Application Review
Your application is more than a collection of individual sections. It’s the story an admissions officer encounters when they read it as a whole.
The Application Reviews provide thoughtful, strategic feedback to help you make meaningful edits before you submit.
Individual sections: Receive careful review to ensure that each component is as informative and refined as possible. Expect feedback on: content, organization, presentation, line edits, legibility, and optimizing each section
Application as a whole: Assesses how all components work together to craft a coherent, compelling application to admissions officers. Expect feedback on: overall application narrative and cohesion, how to use sections to consistently present new information and construct a dynamic profile, advice for majors/future plans that align with accomplishments, and presenting any gaps or opportunities to further enhance application
Founder Christina Chady will provide all feedback after reviewing like an admissions officer. With her combined work in admissions for over a decade as an admissions officer and counselor, in addition to her experience with writing with her MFA, teaching, and publishing, your application will have thorough, thoughtful feedback.
What to expect:
Christina will review each section of the application per selected package. You’ll receive a detailed review document outlining what is working, what could be strengthened, and specific action items for each section included in your package. An audio option is also available.
Your application remains your own.
Christina won’t rewrite your application or make changes directly to your documents. Instead, she’ll give you the context, reasoning, and action items you need to make thoughtful decisions and strengthen your application in your own voice.
Core Application Review
+ This includes all information from the core Common App (or Coalition App), including Profile, Education, Education, Testing, Future Plans, Honors, Activity List, Personal Statement, Additional Information.
+ (Optional) Transcript and list of letter of recommendation writers (not the letters themselves).
+ This option is best to ensure that materials that go out to all universities has professional insights for strengthening an application.
Core + 1 School Review
+ This option includes everything from Core and introduces a school’s Supplemental Section.
+ You may provide the school’s full supplemental section, which will include questions on major, short responses, and essays.
+ If a school has multiple supplemental essays, this will include all required essays.
+ This will not include separate scholarship essays.
+ This option is best for a more thorough review, especially for a top choice or dream school.
Core + 2 School Review
+ This option includes everything from Core and introduces 2 schools’ Supplemental Sections.
+ If a school has multiple supplemental essays, this will include all required essays.
+ This will not include separate scholarship essays.
+ This option is best for a more thorough review across schools, especially for top choices or dream schools.
Core + 3 School Review
+ This option includes everything from Core and introduces 2 schools’ Supplemental Sections.
+ If a school has multiple supplemental essays, this will include all required essays.
+ This will not include separate scholarship essays.
+ This option is best for a more thorough review across schools, especially for top choices or dream schools. You will gain the most insight across the most applications and essay-types.
What will be required:
To conduct a review, all materials must be present at the time of purchase. Please see the corresponding Application Review you desire for the exact materials that are required per package. If materials are not all present, the review will be conducted with that is provided; it will not be redone.
Ways to submit: If materials are already in the Common App, hitting preview and saving as 1 PDF will be the most streamlined and accurate method for review. This will be how admissions officers will see your application in the future. You can do this option for the Core and Schools in their respective sections within the Common App.
You can also submit information in a separate document: PDF, Word Doc, or Excel if the Common App option is not working. Please be mindful of how it is organized so that the review can be thorough and precise.
Please note, that depending on demand, Christina may offer Application Reviews in waves per week. This is to ensure that everyone receives their feedback within the 3-5 day timeframe without a backlog. Get yours in early to avoid any delay!
Expedited reviews will be available before deadlines at a Premium (1-3 day turn around).
Have questions before you get started?
If you’re not sure which review is right for you or you’d like to talk through your situation first, you’re welcome to schedule a brief consultation with Christina. Reach out to her to learn more!