“Thank you so much for this wonderful seminar! Our daughter has really benefited from your thorough review of and comments about her work, and I really appreciate the prodigious amount of work you put into making this a rewarding seminar for all levels of students.”
Parent, Lick-Wilmerding High School
Admission Essay Seminar
With eight hours of live instruction and ongoing feedback included, the High School Admission Essay Seminar is our most popular choice for students applying to high school.
This purpose-built, intensive writing seminar will enable students to brainstorm, draft, and revise their admission essays into polished work ready for submission. In each of the four sessions, students will read and discuss mentor texts, implement personal narrative writing strategies, and complete individualized work plans based on actual application prompts. Receiving professional editing in the form of one-on-one conferencing and written feedback, students will emerge from the seminar proud of writing stories only they can tell. Enrollment is limited to nine students.
This comprehensive service includes:
Eight hours of live instruction with our founder (four two-hour seminar sessions)
Seven hours of individualized document review with our founder ($2,030 worth of tutoring!). One 60-minute document review session after each seminar session, plus three additional document review sessions following the conclusion of the seminar, ensure students receive consistent editing support throughout the fall.
Access to four targeted personal narrative writing lessons
Supervised and scaffolded drafting time with private conferences during each session
Individualized assignments and seven rounds of personalized written feedback
Additional tutoring sessions (video and/or document review) at fully discounted rates
To enroll in the High School Admission Essay Seminar, please complete your purchase below.
Eligibility: Rising 8th graders (middle school class of 2025)
Scheduling: Weekdays in summer 2024 and Sundays in fall 2024
Location: All sessions are online (live video call via Zoom)
“Thanks for all of your help with my son’s essays—you really helped him tap into things he would have had trouble coming up with on his own, and that my husband and I would have had trouble helping pull out of him.”
Parent, The Branson School
One-on-one Tutoring
Best for those who need help with liftoff or a boost to the finish line, the High School Admission Essay Tutoring Package is an efficient solution for both reluctant and eager writers—and everyone in between.
This service includes 8 or 16 one-on-one sessions, each lasting 60 minutes. All sessions take place online (live video calls via Zoom). To purchase a High School Admission Essay Tutoring Package, please follow these three steps:
Select package option: Read more about our tutors here and select the Associate or Founder option below.
Schedule sessions: After reviewing our real-time availability here, reserve 8 or 16 sessions for your child.
Submit payment: Complete your purchase below.
All tutoring packages are subject to published availability. All tutoring package tuition is non-refundable, though Active Voice Writing will honor a 100% credit toward future tutoring services. All tutoring packages expire one year after the date of purchase. All tutoring packages are transferable between family members, apply across all Active Voice Writing services, and transfer across tutors (meaning each level of discounted pricing applies at the respective associate or founder rate).