Essay & Resume Editing

Summer 2020 update: Essay & Resume Editing is currently sold out. Application Accelerator and Hourly Coaching are still available for new clients.

As our founder Kaneisha loves to say, when it comes to getting into the most competitive schools in the world, essays are almost everything. Make sure your resume and essays portray your story, accomplishments, and goals in a clear, concise and compelling way.

You want the Admissions Committee members to feel like they know, like, and trust you. You want them to fall in love with your story and your potential. Let us help you tell your story and put your best self forward.

Our essay and resume editing services are very flexible. You purchase the number of words you need edited, and you can use them to have our team edit essays, resumes, letters of recommendation, cover letters, and even email correspondence.

You can use your bundle of words on a mixture of various schools and scholarships.

You can purchase a big bundle of words and use them throughout the application season (April 1, 2020 – May 1, 2021).

Who this is for:

• applicants who have at least 7 days until their school deadline (eligible for Regular Rate editing according to the turnaround times below) or applicants who have at least 3 days until their school deadline (eligible for Rush Editing, according to the turnaround times below)
  If you have fewer than 3 days until your school deadline, you need to sign up for an Application Intervention®.
• applicants who know what they want to say — but want our help in how to say it in the best way
• strong writers who want their essays, resumes, letters of recommendation, short answer responses, and/or cover letters polished to perfection
• applicants who are primarily doing the application process on their own and want expert help with their written application materials

Who this is NOT for:

• applicants who have 0, 1, or 2 days until their school or scholarship deadline. Sign up for an Application Intervention® instead.
• applicants who want to be able to ask about and receive detailed, strategic advice on their application process
  (Detailed, strategic advice is available in Application Accelerator® or Hourly Coaching.)
• applicants who need help deciding what to write about to address an essay prompt
• applicants who anticipate needing 3-5 rounds of editing on their materials
  (Multiple rounds of editing will eat up your purchased editing very quickly. You should enroll in the Application Accelerator® or purchase Hourly Coaching instead.)

When to purchase this service:

Purchase this service as soon as you have a written draft you want edited by our team. The earlier you have a sense of how strong and “on point” your writing is in regards to what Admissions Committees are looking for, the better idea you will have of how many rounds of editing your materials will need to be ready for submission to your schools.

Once purchased, you can use your Essay & Resume Editing through May 1, 2021.

If you are within 7 days of your school or scholarship deadline, you need to purchase Rush Editing.

Purchase Regular Editing

As long as there are at least 7 calendar days before your school or scholarship deadline, and we are not in the peak application times listed below, you can have our team edit your materials via our Regular Editing rates below.

# of Words	Price	Purchase Link
1500	$1000	add to cart
5000	$3000	add to cart
15,000	$8000	add to cart

By making this purchase, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the Terms of Service of The Art of Applying.

Regular Editing Turnaround Times

Materials submitted after 5 pm CST on a business day are counted as submitted the following business day.

Submitted by 5 pm CST:	Returned by 5 pm CST:
Monday	Thursday
Tuesday	Friday
Wednesday	Monday
Thursday	Tuesday
Friday	Wednesday
Saturday (counts as submitted on Monday)	Thursday
Sunday (counts as submitted on Monday)	Thursday

Peak Season Regular Editing
Deadlines & Turnaround Times

In order to use our Regular Editing services, materials must be submitted by the deadlines below in order to fall under our Regular Editing rate. Otherwise, you need to purchase editing under our Rush Editing rate.

Submitted by 5 pm CST:	Returned by 5 pm CST:	Examples of relevant schools:
Nov. 20, 2020	Nov. 25, 2020	Schools with deadlines in early Dec. such as: Harvard Kennedy School Princeton Woodrow Wilson School
Dec. 17, 2020	Dec. 22, 2020	all schools (such as many top MBA & policy school programs) with deadlines between Jan. 1, 2021 – Jan. 10, 2021

Thanksgiving & Winter Holiday Rush Editing Note: All editing submitted between November 21, 2020 – December 7, 2020 and December 18, 2020 – January 10, 2021 falls under our Rush Editing rates.

Purchase Rush Editing

When there are fewer than 7 days before your school or scholarship deadline — or during our peak application season — purchase editing at the rates below.

Materials submitted by 5 pm CST on a business day (Monday – Friday) are returned the next business day by 5 pm CST.

Note: Please reference the Rush Editing Turnaround Times for late November and late December through early January below so that you know when you need to submit your materials for editing close to popular school deadlines.

# of Words	Price	Purchase Link
1500	$1400	add to cart
5000	$4500	add to cart
15,000	$12,000	add to cart

By making this purchase, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the Terms of Service of The Art of Applying.

Rush Editing Turnaround Times

Frequently Asked Questions

Bonuses for Purchase Thresholds