“All the world is not a stage; it’s an audience, and it dearly loves a story.”
– Harry Bauld, On Writing the College Application Essay
Do you have a draft completed but not sure that it is a winning essay? Does it capture who you are and what you want to convey to college admissions readers?
New Bridge provides a comprehensive essay review that critiques storyline and elements of writing within the context of admissions. Each essay is evaluated to exacting standards, resulting in precise, knowledgeable, and individualized feedback on style, voice, clarity, and story logic that you can use to strengthen your subsequent revisions.
Get the peace of mind that you’re submitting your best essay and positioning yourself for admissions success with the insight of a New Bridge Essay Review.
Submit your essay and receive feedback within the timeframe of your choice.
| Essay Reviewer | Turn-around Time | Cost | Add-on Review of Revised Essay | Supplemental Essay Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Lowen and Stephanie Bartling | 1-7 days | $500 | $300 | $300 |
| Harry Bauld | 1-7 days | $750 | $400 | $400 |
New Bridge also offers guaranteed turn-around times
of 72 hours, and 24 hours.
“As a college professor of English for forty years, I hesitated to suggest my granddaughter ask for help concerning her college essay. I would be able to proofread it with no problem. What I could not help her with was the content of the essay. She and I did not know what colleges were looking for in a college essay. This is where Stephanie and Linda excel. They made excellent suggestions on how to present the information and how to dig deeper for more interesting content. They are also intuned to what the colleges are looking for in the personal essays. Each time my granddaughter sent her essay for review, she received a reply within 24 hours. The reviews were done without judgement, but with expertise in knowing how to present an interesting essay. I highly recommend Stephanie and Linda for help in writing, developing and presenting the final essay.”
– Jody, grandparent
Reviewers
Essay specialist Linda Lowen applies her expertise as a professional writer and veteran book reviewer for Publishers Weekly. Stephanie Bartling, New Bridge Founder and Lead Counselor, shares her perspective as a 30-year education and admissions professional (The Putney School, Wellesley College, MIT, Harvard) on how the essay will be considered by admissions and to ensure that your essay stands out to the reader.
Author Harry Bauld of “On Writing the College Application Essay,” the longest-running book on the admission essay, provides his feedback on your essay using his 30 years of experience as a professional writer and White House-recognized expert teacher (Horace Mann, The Putney School).
Harry is also a fiction writer and an award-winning poet whose work has appeared in a wide variety of literary journals and anthologies in the U.S and the U.K., and he has published two poetry collections. His experience and his own continuing writing practice inform his essay coaching especially in helping students work through revision, compression, and attention to voice and language.
Add-on Reviews
- Main Essay Revision:
This service provides subsequent feedback on revisions resulting from the initial New Bridge essay review. It meets the same quality standards and covers the same elements as the original essay review. - Supplemental Essay Review:
Supplemental essays are so easy to get wrong. Most students write generic essays that reveal little about their unique traits, thoughts, or experiences. With standardized tests being optional and grade inflation becoming more prevalent, admissions is placing more emphasis on supplemental essays.
Our comprehensive review will help you strengthen your application by creating unique supplemental essays. This review covers the same elements as the main essay review.
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