Take the Leap turns the chore of college essay writing into an opportunity to showcase your student’s personality, point of view, goals and skills.

During this two-hour consultation, Take the Leap founder Hyla Finn will help with any stage of the essay writing process from prompt and topic selection, to final polishing and proofing. 

Hyla will review any type of essay including the Common App and supplemental essays, personal and scholarship statements, and artist’s statements/portfolio descriptions.

Hyla Finn is a professional writer and mother of teenage twins, Hyla Finn. Hyla graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Communication from The Annenberg School for Communication, and has a certificate in creative non-fiction from Northwestern University. Her personal essays have been featured in national publications such as The New York Times, Self, Working Mother, Parents and Salon. Unlike other college counseling companies,Take the Leap does not outsource essay services to part-time employees, writers  or students. Hyla works personally with each student to craft his/her essay.