November 1 Application Rescue
Focused support for seniors finishing one priority application for a November 1, 2026 deadline. Choose a path based on whether you already have a draft or need Common App essay development.
Find the essay only you could write.
Since 2012, I’ve helped students navigate college applications and develop essays in their own voices. I combine admissions guidance with hands-on writing instruction, from first brainstorming through revision.
Award-winning admissions consultant
Former university instructor
Yale PhD · MFA in Creative Writing
College advising since 2012
The student remains the writer.
ChatGPT can generate sentences. My coaching begins with the student’s actual experiences: finding details worth exploring, choosing an honest direction, and deciding what they want an admissions reader to understand.
Through guided brainstorming, writing instruction, and individual feedback, I help students shape their material into clear, compelling essays. They make the choices, do the writing, and own the final application.
In my Common App Essay Intensive, that process includes two live meetings over one week, 2–3 hours each, with drafting between sessions, a workshop, and one post-workshop revision from me.
Support that meets the moment.
Some students need a clear plan for the whole season. Others need a focused review of a few essays or an upcoming deadline. We’ll identify the right scope before work begins.
Essay coaching
Guided brainstorming and revision for personal statements and supplemental essays, with the student’s voice at the center.
Ongoing application advising
Support across the season with college lists, application strategy, activity descriptions, interview preparation, timelines, and follow-through.
Book a free 30-minute consultation.
Choose a time that works for your family. We’ll discuss the student’s goals, current drafts, deadlines, and what kind of support would be useful.
A thoughtful revision, on your timeline.
Send one essay draft for an asynchronous written revision and feedback. The student’s ideas and authorship remain at the center of the work.
- Standard: returned within three days
- 48-hour return: add $50
- 24-hour return: add $100
- 12-hour return: add $200
- Price: $0.16 per word
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2026-27 Price List
Choose a focused essay service or support for one or more applications. Each package describes a defined amount of work so students and families can choose the level of guidance that fits.
Start with a conversation
Free Consultation
Free · 30 minutes
A first conversation about the student’s goals, deadlines, and what kind of support would help.
Essay services
Asynchronous Essay Revision
$0.16/word
One essay returned with an asynchronous written revision and feedback. Three-day standard return; 48-hour return for $50 extra, 24-hour return for $100 extra, or 12-hour return for $200 extra. Secure submission and checkout are not available yet.
Single-Pass Essay Review
$99
One essay and one written feedback pass that identifies revision priorities. The student makes the changes.
Essay Coaching
$399
One essay with unlimited revisions.
Common App Essay Intensive
$1,500
Two 2–3-hour live meetings over one week. We brainstorm in the first meeting; the student drafts between meetings; then we workshop the draft. Includes one post-workshop revision by Jake.
Application packages
One-Application Review
$750
One school; one written feedback round covering up to 2,000 total words of application writing; one 60-minute meeting.
One-Application Coaching
$1,750
One school; up to 2,000 total words of application writing; three written feedback rounds; three 60-minute meetings.
Multi-School Advising
$5,500 · up to 9 schools
Up to 6,000 total words of application writing; two written feedback rounds; five 60-minute meetings. Designed for students who already have a school list.
Full-Season Advising
$8,500 · up to 15 schools
Up to 10,000 total words of application writing; two written feedback rounds; ten 60-minute meetings. Includes school-list strategy, timeline, activities review, essay support, and final application review.
Unlimited Advising
$11,500 · one application season
No school or essay word-count cap; unlimited essay feedback and revisions; meetings scheduled as needed during the season.
Live Advising
$200/hour
Individual meetings for application questions, planning, or additional support.
How package scope works
- A shared essay counts once toward the package word limit, even when submitted to more than one school.
- Each written feedback round covers one submitted draft or batch; resubmitted work uses the next round.
- The Common App Essay Intensive can be included in a larger package without a second charge.
- Actual needs may vary by school, writing volume, and timeline. We’ll confirm the scope before work begins.
A clear process from first conversation to final review.
The first conversation is about fit, deadlines, and what would make this process more manageable for the student and family.
Book a free consultation →Understand the situation
We review the student’s goals, current work, upcoming deadlines, and the kind of support that would be useful.
Set a focused plan
We agree on priorities, responsibilities, communication, and a scope that fits the time available.
Work, review, revise
The student develops the ideas and drafts. I provide questions, feedback, and practical next steps.
Serious about the work. Human about the student.
I’m Jake D. Sauls, a college advisor, writing coach, and former university instructor. I’ve advised students since 2012 through CollegeVine, IvyMind, and my own practice. My work brings admissions perspective together with direct writing instruction.
I hold a PhD from Yale University and an MFA in Creative Writing. I’ve worked with students from different educational backgrounds and across a range of goals, including selective U.S. colleges and international applications.
Students come to me for guided brainstorming, clear strategy, close feedback, and steady support through revision. They make the decisions and remain the authors of their applications.
Jake D. Sauls
Tell me what’s ahead. We’ll find the next useful step.
Share the student’s grade, upcoming deadlines, and what kind of help you’re looking for. I’ll respond with a clear next step.
Book a free consultation