The Examined Application

γνῶθι σεαυτόν·Know Thyself, Then Write

A First-Principles Course in College Admissions. Taught, start to finish, through essays that were really submitted, and really admitted.

Why This Course

An education in getting in, by the people who just did.

Real, submitted work

Every principle is illustrated with an essay one of us actually wrote and submitted, full personal statements and supplements, not hypotheticals.

First principles, not formulas

We name the conventional playbook, the spike, the hardship arc, the manufactured epiphany, and show why it produces forty thousand identical essays a year.

Yours for good

Lifetime access to every module and annotated essay, plus one-on-one consultations as they open.

The Curriculum

Start Here

01
Before We Begin
A Small Favor Before We Begin
02
Start Here
A Note From Us

The Essays

01
The Essays
Guntas Singh
02
The Essays
Rehan Afzal
03
The Essays
Adi Parekh

Praxis

01
PRAXIS, Module 1
Why the Formula Fails
02
PRAXIS, Module 2
Academics & Standardized Exams
03
PRAXIS, Module 3
Extracurriculars
04
PRAXIS, Module 4
A Realistic Writing Timeline

The Personal Statement

01
THE PERSONAL STATEMENT, Module 5
Avoid Clichés ~~Like Your Life Depends On It~~

Composition

01
COMPOSITION, Module 6
The Common App Activities List
02
COMPOSITION, Module 7
UC PIQs

Finish

01
Finish
A Final Message