College Essay Guy Reviews 98

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4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My son was perfectly matched with his essay coach, Mahika. The two collaborated wonderfully, and her guidance made a real difference. Thanks to their partnership, my son was accepted into his top-choi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

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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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Helpful course

Helpful course, if you’re getting started with you essays! It definitely helped me brainstorm and get started with mine.

24 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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!!!

24 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

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!

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great :)

Great! Provided really good guidance which helped me have an idea of how to approach college-essay writing.

24 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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.

24 March 2020
Unprompted review
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