Four Weeks to an Effective, Authentic Narrative Essay
Write a Winning CommonApp Essay – With Clarity, Confidence, and Your Voice
The CommonApp essay is one of the most critical parts of your college application. It’s your chance to move beyond grades and test scores—to tell your story, share your values, and show colleges who you are. But writing it can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? What should you say? How do you make it sound like you?
That’s where this course comes in.
LifeLaunchr’s CommonApp Essay Course gives you a clear, structured approach to writing a powerful, personal essay—without the stress or any of the mistakes students commonly make. Over four weeks, you’ll work through exercises to reflect on your experiences, find the right story to tell, and write an essay that’s authentic, thoughtful, and uniquely your
Here’s what the course includes:
- Self-reflection tools to help you discover what really matters to you
- Brainstorming strategies to turn ideas into meaningful stories
- A breakdown of the CommonApp prompts—so you know what colleges are trying to find out
- Guided writing and revision steps to take your draft from rough to polished
- Three 30-minute coaching sessions with an experienced essay coach
- Three rounds of expert written feedback once your draft is on the right track, focused on structure, voice, and impact
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In four weeks, you will:
- Discover your values, character strengths, and the most important things you want to communicate in your application.
- Identify your writing voice, so your essay sounds authentic and original.
- Understand the CommonApp essay prompts, so you can respond to the questions they ask.
- Brainstorm themes and stories that communicate those themes.
- Get expert help selecting a theme and the story that explores it so you can create a great first draft.
- Create your first draft focused on content.
- Receive feedback on openings, closings, and areas that need more detail.
- Revise and update your essay with expert help. Two full reviews of your essay are included in the course price.
Step-By-Step Overview
WEek One
- Do the self-discovery course (included in the price of this course).
- Find your writing voice.
- Understand the prompt.
- Brainstorm ideas.
- Meet with your counselor to get feedback and choose a theme and story for your essay.
Week TwO
- Choose and develop your theme.
- Free write.
- Create your first draft focused on content.
- Get detailed written feedback to add new details and answer questions.
Week Three
- Expand key detail areas.
- Review your openings and closings.
- Create your second draft.
- Meet with your counselor to get feedback on your second draft and review the content and structure.
Week Four
- Revise and update your essay.
- Create a third draft with content, structure, and flow.
- Get detailed written feedback from your counselor.
- Create your near-final draft.
- Get feedback on polish, grammar, and writing rules.
- Finalize your essay.
Expert Coaching
Three 30-Minute Consultations
The course includes three 30-minute consultations with your LifeLaunchr coach. The three sessions will help you to
- Discuss your self-discovery results and get started on your essay.
- Talk about your brainstorming ideas and select a theme to explore.
- Review your second draft and discuss content, structure, beginnings, endings, and polish.
Detailed Written Feedback
You’ll also get detailed written feedback on three other revisions. At every step, we will guide you step-by-step using a precise and detailed method that teaches you to write effectively in your authentic voice.
LIFELAUNCHR STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AT DOZENS OF TOP UNIVERSITIES
- Ivy+ Universities
- Private Universities
- Liberal Arts Colleges
- State Universities
- Engineering Colleges
- Pre-Med and Guaranteed Admission Medical Programs
- Direct-Admit and Other Nursing Programs
- Music, Theater, and Other Performing Arts programs
- Design and Visual Arts Programs
- International Universities in the U.K. and Canada
- Graduate Programs
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