Amanda Escobar is the founder of EssCo Essay Coaching located in the Greater Philadelphia area. She has coached, edited, and guided personal writing, focusing on college & professional degree entrance/scholarship essays, since 2011.
Notable clients have earned entrance into top universities and master’s programs including Vanderbilt University, Boston College, Villanova University, Bucknell University, NYU Stern School of Business MBA, Harvard Business School MBA and many more
Writing came naturally to me early in life, excelling in verbally oriented subjects with ease and earning test scores for the verbal section of the SATs, ACTs, and GMAT above the 95th percentile. Entrance and supplemental essays for undergraduate programs helped me achieve full scholarships to Villanova University and Lehigh University, and a partial scholarship to Boston College.
What you say matters.
How you say it is essential.
I believe in the power of the English language. I believe that no moment, experience, or subject is too small to become a beautiful personal narrative. I guide my clients to carefully choose creative, natural, and approachable vocabulary to develop a personal communication style around a pivotal moment of self-realization. Applicants need not have won their student body president election, secured the lead in a play, devoted a summer to international community service, or scored the championship winning goal to communicate their greatness. A great applicant vulnerably communicates how a moment, person, place or thing of any magnitude contributes to the core of who they are today, what principles they live by, and how impactful they can be to any community they aim to be a part of.
Background & Approach
After graduating from Villanova University’s School of Business in 2013, I built a career in marketing with a focus on brand strategy, development, and management. Building a brand consists of 3 key components: forming an intimate understanding of the needs of the consumer, identifying the differentiated core of what the brand has to offer, and telling a compelling brand story that resonates and elicits a natural connection between the two.
I take this same approach when guiding applicants through the journey to successful personal essay writing. It is a chance for the applicant to identify his/her personal brand - an intrinsic identity that no one else can offer. It requires the applicant to relate that to the needs of the school or institution - how he/she can enrich the collective organization through a unique approach or offering in culture, knowledge, or experience. Lastly, it challenges the applicant to craft a story in his/her voice, drawing on an anthology of past personal experiences and future aspirations, that embodies the applicant & instituion as a perfect match.
Cherry Hill High School East
2005 - 2009 - Cum Laude
Cherry Hill, NJ
Villanova University School of Business
2009 - 2013 - Cum Laude; Majors - Marketing & International Business
Villanova, PA
Moody’s Analytics
2016– 2015 - Client Services
New York, NY
Aramark Sports & Entertainment
2016 - Present - Brand Manager
Philadelphia, PA
“I never saw myself as a competitive applicant, but that quickly changed after completing the Trifecta Package. Working with Amanda felt like it guranteed my acceptance!”
Nicole, Repeat Customer - Bucknell University Graduate & Current Jefferson Nursing School Candidate