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College Application Essays Tutor

ID · Remote

$40/hr

Emphasizes genuine self-reflection and connects essay writing to the broader admissions strategy and applicant positioning. * Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with college ...

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College Application Essays Tutor

KY · Remote

$40/hr

Emphasizes genuine self-reflection and connects essay writing to the broader admissions strategy and applicant positioning. * Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with college ...

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College Application Essays Tutor

VA · Remote

$40/hr

Emphasizes genuine self-reflection and connects essay writing to the broader admissions strategy and applicant positioning. * Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with college ...

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Required CredentialsHigh school diploma or college coursework; writing skillsHigh school diploma or college coursework; subject knowledge
Work EnvironmentFreelance, online or in-personOnline or in-person tutoring sessions
Employer & Industry UsageFreelance platforms, educational servicesEducational institutions, tutoring companies

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College Application Essays Tutor

Fayetteville, AR • On-site

Varsity Tutors
Education • 501 - 1,000 employees
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$40/hr

Part-time

Re-posted 7 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Teach students how to brainstorm, develop, and revise college application essays to improve their personal statements and supplemental responses.

  • Guide students in identifying meaningful topics, maintaining authentic voice, and addressing essay prompts strategically to enhance their college admissions prospects.

  • Adapt instruction using various techniques such as model essay analysis and revision rounds to support students in creating compelling application essays.

Varsity Tutors rating

5.9

Company rating: 5.9 out of 10

Based on 17 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

13th of 25 rated private schools and tutoring

Job description

About the Job
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online College Application Essays tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?
  • Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
  • Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
  • Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
  • Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
  • Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
  • Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
  • We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a College Application Essays Tutor
  • Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of Common Application, Coalition Application, and supplemental essay prompts, narrative essay techniques, personal statement structure, admissions reader expectations, and authentic voice development. Ability to explain compelling topic selection, showing versus telling in personal narratives, and tailoring supplemental essays while preparing students for competitive college and university admissions processes.
  • Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching brainstorming techniques, personal narrative construction, and iterative revision for college application essays. Guides students through identifying meaningful personal topics, developing vivid anecdotes, maintaining authentic voice, addressing supplemental prompts strategically, and polishing drafts to submission quality. Emphasizes genuine self-reflection and connects essay writing to the broader admissions strategy and applicant positioning.
  • Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with college admissions essay expectations and common challenges such as choosing a distinctive topic, avoiding cliches, and conveying personality within word limits. Adapts instruction using brainstorming exercises, model essay analysis, and multiple revision rounds to support high school juniors and seniors crafting compelling personal statements for selective college and university admissions applications.
  • Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
  • Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
  • Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students
  • 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
  • Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.

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