The College Essay Specialist
Need Help Writing Your College Application Essay?
Application Boot Camp® Announces:
“The College Essay Specialist”
Register For Your Essay Workshop Sessions NOW!
For 5 hours of one-on-one essay tutoring with Josh Stephens via phone the cost is $2,500.
Additional hours are available in 5 hour segments.
Many high schools have fantastic English teachers and attentive college counselors. But the 3-5 essays that make up the college application are not just typical pieces of writing, nor are they just another step in the application process. The application is often the last, best chance for a student to shine in the eyes of a college, and it is the only element over which the student has complete control. It is an uncommon genre that must catch the attention of admissions officers and illuminate students’ intellect, personality, and potential.
Josh Stephens brings an ideal background to Application Boot Camp®: a Princeton graduate, he is currently a professional journalist and freelance editor. He previously taught at a top-tier private school in Los Angeles, where he received his school’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Having mentored countless seniors during his teaching career, Josh has developed a specialty in college essays for one simple reason: students have tremendous stories to tell, and Josh enjoys helping bring those stories to light.
Josh has worked with countless Application Boot Camp® students at our annual summer Boot Camps and fostered remarkable transformations from rough draft to final, polished essays. In accord with Application Boot Camp’s® proven strategies, Josh will discuss potential topics, draw out the most compelling angles, and guide students through the writing process. At each step, Josh will offer candid feedback to make students’ writing clear and concise and their ideas fresh, personal, and unique. And he will provide motivation and set deadlines to combat writer’s block, which so often undermines students’ applications.
While the average writing tutor will cross out a few words with and make some vague suggestions, Josh will take you into the heart of the writing process and come up with an exceptional, genuine final draft. The result is a much faster return on your time—not to mention a much more enjoyable writing experience and a stronger application! And because he’s accustomed to tutoring students over the phone and reviewing drafts by email, he can work with our students from anywhere, at any time.
The Application Boot Camp® Essay Package Includes:
- Five hours of consultation with Josh Stephens, our expert essay editor. That time includes any combination of detailed written responses (via “track changes” and inserted comments) to emailed drafts or phone time to discuss ideas and read through drafts.
- A copy of Application Boot Camps’® essay guidelines. These documents outline some of the basics components of good college essays and will give you a head-start on your work with Josh.
- An email synopsis of every phone consultation. Students can use these synopses to know how drafts should evolve.
- Consult with Josh on as many essays as you like in the allotted time. Some essays may need only proofreading while others need to be coaxed from a blank page—Josh will help with both and everything in between!
For 5 hours of one-on-one essay tutoring with Josh Stephens via phone the cost is $2,500.
Additional hours are available in 5 hour segments.
Application Boot Camp®, LLC
Telephone: 781-530-7088
Email: Editor@ApplicationBootCamp.com
Have a question about this program?
Call our toll-free number:
877-659-4204
Testimonials for Application Boot Camp® Essay Package:
“Josh just left our home yesterday, and he is simply FABULOUS. I know you know that, but I wanted to add our name to the list of families who adore him. What a great guy—he is a perfect person for Adam to work with. He left yesterday around 5:00 pm, and at about 5:05 pm my son Adam called me and he said “Mom, thank you so very, very much for getting Josh. He is such a huge help.” So…my adolescent son thanked me—wow! Clearly his college application will be stronger because of Josh’s help.”
– Personal Application Boot Camp Parent, 2010
“Josh – I hope you know how much we valued your expertise and professionalism as our son wrote his essay – it was an enormous help and we think of you as a friend we hope to meet someday…If you saw the letters of congratulations that have been pouring in from the main office at school, as well as from many of his teachers, you would be so proud and could see first hand how highly regarded he is. We are thrilled that Dartmouth recognized Shawn as a student who will thrive there.”
– Parent, Dartmouth ‘14
“After so much interaction, the fruit of my labor and your keen harvesting and molding, I have been accepted to Dartmouth. I would just like to thank you for everything that you’ve done for me over the past eight months with my application process to Dartmouth. I very much appreciate all the essay revisions given to me as well as the fact that you looked at my essays very late in this process.
You have a real talent in extracting the best insights from a stream of words. In no small part due to your assistance, I am ecstatic that I will be a member of Dartmouth’s incoming class of 2013.
Sincere Thanks!”
— K.A.
“A quick note to say how pleased we were with Josh. He was a huge help to my daughter, and in the end helped her write an essay far beyond what she anticipated she could do. I don’t think it’s easy working with stress-ridden teenage kids, but Josh seems to know just how much to push. We are truly grateful for his help, and I have told him as much.”
— Parent
“Hi Josh, Everything worked out very well for Ryan as he was accepted in the regular round at Williams. He is thrilled! He is also in at Colgate, Colby, Hamilton, and UVM Honors College. I want to thank you for all your help because I know it made a big difference in the results! Best wishes,”br>
— Ali
“Thank you so much for all of your help! I’m really excited about my acceptance to Yale and couldn’t have done it without your essay help! I appreciate your working with me at such inconvenient times.”
— S. Smith (Yale)
“Josh’s help with my son went above and beyond what we ever expected. My son presented a compelling application and the result was acceptances at SIX colleges all of which were slightly above what his scores and grades indicated…All I can say is WOW.”
— Tom K. (Father)
“Thank you for recommending Josh. He is absolutely outstanding and a terrific asset to your team. I would recommend him to anyone without reservation. I was somewhat skeptical at first since the communication between Josh and Jake has been entirely via the Internet. However, Josh exceeded any of my expectations for responsiveness, creativity and providing practical recommendations. One of more significant results is that with Josh’s advice Jake has become more confident and the quality of his essays have improved considerably. He is thrilled with his early acceptance to University of Michigan and University of Chicago and we are awaiting regular decisions.”
— Peter S. (Father)
“Our daughter, Kate, is now a proud member of Brown’s freshman class of 2009-2010. As an early admit, she is now freed from the rigors of applying to 9 other schools.
We have contacted Josh to thank him immensely for his “spot on” guidance of Kate on her Brown application essays. He was indeed the stitch in time that saved 9 (9 other college applications !).
We have a 2nd daughter (8th grade now) that truly will need some part of your fantastic services. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
— C.H. (Father)
“I am home from my semester at Emory. Despite not hearing back yet from all of the schools I applied to as a transfer applicant I wanted to give you an update on the schools I’ve heard back from thus far. I was accepted to Tufts and Georgetown! I am very excited about the options that I already have and will continue to update you as I hear back. And of course thank you again for all of your help; I really think that the essays are making all the difference.”
- Transfer Student, Class of 2013
“This year our daughter was admitted to the majority of schools she applied to as a transfer student. Her acceptances included two Ivy League schools and several other very selective universities. We are convinced that her essays played an important part in her success. Josh was easy for her to work with and provided just the right suggestions, guidance and encouragement.”
- Transfer Student Parent
“I am writing to give you my very exciting final decision. I got a call yesterday morning that I was accepted for the fall term at Brown so I will now officially be attending! I just wanted to thank you one last time, as Brown was my dream school and I never could have expected that I would really end up there. I have no doubt that your help and guidance on my application essays in addition to this recent letter requesting fall matriculation made all the difference in my success not only at Brown but at all the other schools as well. I am so excited to go to Brown this fall I have already began looking at classes and extracurricular opportunities. I hope the end of your year and beginning of summer are going well!”
- Brown Transfer Applicant, Class of 2013