In 2024, written essays are more crucial to college applications than ever before. With application volume rising, acceptance rates falling, the 2023 repeal of affirmative action, and the increasingly optional status of standardized test scores, admissions committees are relying more heavily on written responses to evaluate submissions. 

While the writing requirement can be overwhelming, it provides a promising opportunity for students to convey who they really are in the strongest possible way. Skylight specializes in partnering with students to help them produce excellent, original writing that conveys their most impressive and authentic selves. Whether or not they get in is, unfortunately, dependent on factors beyond the writing alone, but we can ensure that the written material is an asset to the application.

Skylight Writing packages provide a comprehensive tutoring curriculum based on college writing pedagogy and the latest guidelines for college admissions. Our curriculum will help you:

• Generate meaningful essay topics

• Outline and structure your essay

• Write a first, second, and third draft 

• Write school-specific supplemental essays

• Prepare for the demands of college-level writing

Tutoring Packages:

• Bases Covered: Personal Statement: The essential guide to writing a personal statement for the Common App, from topic discovery to second draft. (5 sessions)

• Bases Covered: Supplemental Essays: Breaking down these sneaky, yet crucial, school-specific questions one by one. (3 sessions)

• Digging Deeper: Personal Statement: A full escort through the writing process, from topic discovery to polished third draft. (7 sessions)

• Digging Deeper: Supplemental Essays: Extra support through supplemental writing requirements, idea for students applying to 10+ schools. (4 sessions)

• Full Spectrum: Personal Statement + Supplemental Essays: The best of the Digging Deeper series in one enhanced course designed to work through all application writing. (11 sessions.)