Wingra Learning Collective

College application season is here. Support your student with expert admissions essay help.

As a parent, you want to help your teenager succeed, but college essay writing can feel overwhelming. Our essay coaching helps students craft compelling personal stories that stand out to admissions committees.

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We understand what you’re going through.

Feeling the Time Pressure

The deadlines are approaching fast, and teenagers often put off writing their essays. It can be difficult to know how to help them.

Wanting the Best for Your Child

All kids have amazing stories to tell, but they can struggle to put them into words that will impress admissions officers.

Dealing with Unknowns

College applications have changed, and the Common App offers several essay prompts. Helping your own student can be challenging as a parent.

Comprehensive Essay Coaching Services

From brainstorming to final polish, I guide students through every step of the essay writing process.

Story Discovery and Brainstorming

Help your student identify their unique experiences and perspectives that will make their essay memorable.

  • Personal story identification
  • Theme development
  • Prompt analysis


Draft Development and Structure

Transform raw ideas into compelling narratives with clear structure and engaging prose.

  • Outline creation
  • Voice development
  • Flow

Revision and Final Polish

Refine essays with detailed feedback and strategic improvements.

  • Content refinement
  • Grammar and style
  • Final review

Choose Your Course:

Common App admissions Essay Coaching

This option is best for students seeking direction and feedback for writing their main Common App essay.

This program includes three one-on-one, in-person sessions and one online essay review.

Expanded admissions essay Coaching

This option is best for students wanting assistance with both the main Common App Essay and a supplemental essay.

This program includes five one-on-one, in-person sessions and two online reviews.

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About Me

Chris Vander Ark–Founder

After a 25-year career teaching high school English, I founded Wingra Learning Collective to work with students in this important time in their lives. I love helping adolescents discover and tell their own powerful stories. In addition to working with many students on classroom writing projects, I also have graded thousands of AP exams as an AP Reader and Table Leader over 14 years with the College Board. Writing is not simple for any writer, but it’s incredibly rewarding to work with young people in the college application process.