Class of 2025 Timeline FAQs

What should I be doing?

Your top priorities are

Your next tier priorities are

  • Confirming recommenders and sending them your resume with an email explaining your interests and approach

  • Completing the Junior Questionnaire form for your College Counselor, if applicable

  • Updating your resume

  • Scheduling sessions for the summer with your coach.

When do I start working on the Common Application?

The optimal time to complete the Common Application (and the Coalition Application if your coach determines that will give you an advantage) is June and July, before the supplements come out. 

How many sessions should I book? 

The Common Application takes roughly 5-10 hours, although this estimate can vary widely, depending on the student. Students whose activities sections are full and complex require extra time and strategy. 

We recommend clustering sessions and even doing back to back sessions to take advantage of momentum! We find that doing five 2-hour sessions in a week is a great way to get the Common App done (including the personal essay) quickly and efficiently! Sometimes of course, schedules don’t allow for this intensity. 

What will I do with my coach in these 5-10 sessions? 

Please note: Not all schools take the Common Application. Some students will also use this time to repurpose writings from the Common App for the Coalition App, UC system, or college specific applications like Georgetown, MIT, and Loyola. 

When do I complete the college-specific supplements? 

Students who complete the Common/Coalition Application in June and July are ready to tackle the supplements when they are released August 1. 

How many sessions do I need for supplements? 

There is no way to estimate time needed for supplements, since every school has its own requirements and students have bespoke lists of colleges. After researching how all aspects of the school match a student’s activities, background, and academic interests, we repurpose what we have already written, expanding, shrinking or fine-tuning to match word-count limits and prompts. 

If I’m not already a client, how do I get started? 

Book a free consultation!