Heartwood Editing helps you craft clear, engaging essays for admissions readers.
​Heather applies her extensive experience from interviewing people to help you determine what you want to say.
The essays are your work, so editing is respectful. 

Options include:

  • meeting together to brainstorm and select/refine topics
  • suggestions and comments on essay drafts
  • free consult (up to 30 minutes) to see if we’re a good fit for each other​​
  • workshops​
​Rate is $140 an hour. Group workshops are $37.
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​Meetings take place in person or online, depending on covid safety, your preference, and where you live.

Travel fee of $50 for locations more than 20 minutes from Woodside High School in Woodside, CA.
Wondering how long it takes? It varies because each student and each student's needs are different.
​With that in mind: 
  • editing two or more drafts of the Common App essay: average 4.75 hours per client*
  • editing two or more drafts of all four UC personal insight questions: average 7 hours per client*
*including brainstorming session

Questions? Special requests? Please contact Heartwood Editing.