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Here’s what many families don’t realize until it’s too late...

At your teen’s high school, they stand out:

Strong GPA.
Solid test scores.
Standout activities.

You know what they’re capable of, and so do their teachers.

But the colleges they’re hoping to attend are more competitive than ever. State schools — the ones families are turning to for a strong education at a reasonable cost — have seen acceptance rates drop so sharply in recent years that some are now harder to get into than the Ivies.

Every applicant in that college pool (state school or private) looks impressive on paper:

Same GPA range.
Same test score range.
Similar list of extracurriculars, sports, and leadership roles.

Whether you realize it or not, the essay and the activities list are the only two places left where your teen gets to make an admissions officer sit up, stop scanning, and start really reading, realizing your son or daughter is not just another “strong” applicant in a sea of similar students.

Here’s what I tell my families:

“25% of students have professional help applying to college. Your teen isn’t competing for a spot against 100% of the applicants for a particular school, only against those who also had professional help.”

Who this is for:

This session is for the parent who has already done everything right — and knows that the essay and the activities list are the two places left where it still makes sense to get it right.

⬥ Your teen has a dream school they're gunning for — and you want to give them every possible advantage to get there.

⬥ Your teen has a learning difference — ADHD, dyslexia, or executive functioning challenges — that makes the open-ended, self-directed “apply to college” project harder than most people realize.

⬥ You didn't navigate the American college system yourself, and you want someone in your corner who has — someone who can tell you what actually moves the needle, when, and what doesn’t apply to your family.

⬥ You're watching the financial side carefully, and you want to make sure your teen doesn't miss scholarship and merit award opportunities or miss out on applying to schools that might be more affordable than even some in-state options!

⬥ You want your teen to be somewhere they'll thrive — the right fit, the right opportunities, the right launch into the next chapter — and you're not willing to leave that to chance.

Note: We both know A.I. has made a lot of things easier. But the college essay isn’t one of them.

Admissions officers read thousands of essays over their careers — dozens a day, for months at a time. That kind of repetition builds a sensitivity superpower. These readers can spot an A.I.-written essay in moments. (And it doesn't leave the impression most families are hoping for.)

Your teen's essay has to sound like your teen. And that's not something even the best-crafted prompt can produce.

What you’ll leave with:

Why families who focus on GPA and test scores almost always overlook the single factor that carries the most weight in the admissions decision — and what to do about it before senior year starts.

The ACT score and GPA threshold that unlocks automatic full-ride scholarships at several well-known schools — and why most families never find out this number exists until it's too late to close the gap. (Yes, I’ll name names.)

Why the Activities List and the essay have to be built together — and what happens to an application when they're not. Most families treat them as two separate tasks. Admissions officers read them as one story.

Why 95% of students get the Activities List wrong — and never know it. They write job descriptions. The application is asking for something else entirely, and the difference is often the reason one student gets in and another doesn't. (There’s a reason adults spend $2.5B a year on professional resume help.)

Discover why your teen saying "I've got this" is not a plan — and how to ensure your teen can still enjoy camps, a part-time job, and vacation AND submit their college applications before the chaos of senior year arrives.

A few questions I hear from parents like you

Questions Christy answers in the video:

Is this just a pitch for your workshop?
My teen says they've got it. Do we really need this?
We're not applying to Ivies. Is this still relevant?
What will I actually walk away with?

Before Wednesday night

Watching the calendar.
Not sure how much time is actually left.
Hearing "I've got this" and not quite believing it.
Not knowing what you don't know.

After Wednesday night

A clear picture of what the essay and the activities list actually require.
The specific information most families never get until it's too late to use it.
And a plan your teen can actually follow.

Tuesday, May 19

7:00pm ET

Live on Zoom

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I'm

Christy

Sharafinski

I’m the founder of Easier College Essays™.

I've been doing this work for 13 years — first as an essay specialist at a nationally recognized college planning agency in Chicago, then on my own, working with 250+ familiesand over 3,000 student essays.I work with students at the top of their class and those with learning differences. Both have gotten strong essays and acceptance letters.

I run the Complete Your Essay in a Weekend workshop out of Huntersville, NC — in person or on Zoom for Charlotte-area students.

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What they say about Easier College Essays!

"The peace of mind from Christy's help was the best part of the process."

- D. O'Bryan, NC

“My son says you really know your stuff… I appreciate how you give excellent feedback in a way that he could hear it.”

- S. Allen

“First our top-of-her-class daughter. Two years later, our son with severe ADHD and dyslexia. Christy met each of them where they were. We're so happy to have found her.”

- Cyndi Pettit, CO

“With Christy's help, our son was able to plan and complete all his applications on time. She was so inspiring that he even felt motivated to apply to a few extra colleges on his own!”

- A. Curley

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