Origin Story · College Essay Tutoring

You have a story.
Let's find it.

From "I have no idea what to write" to final draft.

One-on-one college essay tutoring that helps students discover what they want to say, develop their ideas, and write essays that are unmistakably their own.

Book Your Origin Session — $150

60 minutes • No packages • Book only the help you need

"I have no idea what to write about."

That's where we start.

Explore

Everything you need to know.

How It Works

A six-step process, start to finish.

Discover, find the story, shape it, write it, refine it, finalize it.

Services

Tutoring for every stage of the essay.

Common App, supplementals, UC PIQs, revision and academic tutoring.

Pricing

Simple pricing. No packages.

$150 per essay session, $100 per academic tutoring session.

Meet Your Tutor

Alana Weisberg, Duke University.

Founder and lead essay tutor at Origin Story.

Your essay should sound like you.

Not your parent. Not your English teacher. Not an admissions consultant. And definitely not AI.

Origin Story helps students develop stronger ideas and stronger writing while preserving the voice that makes the essay personal in the first place.

Every essay starts with a story worth telling.

60 minutes. Origin and essay sessions at $150; academic tutoring at $100. No packages. Start wherever you are.

Book Your Origin Session

Questions first?

Send a note and we'll reply by email — or write to support@originstoryessays.com.

You have a story.Let's find it.