It’s Crunch Time.
Crunch Time Essays adds a new dimension to your application before the due date.
Understand Your Potential
You’re a leader even when you don’t feel like it. We can show you how to demonstrate that to college admissions counselors.
Improve Your Chances
We’ve helped clients gain admission to schools in tiers they had only hoped for.
Take Advantage Of A Bespoke Opportunity
We work with each client and their personal experiences and particular expertise. Nothing is mass produced.
WHAT WE DO
We work with our clients to develop and write personal essays and opinion pieces (essays published in the opinion section of news outlets) to add a new dimension of thought leadership to their applications for admission. These essays and written articles are tailored to the client’s experience and expertise, even if they’re teenagers.
Why We Do It
There’s a lot that isn’t under an applicant’s control. But there’s also a lot that is. Becoming a thought leader expands the “Notable Accomplishments” and “Resume” parts of the application which are still under the student’s control.
But it also adds to the “Student Brag Sheet” part of an application which is a Gray Area where most applicants don’t know how to impress admissions officers with something new. Crunch Time Essays helps you add something new in the Gray Area.
If an application due date is headed straight for you, there isn’t a lot of time to expand what’s been under your control…unless you work with Crunch Time Essays.
Who We Work With
We work with anyone applying to school. That means we work with young students applying to middle and high schools. We work with high school students looking to transfer. We work with high school seniors applying for college admission. We work with people in a gap year who are applying for college admission. We work with college students applying for transfer. We work with college seniors applying to graduate and professional schools. We work with graduate students who are applying for another degree. We work with people of any age who are headed back to college and/or graduate school. We work with anyone who wants to become a thought leader in a short period of time.
Who We Are
We are a group of veteran journalists who are experts at editing personal essays and opinion pieces. We also have special access to editors and an innate sense — as well as insider intel — of what they want in submissions they can publish quickly.
Testimonials
See what people have to say about us
Jeff F.
Student
Interviewer asked me about my op-ed.
He asked me how I thought to write it and where to send it. I never would have known I could do this without you.
Valerie D.
Parent
Other parents were congratulating me at graduation…
saying that Newsweek essay [my daughter] published was so impressive. You never really know the reach of these publications.
George B.
English Teacher
This is a type of writing I wish I had time to teach.
It transforms students when they see their ideas in print and having a real impact on others.
Leslie A.
Private College Admissions Advisor
I have to admit, it’s always fun to add that my client has published three op-eds on climate policy.
No other advisor can say that!
We’ve helped publish ESSAYS IN
We can do it all before your deadline. Even if you’re applying early.
Yes, we work fast and make the essays completely tailored to our client and their experiences and worldview.
How can I/my child/my advisee work with you?
Because this work is intensive and done by experts, we limit the number of clients every year.
Some spaces are still available but not many.
We encourage potential clients to contact us on the contact page and someone will be back to them shortly, within 24 hours.
We look forward to hearing from you and providing the assistance you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve already published essays. Can you help me?
If you’ve already published essays, that’s terrific. Publications in school newspapers are wonderful, too. But most young students haven’t published in mainstream media, not in the outlets that admissions counselors read regularly. The people evaluating your application may come across your name during their daily activities outside of work. So, to answer your question, yes! We can add to/improve any writing portfolio. And we do it quickly.
Isn’t this what I’m supposed to do in my college essay?
Sure, the college essay is a personal essay. And everyone who applies must write one. But everyone who applies won’t have the chance to show off their thought process fully unless they submit a thought leadership portfolio. Your work with us doesn’t get counted under the “essay” category on the application checkbox list (although we can help with that part if you’d like). We add a whole new checkbox for your application, one that indicates your capacity to lead.
What difference does thought leadership make on an application? Why?
A big one. Some applicants don’t have the bravery to explain their thought processes on what happens internally (thoughts and feelings) and externally (world events, news, developments in popular culture). When you work with us, it proves an independence that college admissions counselors must be convinced of to admit you.
As a senior, I’m busy with sports/activities/maintaining my GPA. Do I have time for this?
Absolutely yes. Our specialty is taking a minimum of a student’s time and taking care of the smaller tasks to let you do all you need to do — including enjoying your senior year.
How much does this cost?
We offer different packages depending on what clients need. We are always willing to work with clients on payment plans.
It’s still crunch time.
Let’s get started.