Learn how to shine.The essay is a critical component of your child’s college application. Unlike the quantitative data comprising your child’s high school transcript and College Board exam results, the essay is the qualitative component of the application. It is the one opportunity on the application where your child can truly distinguish himself or herself from other potential candidates. A high GPA and high scores on the SAT and SAT Subject Tests are certainly important for gaining admission to an elite university. These numerical data, however, are not the final determining factors for acceptance. They are mainly used in a preliminary screening of applicants. From this filtered pool of potential candidates, many National Merit Scholars, high school valedictorians and salutatorians, your child must stand out with an insightful essay that gives admissions officers reason to place his or her application in the acceptance pile.

The college essay is one of the most important writing assignments your child will undertake. Turnberry Tutor works one-to-one with your child to develop a thought-provoking essay that adds a personal touch to his or her application. Guiding students through each step of the writing process (brainstorming ideas, content development, editing and proofreading), Turnberry Tutor aims to build their creative writing skills. She encourages students to keep a journal to jot down thoughts, ideas, questions, concerns, life reflections, or anything that comes to mind on a particular day. Many journal entries can be used as a springboard for exploring possible essay ideas during brainstorm sessions with Turnberry Tutor. After conceptualizing the essay, students submit several rounds of drafts to Turnberry Tutor until the final essay is complete and ready for submission.

Contact Turnberry Tutor directly at 1.305.336.0274 to learn more about writing the essay and the development process.