Just in case you need application essay help and you’ve waited last minute (which we strongly discourage), here are a few tips to help you ease application anxiety.

First, create an outline of your personal statement. Think about what the admissions essay question is asking, as if you’re speaking in front of an admissions officer. Highlight your background and strengths as you narrate. Be natural as you’re writing…you’re in fact, journaling…your thoughts.

Second, write your personal statement within the suggested word count, and then come back and edit it for clarity.

Third, read your personal statement aloud and ask a friend or family member to listen in. Take critiques and make corrections to your personal statement as best as you can.

HINT: You may request personal statement samples from our offices, if you are a client. Otherwise, you can call one of our admissions consultants for feedback. As always, good luck!

Writing an essay for your college, business school, law school, medical school or graduate school application is an art. It requires careful layout of your thoughts, in a way that grabs the attention of an admissions officer who could potentially determine your future. (Right, no pressure).

Over the years, admissions consultants, who have attended competitive schools themselves, or taught at them, or participated in recruitment, have figured out the best practices for writing and editing application essays. Still, you are in a great position to define your best highlights, and you can work alongside an admissions consultant or essay editor to submit the perfect application.

What is the cost of not gaining admission into the school of your choice versus the cost of using an admissions consulting service like Penn and Paper (HelpWithPersonalStatement.com) to boost your application for admission into college, law school, grad school, business school or med school?

If you do the math, you’ll find that the affordable rates that we offer, are nothing compared to the benefits of having a superb personal statement that you can present to admissions officers. Don’t waste time with prepping your application for college. Call a Penn & Paper admissions consultant to assist you with your application essay.

Our service is unlike most admissions essay editing services on the web because we care about our applicants individually. We view every new essay or admissions client that comes in as special, and we take the time to encourage his or her own voice in the college, law, business/MBA, grad school or medical school application. Other services offer application essay help, and not have the expertise needed, nor the personal, individualized care required to help a prospective student with his or her personal statement.

Every year, students who apply to colleges or academic programs tackle the personal statement on their own. If you’re a good writer and editor, there’s a good chance you can craft a great essay and be admitted to the program.

However, even the best writers need an editor to review their work for errors, or a second set of eyes to help strengthen their essay points. In an economy that sees more and more candidates for admission into college, law school, grad school and med school, why take the risk of applying solo? Our essay editors have been trained for years to offer application essay help.

Note: this blog is unedited. It has not been reviewed by HelpWithPersonalStatement.com admissions consultant/ essay helper.