Guiding students from first draft to final decision

Working with one of our acclaimed instructors, students develop their voice through weekly one-on-one sessions governed by generative prompts and line-level revision. We instill the kind of editorial conversation and feedback we longed for as students ourselves, exposing students to a world of craft-based writing rarely available outside graduate workshops.

Beyond simply learning how to write better, Ellipsis creative writing students learn how to read like editors, navigate the contest and journal landscape, and approach the literary world as active participants. We help our students channel their interests in editorial and civic engagement through personalized career-focused recommendations that transcend the usual lineup of creative writing contests and publication outlets.

Many of our writers go on to publish in selective journals, win national awards, and sustain practices (and sometimes even long-term editorial engagements and initiatives!) that outlast their time at Ellipsis.

From the first conversation about a college list to the last round of supplement edits, our advisors work alongside students and families to build applications that read as authentically as they read ambitiously.

Ellipsis college advisors meet you where you are. That means we can focus on strategic decisions about Early Decision and Early Action, or focus on supplement essays if you've already locked in your strategy. We can pivot to prestigious scholarship and fellowship applications or focus on the Common App Personal Statement. For younger students, we even help surface extracurricular profiles that tell unified, distinctive stories rather than five disconnected ones.

Our advisors — former admissions officers and Ivy+ graduates who've spent years inside the rooms where these decisions are made — will work to create a flexible path forward through a process known for being grueling and uncertain. With Ellipsis, you'll tap into battle-tested college admissions expertise without the one-size-fits-all rotational tracks of legacy firms.