College Essays

Your essays aren’t just about
what you did. They’re about
who you are.

We help you find the real moments in your life and shape them into personal statements and supplemental essays that admissions officers actually remember.

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First-time applicants

Personal statement and supplemental essays

Writing your life story for the first time by finding the moments that show who you really are.

Transfer applicants

New chapter

Reframing your path and experience for a new school or program.

Graduate school applicants

Your full story

Bringing everything you've experienced and learned to the next level of your education.

Our approach

College essays aren't about sounding impressive. They're about showing who you are.

Built around the Moments Method®, our neuroscience-based storytelling framework.

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At Revision Learning, we teach a storytelling process that's grounded in who you already are. Not shortcuts, not over-editing. We help you identify the experiences that matter, reflect on them with honesty and depth, and shape them into essays that sound like you.

And because storytelling is a skill, not a one-time trick, what you learn here stays with you long after the application is submitted.

Student-centered

We believe the best learning happens when students are at the center of the process. Rather than lecturing or prescribing, we guide students to find their own stories, make their own meaning, and develop their own voice.

A repeatable process

The Moments Method® gives you a clear framework you can use across brainstorming, drafting, and revision. Learn it once and use it for college essays, careers, and every story worth telling.

Support without takeover

Whether you're using the platform independently or working with a coach, you stay in control. We guide, clarify, and push you deeper, but the story is always yours to tell.

Upcoming workshops

Finding Your Moment: College Essay Workshop

July 15 · 5:00–7:00pm ET · Online · Limited to 20

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Finding Your Moment: College Essay Workshop

July 30 · 5:00–7:00pm ET · Online · Limited to 20

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For students

Three ways to work with us. Start free and add support as you need it.

Self-paced

Storytelling Platform

Free

Learn at your own pace using our platform. Work through guided prompts, self-paced courses, and StoryBuilder, a tool built around the Moments Method® to help you find and shape your stories.

Free platform access includes:

StoryBuilder tool

Daily Story prompts

2 self-paced courses

Group learning

Finding Your Moment: College Essay Workshop

$49

Find your story. Tell it well. In this live, interactive 2-hour workshop, you'll learn the Moments Method®, a neuroscience-based storytelling framework, and use it to find and shape the story at the heart of your college essays. Most of your time will be spent doing the work: brainstorming, drafting, and getting feedback in a small, supportive group setting.

You'll leave with a clear story to build your personal statement around, a framework you can apply to every essay you write, and one year of upgraded platform access. Open to first-time applicants and transfer students. Spots limited to 20 participants. Instructor: Nick Fernald, Founder of Revision Learning.

What's included:

2-hour live workshop on Zoom

Small group feedback and coaching

1 year of upgraded platform access

1:1 support

Coaching

From $199

Work directly with an expert storytelling coach, live on Zoom or through written feedback on your drafts. Coaching is flexible, personal, and grounded in the Moments Method®.

Personal Statement Package

$199

Work one-on-one with an expert storytelling coach on your personal statement. Use your support for up to 3 rounds of written personal statement feedback, 1 hour of live coaching on Zoom, or a mix of both. Includes platform access.

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Complete Essay Package

$299

Expert coaching across your full application — personal statement and supplementals. Use your support for up to 6 rounds of written personal statement feedback, 12 rounds of written supplemental essay feedback, 2 hours of live coaching on Zoom, or a mix of both. Includes platform access.

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Coaching includes:

Written feedback and live coaching sessions

Your choice of coach

1 year of upgraded platform access

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Free resources

Download our free resources to get started today.

Brainstorming

4x4 Brainstorming Worksheet

Find your story before you write a single word.

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Drafting

4 College Essays and Why They Worked

Real examples with analysis of what made them memorable.

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Editing

College Essay Rubric

Evaluate your essay the way admissions officers do.

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Focus Out Worksheet

Replace generic language with vivid, specific detail.

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For educators

Teaching college essay writing? We have tools built for you.

Platform

Educator Platform Access

$49

per year

Personal upgraded platform access plus a dashboard to monitor your students' progress. See where students are in the process and how they're engaging with the material.

Includes: Full course library, StoryBuilder tool, Daily Story prompts, and student progress dashboard

Curriculum

College Essay Curriculum

$99

per year, individual license

Our full college essay curriculum gives educators everything needed to teach students how to discover their voice, reflect on meaningful experiences, and write authentic essays. Built around the Moments Method®, materials can be used in classrooms, advising programs, or blended formats.

Includes: Full lesson materials, storytelling frameworks, guided activities, and the Moments Method® rubric

Custom programs

Bring us to your organization

Custom pricing

based on scope and number of users

Working with a school, district, nonprofit, or organization? We build custom programs that bring college essay support to your entire community, including platform access for all students, workshops, coaching, and curriculum.

Platform access for all students, workshops, 1:1 coaching, and curriculum, all in one custom program.

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From our community

"This was the best college essay writing workshop I have been to thus far. I feel confident in my college essay capabilities now."

Student, DCPS

"I was really worried about my essay, especially because of the topic I was writing. But with the feedback I got, I was more confident in what I was writing and I feel more comfortable in submitting my essay."

Student, NYCPS

"You can make any experience that you personally think is good and had a positive impact on you a great personal essay by the way you write it. Making connection with the reader is important."

Student, Student Leadership Network

"I am a parent and just tuned in with my son. I thought it was excellent. This is an A++ workshop, and leaves us with a lot of great ideas to consider and discuss."

Parent, DCPS

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