This page could also be called the, "Show and Tell Page." That's because here we will both SHOW, and TELL, how ESLessays can improve your college application essay.

SHOW
To view samples of our editing work, please click on one of the files below. Each of these files is an example of what our editors can do for you.

Students are matched with editors based upon many factors, including
• availability
• type of program
• student's needs

Before reading your essay, your ESLessay editor will:
• review your assigned topic
• determine your school of application
• look for any constraints that must be adhered to, for example, a word limit, or spacing limitations.

Your ESLessays editor will read your essay two to three times.
• first read will be simply to become familiar with your writing
• second read is to assess the content and structure of your essay
• third read is to check for errors in spelling and grammar

Using Microsoft Word's tracking tool, your ESLessays editor will analyze and edit your essay for:
• Overall structure, style, and tone
  Is the essay organized?
  Does it present an appropriate style and tone?
  Does it have a well thought out introduction and conclusion?
  Are their strong transitional sentences where needed?
• Spelling and Grammar
  Are all words spelled correctly?
  Is proper grammar being used? If not, is it appropriate to use colloquialisms, or spoken language phraseology for certain aspects of the essay?
• Content and appropriateness of topic as it relates to the assigned topic, and the program to which student is applying.
  How well does the essay address the question at hand?
  Is the student's answer honest or contrived?
  Has the student infused the essay with his or her personality and strengths?
  Is the essay tailor written for the particular school being applied for, or does it appear to be generic and form-like essay?
• Word choice and sentence structure
  Is the essay brief and concise in its word choices?
  Is the wording natural, or is it contrived and thesaurus-like?
  Are there any awkward sentences?
  Does the essay include transitional sentences?
• Strengths
  What differentiates this essay from others?
  What is particularly effective about this essay?
  Does the writer use vivid examples and/or descriptive details?
• Weaknesses
  What aspect of this essay needs improvement?
  What is particularly ineffective about this essay?
  Is the writer boring, unorganized, and/or contrived?

Once edited with Word's tracking tool, the student's tracked essay will be saved.
• This tracked essay will be provided to the student.
• The benefit of a tracked essay is that it allows the student to clearly see where the ESLessays editor has made changes, additions, and deletions. This helps the student to better understand the final version of his or her essay (the final version will be discussed later.)
• Another benefit of tracked changes is that it allows the student total control over the editing process. If the student prefers to have input over the final version of his or her essay, s/he can do this simply by accepting and rejection tracked changes on a one by one basis. To do this the student would open the essay in Word, then go to tools/track changes/accept-or-reject-changes.

• In addition to providing a tracked version of your essay, your ESLessays editor will provide a version in which tracked changes have been accepted. This is beneficial to students who do not own Word, or students who are very busy.

• Once your ESLessays editor has accepted all tracked changes to your essay, s/he will read the essay one final time. At this time your editor will do a final edit for all of the issues discussed in step 4.

• When all editing is complete your ESLessays editor will send you a file containing;
  1. Three versions of your essay (original, tracked, final)
  2. A one to two page analysis of your essay
  3. A tutorial on the power of Word's tracking tool
  4. A report on your chances of getting into the nation's top 150 colleges. Note: The prediction service is only available to undergraduate applicants who have completed the admission predictor questionnaire.
  6. $5 discount good toward the purchase of ESLessays' College Application Kit

• Original version
• Tracked version
• Semi-Final version

• For U.S. based students this occurs via a phone call (maximum time twenty minutes)
• For a student based outside of the U.S. this occurs via live chat (maximum time twenty minutes)

• Student is given an opportunity to ask questions about editing suggestions made by his/her ESLessay editor
• Student and editor discuss further changes or improvements needed.