Terms & Conditions

AGREEMENT

Rheanna will coach the student through outlining, writing, and editing college essays, and provide clear, actionable feedback at each step. However, the responsibility for writing the essays themselves remains with the student. 

Rheanna's primary responsibilities

Providing advice and guidance in support of the student’s writing process. Assisting the student with choosing essay topics that best highlight their background, character, experience, and interests, and then walking the student through creating essay outlines to create the most impactful essays possible. Rheanna will be available to edit drafts with the student via online meetings; once the content and structure of an essay near completion, editing may also proceed via Google docs, if agreed upon by Rheanna and the student. To help make the writing process as efficient as possible, Rheanna will map out overlapping topics with students and provide specific feedback on how to adapt essays to match multiple prompts. 

If desired, Rheanna will help students manage due dates for each draft and track all essays in progress via a shared spreadsheet. Rheanna is also available to keep students accountable and on schedule through regular check-ins by email or text.

Typically, Rheanna will update students and parents after each session with a detailed plan (usually sent by email) of what to work on for our next meeting and what work was completed during the session itself.

Primary responsibilities of student

The primary responsibility of the student is to complete assigned steps in the essay writing process between meetings. These steps might include:

Completing brainstorming exercises that we begin during a session.

Turning step-by-step essay outlines into drafts.

Revising drafts based on detailed comments, notes, questions, and feedback.

Reflecting on the personal significance and meaning of each essay.

Also, it is important that the student asks questions when guidance is unclear or when they are having difficulty with the writing process. Support is always available!

Being prompt to meetings and completing the agreed-upon steps in the writing process before meetings will make the most of our meeting time.

Cancellation Policy

If the student or parent needs to cancel/change an appointment, please notify me at least 24 hrs in advance. For cancellations with less than 24 hrs notice for reasons other than illness or family emergency, Rheanna must charge the full session fee. 

Rheanna will set up email or text reminders that the student will receive a day before our session; please inform Rheanna if the student would prefer multiple reminders, or reminders a few days before our session.

Confidentiality

I understand that Rheanna will have personal information related to the college application process, college essay outlines and drafts, high school performance information (e.g., GPA, class rank, test scores, etc.), future goals and plans, and other proprietary information, but Rheanna will not either directly or indirectly divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information to a third party without the prior written consent of student and parents.  

Termination

This contract can be terminated at any time by either of the parties with notice by email or telephone.