College Essay Guy
Work With Ethan Sawyer & Our Senior Essay Specialists
Work directly with Ethan Sawyer alongside one of our most experienced Senior Essay Specialists to craft essays that are personal, strategic, and undeniably yours.
Why Work with Ethan and Our Senior Essay Specialist Team?
Deep Expertise & Experience
You’ll be working with our most experienced essay specialists.
Insight & Guidance from Ethan
You’ll be getting direct feedback from the most respected voice in college admissions essay writing.
Admissions Review™
You’ll get our Admissions Review™, our deepest level of comprehensive admissions review.
Who it’s for
Families Seeking the Highest Level of Mentorship
This experience is designed for families who want Ethan Sawyer directly involved in their student’s essay process — from big-picture strategy through final review — alongside the dedicated guidance of one of our senior essay specialists.
Six Stages, One Journey
Big Picture Strategy
Your Senior Essay Specialist uncovers your storytelling gold. Then a 90-minute session with Ethan maps themes, experiences, and a cohesive plan across your personal statement and supplements.
Outlining
Zoom in on the specific moments that make your story vivid. Together, you'll shape clear outlines — mapping flow, emotional beats, and narrative arc with intention.
Initial Review
Ethan reviews your outlines with strategic perspective drawn from years of guiding students and ongoing conversations with current Deans and Directors of Admission at national conferences and working sessions.
Drafting & Revising
Draw out the details that make each essay unmistakably yours. Elevate craft, deepen insight, and build the kind of specificity that admissions readers remember.
Refinement & Final Edits
Your coach addresses remaining feedback, refining and polishing every essay until the narrative is clear and no questions remain unanswered. A deep proof of all essays so you can submit with confidence.
CEG’s Admissions Review™
Tom Campbell, former Assistant Dean of Admissions at Pomona College, conducts a comprehensive review of your personal statement, supplements, activities list, and additional information section — ensuring your full application reads cohesively from an admissions perspective.
Fewer than 25
Students Per Year
Intentionally Limited
We keep this experience small (fewer than 25 students a year) to preserve the depth, attention, and care that makes it meaningful.
OUR RESULTS
Admissions to Every Top 20 University
Students working with our Senior Essay Specialists have earned admission to every Top 20 university in the U.S. News rankings — and many other exceptional institutions. Our students are already thoughtful and accomplished; we help them cross the finish line with confidence.
What we hear most from families: students felt supported, understood, and genuinely proud of the applications they submitted.
Investment
Full Mentorship from Discovery Through Final Review
3 Schools
$14,925
Typically 5–10+ essays
6 Schools
$21,450
Typically 8-12+ essays
10 Schools
$30,150
Typically 15-20+ essays
Supporting Access Through Matchlighters
Every Ethan-Supported Essay Package helps sustain our Matchlighters program — free essay coaching and application support for students from low-income backgrounds. By investing here, your family also helps expand access to high-quality guidance for students who need it most.
Want to learn more?
Let’s connect.
Meet with our team and we’ll develop a plan with your family based on your unique goals and needs.