Your personal statement or college essay is the FIRST time that you have the opportunity to use your voice in the college application process. Essays are becoming even more important in the test-optional world and can often help to differentiate candidates at highly-selective colleges.
Have an essay written, but not sure if it’s your best work?
Need a set of expert eyes to advise you on your next draft? Send in your work and we will review it, meet with you and provide a final polish. $350
Essay Packages
Our essay experts can help you find the right topic, identify your strongest characteristics and craft your best answer to prompts and supplemental essays.
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Common App Essay Brainstorm $1,200.00
UC Essays $900
College Application Essay Coaching for up to 7 colleges $2,500
Highly Selective School Essays $TBD
Additional Hourly Help $250
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Your Essay Guru
Meet Marcy Cowan
Marcy leads our ACC Essay Resource Team. She graduated from Georgetown University and George Washington University School of Law and practiced regulatory law for major multinationals for over 30 years in the DC and Atlanta areas.
She‘s been working with college-bound students for over 20 years. She particularly enjoys helping students with their personal statements and essays as she is a storyteller, author, screenwriter, and professional freelance writer.
Marcy is an Associate Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. Her students love working with her for her warmth, caring, practicality and knowledge.
Marcy’s mother was her high school AP English teacher, and excellent writing skills and a strong knowledge of the mechanics of language are in her DNA. Marcy’s late husband, Keith, was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and GW law school classmate. Marcy has helped her own children find their proper places at Oxford College, Emory University, Bennington College, and Colgate University.
MARCY COWAN IS AN ABSOLUTE ANGEL ON EARTH. SHE MADE ANDI FEEL SMART, CONFIDENT AND SEEN. SHE HELPED ANDI FORM IDEAS AND THEY SPUN THEM INTO GOLDEN ESSAYS AND FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEST OUTCOME – DESPITE ALL THE ISSUES WITH WHICH WE WERE FACED. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HER. APPLIED TO 3 SCHOOLS, GOT INTO 3 SCHOOLS. THANK YOU JUST DOESN’T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH❤️
The best college application essays are not the ones that are all fancy and flawlessly written. No, no! The real gems are essays that shine with authenticity and heart.
Lee Norwood’s visionary ideas led to the establishment of College Sharks, which today helps thousands of families get the help they need as they embark on the college process.
There are only a handful of brands and platforms worldwide that have genuinely upped the game in their sector and gone out of the conventional realms to create a unique niche. These brands have also made a positive difference in the lives of others. Founder Lee Norwood is one such founder, the heart and soul behind College Sharks, a virtual college consulting platform that has been consistently revolutionising the education sector, empowering families with affordable and expert college consulting. Focusing on how to pay for college, how to find the right-fit college, and how to help your student stand out, College Sharks has risen today as a groundbreaking virtual college consulting platform that aims to help families with expert college consulting.
In short, College Sharks helps families navigate the overwhelming college admissions process, showing them what steps to take, when to take them and why they matter. Lee aims to provide expert guidance at a fraction of the cost of traditional one-on-one private consulting services. Her passion for easing the college process for all led Lee to the forefront of the industry already. She has become a leading figure in college consulting, thriving on perseverance, passion, resilience and innovation. She spent 23 years in pharmaceutical sales and one day realized she sought a more fulfilling career path.
During the pandemic, she seized the opportunity to purchase Annapolis College Consulting and successfully expanded it fivefold, reaching more students and adding new consultants. This led her to earn several prestigious awards and accolades, including being featured in USA Today, CEO Weekly, and MSN Business Insider. She loves speaking at national industry conferences such as IECA and HECA and mentors within the consulting community while also being a trainer for leading college consulting software CounselMore.
Lee explains how choosing the right college often serves as a daunting task for many families. With the student-to-counselor ratios in high schools averaging over 400 to 1, personalised guidance is often scarce. It is easy to feel lost in the evolving landscape of college admissions, from selecting the right school to navigating financial aid options. Lee understands these struggles first-hand and has made it her mission to bridge the gap. Her desire to reach more families with expert advice in a cost-effective and accessible format led to the establishment of College Sharks.
Some primary reasons that have helped College Sharks stand out include its step-by-step guidance, high-quality consulting at affordable rates, expert insights from seasoned professionals, fun and interactive content, and practical strategies to maximize available scholarships and aid. Lee is known for her authenticity and no-nonsense approach to the admission process. With College Sharks, Lee is dedicated to offering a fresh and engaging approach to college admissions consulting. Its virtual platform offers monthly, bite-sized guidance for parents and teens through an easy-to-use virtual platform.
Lee’s visions for College Sharks go beyond helping individual families. In the near future, Lee Tracy Norwood envisions College Sharks to take off and help more families feel more comfortable with the college process. She aims to have a non-profit division that can offer the product to underserved communities. By democratising college consulting, she hopes to ensure that every student, regardless of their background, has the opportunity to succeed. She is focusing on how a high school system can be paired with College Sharks to help schools serve more students, even at the school-level. College Sharks helps families embark on the college admissions process with ease and confidence.
