develop their writing rather than forcing them into a predetermined essay structure.

What is it like working with me?

Students, families, and colleagues have described my style as: empathetic, supportive, generative, collaborative

My pedagogical approach is student-centered and process-oriented. I meet them where they are and help them find agency within the complex admissions journey. I serve as an expert guide while empowering them to discover and articulate their voice and unique narrative so that admissions officers can get to know the person they are admitting to their campus community.

I am excited to share with you the synthesis of all that I know to help you with the writing sections of your college application. Let’s do this together!

Masterclass

I’ve streamlined all that I know about undergraduate admissions and compelling writing into Essay with Ease.

In this Masterclass, I share advice on best practices through the application cycle and what helps writing to stand out. Learn common mistakes that students make during their application journeys that set them back, and how you can avoid them in order to set yourself up for success. I’ll also walk you through my 4-Step Guide for Outstanding College Admissions Writing to organize and enhance your process.

Learn more about Essay with Ease’s unique Profile Pillars (TM), Narrative Growth Trajectory (TM), and Generative Writing Outline (TM) that can make your application journey successful and stress-free.

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