Our
Story

College Essay Guy is where students, parents, and counselors find smart, practical guidance for the college admission journey.

The Story So Far

In 2011, Ethan Sawyer creates a free college essay resource blog. The goal: bring more ease, joy, and purpose to the college admission process.

Over the next few years, Ethan begins teaching pay-what-you-can courses and training up a team of essay specialists to work with students individually.

Today, CEG offers a broad range of online courses for students and counselors, plus in-person workshops, an essay review platform, and 1-on-1 college counseling and essay coaching.


We're One-For-One

We’re proud to operate on a one-for-one model, which means we support one student from a low-income background for every paying client.

1 PAYING STUDENT = 1 PRO BONO STUDENT

 
 

“It’s rare to find strangers who truly care about you and want to help you in every way possible, and I think the CEG team really does.”

Aida, Student, University of Southern California

 

We ❤️ our
team (a lot).


Meet SOME OF our team
here.

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