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Isaias was so generous, empathic, professional, consistent, and knowledgeable. I can’t emphasize how much I am satisfied with his work throughout this process. Susan was also amazing as my son’s couns... See more
It was extremely helpful and a great pleasure working with the whole CEG team and Morgan in particular as my son was applying to colleges for the next year. We all are so happy with the results!
This course is amazing but very lengthy with a bunch of unnecessary information. Id prefer if you just went straight to the point and explained some parts of the essay on a dumber level. Other than th... See more
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College Essay Guy Ethan Sawyer and his team of essay and application experts offer personal statement and college essay tips, guides, resources, one-on-one consulting, and webinars for students, parents and admissions counselors.
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Helpful course
Helpful course, if you’re getting started with you essays! It definitely helped me brainstorm and get started with mine.
Amazing!! 10/10 recommend!😊
I’m currently in my second semester of senior year and personally wasn’t able to afford a private college admission counselor, but Ethan’s videos definitely equated in quality!! Though he’s not there with you in person and dissecting your essays line by line, it’s almost as if he is. His videos make you seem as though you’re right next to him and the way he has curated his programs is absolutely seamless! From the worksheets to the step by step breakdown, he really pushed me through my every mental block. Even more, there is a Facebook group with other students following his videos in which you can find essay writing partners to look over each other’s essays and just keep each other on track and I loved that!! Ethan and his team really just truly care about you and you can tell from every email, every video, and every guide. They are there for you from start to finish, his team is so quick to respond to emails, and he really just made this whole process a lot less stressful for me. I would recommend him to anybody and everybody and don’t have one bad thing to say. He is simply and truly AMAZING.
Thank You
I really enjoy all of College Essay Guy's resources! They are so many great tools to use with my students and I find myself referring back to them often! I am already registered for Part 2 of CEG's next course and I am excited to keep learning so I can better help and guide my students during college application process!
All I can say is THANK YOU!!!
Very impressed
We are very impressed with the material. The material and the guidance truly helped my son in coming up with very good essays for this college application. Much appreciated for all the guidance, support and the material. You guys have reduced our stress and anxiety drastically.
Worth Every Penny But Intimidating
This course is amazing but very lengthy with a bunch of unnecessary information. Id prefer if you just went straight to the point and explained some parts of the essay on a dumber level. Other than that everything was perfect and this course will boost your acceptance chances through the roof!
Despite the lack of resources offered…
Despite the lack of resources offered at my school in Oman, CollegeEssayGuy allowed me to write some essays that I can be proud of. I'm certain that my uni prospects were greatly improved thanks to the College App course and the Personal Statement course. I've highly recommended it to all the grade 11s applying to the US in my school.
I have read similar books and taken…
I have read similar books and taken courses from other experts. But Ethan's book and courses are different. He explains clearly and does not provide irrelevant information like other authors that I read before. Ethan's materials helped me build my curriculum. Now my students benefit more from my classes.
great :)
Great! Provided really good guidance which helped me have an idea of how to approach college-essay writing.
Hi Ethan
Hi Ethan,
I work in an urban high school AVID program. We have used many of your resources in class such as the Wants and Needs exercise (we played your video too!). We also use the Values Exercise. Thank you for making these amazing resources available to the public.
I have taught the most engaging…
I have taught the most engaging essay-writing lessons ever! The book and electronic resources are comprehensive and easy to use.
Super helpful, tangible resources that absolutely add value to students.
I always find something useful from Ethan's resources and continue to add his tips to my toolbox. It is so helpful to have frameworks to use to work with students that I can then tweak as needed. Thank you so much!
The course is really good and provides…
The course is really good and provides specific details regarding reviewing essays. I love the practical skills that I am learning!
Incredibly transformed my application…
Incredibly transformed my application to present me in my best light!!! I’d recommend 100%!!!
Making Sense of the College Essay
It's easy to love the ideas and resources available to counselors from College Essay Guy. We may know how and what to write in a college essay, but sharing that information in a fluidly coherent way can be complicated when dealing with lots of students. College Essay Guy to the rescue! Ethan breaks it down in small bites for counselors and students and makes sense of the college essay in manageable ways.
It's been wonderful and I surely can…
It's been wonderful and I surely can work with a student much better now. I'm also much more confident, though I just completed my College Counseling Certificate Program with UCLA Extension.
Super helpful and informative course
Super helpful and informative course! I not only received personal advice, but the resources Ethan provides are invaluable. I have more confidence given the essential tools Nathan has provided to help my students with their personal statements.
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