Week 1 · Sunday, November 1 · 8:00 p.m. EST
Application map and work plan
Review the student’s college list, deadlines, application platforms, and prompt inventory. Build a workable calendar and identify the writing tasks that need attention first.
Group class · 2026–27 application season
Regular Decision Application Lab
A six-week live class for students building thoughtful, well-organized Regular Decision applications. Each week we meet for 90 minutes and move from application planning through personal writing and school-specific supplements.
ScheduleSundays, Nov. 1–Dec. 6, 2026 · 8:00 p.m. EST
FormatSix live online meetings · 90 minutes each
Tuition$750 for the six-week class
Six-week syllabus
The class moves through the main parts of the Regular Decision application, with practical planning and time to develop and revise each piece.
Week 2 · Sunday, November 8 · 8:00 p.m. EST
Personal statement: idea and structure
Explore possible topics, identify the student’s own point of view, and shape an essay structure that gives a reader a clear sense of the person behind the application.
Week 3 · Sunday, November 15 · 8:00 p.m. EST
Personal statement: drafting and revision
Work through draft development, scene and detail, voice, focus, and revision choices. Students leave with concrete next steps for a complete personal statement draft.
Week 4 · Sunday, November 22 · 8:00 p.m. EST
Activities, honors, and additional context
Choose and prioritize activities and honors, make concise descriptions more specific, and decide what context belongs in additional information sections.
Week 5 · Sunday, November 29 · 8:00 p.m. EST
School-specific supplements
Read prompts closely, connect each response to the student’s experience and school research, and plan or draft supplemental essays across the student’s list.
Week 6 · Sunday, December 6 · 8:00 p.m. EST
Supplement workshop and submission plan
Workshop supplement drafts, check that each response answers its prompt in the student’s own voice, and make a final timeline for completing and submitting applications.
What the $750 includes
The class combines shared instruction with a defined amount of individual draft feedback.
Live group instruction
Six weekly 90-minute meetings focused on application planning, the personal statement, activities and honors, and school-specific supplements.
- Guided work and discussion during each session
- Application planning across the student’s Regular Decision list
- Class discussion of supplements for the student’s other schools
Individual feedback
Written feedback on the student’s personal statement and supplements for one selected school, returned within one week after complete drafts are received.
- Choose one school for the individual review
- Submit complete, readable drafts together
- Supplements for other schools are covered in class, not individually reviewed
Schedule and enrollment details
Meeting datesSundays, November 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, and December 6, 2026.
Meeting length90 minutes once each week for six weeks.
Meeting time8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Draft feedback timingIndividual review is returned within one week after all complete drafts for the selected school are received.
Enrollment
Join the Regular Decision Lab
The six live meetings run Sundays at 8:00 p.m. EST, November 1 through December 6. Contact me to ask about fit and enrollment.
Questions about fit or enrollment? Email jake@admissionscontrol.com or message on WeChat: profjake11.