MASON JABBARI
Common App Personal Essay Coaching
A one-to-one coaching package for rising high-school seniors, from initial idea through final revision.
The Coaching Package
The package costs $450 and is for one Common App personal essay. The coaching includes:
1. One 60-minute conference devoted either to developing a topic and plan for the essay or to working through an existing draft
2. Detailed written feedback on the first full draft
3. One 60-minute conference focused on revision
4. A final review of the revised draft, with in-line comments and proofreading notes
5. Email support throughout the process to answer questions, work through revision choices, and restore momentum when writing stalls
How This Works
Whether you have an existing draft or are currently at the brainstorming stage, I will help you identify and develop
• the essay’s real center of gravity,
• the details that give it meaning and make it memorable, and
• the structure that will immerse the reader and leave a unique impression.
I guide the process closely and help you craft the most compelling version of your story in language that sounds unmistakably like you.
About Me
I hold a Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan, where I taught college writing for five years. I also spent three summers mentoring high-school students through their college-application essays in U-M’s Wolverine Pathways program. Since then, I have privately coached dozens of high-school seniors through their Common App personal essays, helping them recognize what gave their stories emotional weight and shape raw material into singular, moving essays, finely wrought in structure and language.
Conferences can be held over Zoom or in person in Plymouth, Canton, Northville, or Novi. Written feedback on each draft will be returned within three business days.
For questions and availability, contact me at [email protected].