Private admissions coaching
One diagnostic call. One written plan. A clearer application.
A focused one-hour session for students and families working on UCAS or Common App applications, followed by a written action plan that sets out what to do next.
What you get
A practical diagnostic, not a vague chat.
- A focused review of one current draft or your planning notes
- A private 60-minute UCAS or Common App diagnostic
- A written, prioritised action plan delivered after the call
- Clear next steps for evidence, structure, positioning and revision
Good fit if
Your student has material or a draft, but the strongest direction is not yet clear.
You want an experienced outside view before investing in a larger coaching programme.
You are applying from Singapore, Hong Kong or another international school context and want advice grounded in UK and US application systems.
Not included
- • Writing or rewriting the application for the student
- • Guaranteed offers, admissions outcomes or unlimited follow-up
- • Access to the self-serve EssayOps software beta
Questions families ask
A clear boundary around the work.
What happens in the EssayOps diagnostic?
You bring one current UCAS or Common App draft, planning notes or competing versions to a private 60-minute call. Afterwards you receive a written, prioritised action plan.
Does EssayOps write or rewrite the application?
No. EssayOps is coaching only. The student remains the author of every submitted word; the session focuses on evidence, structure, course fit and the next decisions.
Who is the diagnostic for?
It is for students and families working on a UCAS or Common App application who want an experienced outside view before deciding what to revise next.
How much does it cost?
The diagnostic costs £150 once. There is no subscription or unlimited follow-up included.
Does the diagnostic guarantee an admissions offer?
No. Universities make their own admissions decisions. EssayOps helps prioritise the student's revision decisions but cannot promise an outcome.
ABOUT THE COACH
Travis Paterson
I work one-to-one with students and families on UCAS and Common App application writing. The diagnostic turns a current draft or planning notes into a practical revision path.
We focus on the decisions that matter next: which evidence is useful, where the structure is unclear, how the positioning could be sharper and what to revise first.
This is coaching, not ghostwriting. I do not write or rewrite the application, and the student remains the author of every submitted word.
60 min
private diagnostic call
1 plan
written priorities after the call
Every word
remains the student’s own
Coaching, not ghostwriting
The student writes every word.
EssayOps helps the student decide what evidence matters, what is unclear and what to revise next. It does not write the application or promise an admissions result.