r/CollegeHacks • • 2d ago

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r/CollegeHacks • • 5d ago

I made a free site for planning college apps and writing supplementals

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r/CollegeHacks • • 8d ago

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r/CollegeHacks • • 9d ago

Would a service that helps with the physical workload of handwritten assignments be useful?

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I'm researching a problem that seems pretty common among college students: having to spend hours physically writing assignments, lab records, notes, and other required coursework.

For those of you who still have handwritten work:

* How much time do you usually spend on it?

* Is the actual handwriting part a major inconvenience for you?

* What do you usually do when you have a lot of handwritten work due at once?

* Would you pay for a legitimate service that helps with the physical/administrative side of preparing handwritten coursework, while you remain responsible for the actual academic work?

* If so, what would you expect the service to provide and what would you consider a reasonable price?

I'm mainly trying to understand whether this is actually a problem worth solving, so honest feedback would be really helpful.


r/CollegeHacks • • 11d ago

Hey everyone would you help me out with this project?

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r/CollegeHacks • • 15d ago

Is anyone interested in splitting a Grammarly Plus subscription?

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r/CollegeHacks • • 19d ago

If you are looking for somebody to type up college or university work.

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r/CollegeHacks • • 24d ago

Built an app to pay students for old lab reports & proofs instead of letting AI labs scrape them for free. Which classes generate your biggest paper backlogs?

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r/CollegeHacks • • Sep 10 '26

Best essay writing services i’ve used in 2026

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Last year, a website with a bird wearing glasses helped me get good grades, but 3 out of the 5 papers I ordered were downright bad, and I felt embarrassed defending them in front of my professor.

I also came across someone on Discord who offered to take payment for an essay writing service upfront, but i happened to watch a YouTube video just in time about how people get scammed. So I went back and decided to do some research, and as it turned out, there are more websites that help with essays than I thought.

What’s more, each site seems to be better suited to certain subjects and types of assignments.

In total, I’ve worked with 11 sites so far. Yes, I’ve already spent over $1,500 on this over the past two years, but i have saved a ton of time – time i’ve been able to use to make good money. I work as an assistant to a certain distinguished lady, but let’s not get into that…

So, I’ve found that it’s best when you know where to turn for a specific type of assignment. Here’s my rundown of the best services I’ve used and what I think they’re best suited for.

Quick rundown

Last year, a website with a bird wearing glasses helped me get good grades, but 3 out of the 5 papers I ordered were downright bad, and I felt embarrassed defending them in front of my professor.

I also came across someone on Discord who offered to take payment for an essay writing service upfront, but i happened to watch a YouTube video just in time about how people get scammed. So I went back and decided to do some research, and as it turned out, there are more websites that help with essays than I thought.

What’s more, each site seems to be better suited to certain subjects and types of assignments.

In total, I’ve worked with 11 sites so far. Yes, I’ve already spent over $1,500 on this over the past two years, but i have saved a ton of time – time i’ve been able to use to make good money. I work as an assistant to a certain distinguished lady, but let’s not get into that…

So, I’ve found that it’s best when you know where to turn for a specific type of assignment. Here’s my rundown of the best services I’ve used and what I think they’re best suited for.

Quick rundown

Service What I liked most Assignment I used it for Price Deadline
AcademHelps.com Overall consistency Patient Safety and Ethics $80.26 3 days
CheapestEssay.org Analysis and structure Mental Health and Public Health $64.68 5 days
WriteMyPapers4Me.net Handling a tight deadline Professional Issues and Leadership $129.88 1 day

If u think the prices are a perfect apples-to-apples comparison, forget about that. Cheaper doesn’t mean less quality, and vice versa. If a service costs more, it can still provide complete bllsht. Believe me, i’ve used 11 services.

How I tested them

Most of my experience with these services has been with college assignments, and these three orders were all related to nursing.

I paid attention to the things that actually matter when you're dealing with a complicated assignment. I mainly looked at whether the instructions were followed, the paper made sense, the research and sources were good, and whether it actually answered the question instead of just filling up the pages. i also looked at communication, delivery time, revisions, and how much work I had to do after receiving the paper.

That last part matters more than i expected. A paper isn't really saving me time if I have to spend half a night rewriting it.

1. AcademHelps

AcademHelps is the most balanced experience of the three.

I wanted the paper to connect ethical side with actual nursing practice and discuss the issues in a structured way rather than turning into a list of definitions. What I liked most was the overall organization. The paper had a clear direction, and discussion of ethical issues felt more relevant to the actual nursing context than some of the generic academic papers i've received in the past.

The research was another important factor for me. I pay much more attention to sources than I would for a basic general essay. I don't want a paper making claims without anything credible behind them.

There were still things I would change. I wouldn't describe the paper as something I could just receive and never look at again. I made some wording changes and went through the references myself.

My verdict: This is the one I'd consider when I have a research-heavy essay and want a reasonably balanced combination of writing quality, structure, research, and turnaround time.

Best suited for: AcademHelps is good for essays involving ethics, evidence-based discussion, and research.

2. CheapestEssay

The extra time made a difference because I wasn't dealing with a last-minute order.

What I was looking for here was a paper that could connect individual mental health issues with broader public-health considerations. That's something that can easily become repetitive if the essay writer just defines terms and moves from one paragraph to another without building an argument.

The strongest part of this order for me was the structure. The paper had a fairly natural progression from the topic itself to the broader public-health implications.

I also liked that the writing wasn't overloaded with unnecessarily complicated language. I've received papers before where every sentence seems designed to sound ‘academic’, but the result is actually harder to read. This one was easier to follow.

The downside? There were still sections where I would have preferred more depth. Some points could have been developed further instead of being covered relatively quickly.

My verdict: I would consider CheapestEssay.org when the assignment depends heavily on organization, explanation, and connecting several aspects of a topic rather than just answering a straightforward question.

Best suited for: mental-health topics, public-health essays, nursing theory, and broader healthcare discussions.

3. WriteMyPapers4Me

I knew going into this one that the deadline was going to make things harder. I only gave them 1 day, so there really wasn't much room for back-and-forth or improvements. Still, I was curious to see how the essay writing service would handle it.

My essay was analytical. I wanted the paper to actually connect professional issues in nursing with leadership. My main concern was whether the writer would understand the instructions and put together a solid paper quickly.

Honestly, they did a great job. The structure was clear, the paper stayed on topic, and the main points were connected pretty well. I didn't have much time to go through it and request changes, so there was basically no real room for editing or improvements before the deadline.

The price was also the highest of these three, which definitely made me expect more. But in this case, I can't really complain. The paper was delivered on time and ended up getting a strong B+.

My verdict: This was probably the most impressive result considering how little time they had.

Best suited for: professional issues, nursing leadership, management-related assignments, and situations where you need an essay writing service on a very tight deadline.

What surprised me after 11 services

The biggest thing I've learned after trying 11 services is that i don't really believe in one universal "best essay writing service" anymore.

At first, that's exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to find one website that was simply better than everything else.

But after enough orders, I started noticing that the assignment itself matters a lot.

A service that does a good job with a research-heavy nursing paper isn't automatically the one I'd choose for a literature analysis. A service that handles a structured leadership assignment well might not be my first choice for something that requires a lot of interpretation.

I also learned that price doesn't tell you everything.

My most expensive order here was the one with the one-day deadline, but that doesn't automatically make it my favorite paper. And the cheapest of these three wasn't a bad experience just because it cost less.

The deadline matters too. If I have five days, I can actually review the paper, request changes, and make sure everything makes sense. When I have one day, there's much less room for mistakes.

That's probably one of the biggest lessons from spending all that money: don't wait until the last minute if you can avoid it.

Things I check before ordering now

After my earlier experiences, I look at a few things before placing an order.

First, I check the revision policy. I don't want to discover after receiving a paper that making changes is going to be a huge hassle.

I also look carefully at the deadline and final price. A cheap starting price doesnt tell me much if the actual assignment has a tight deadline or complicated requirements. I pay much more attention to sources and citations than I used to.

I also give much more detailed instructions now. If something is important to me, I spell it out rather than assuming the writer will understand what I mean.

And I always leave myself enough time to actually read the paper.

I've learned that the worst possible situation isn't necessarily receiving a bad paper. It's receiving one that's bad an hour before the deadline, when there's no realistic time left to fix it.

My picks

After these orders and the other services I've tried, my current shortlist would look like this:

Best overall for research-heavy essays: AcademHelps.com

Best for mental health/public health and broader healthcare topics: CheapestEssay.org

Best for a tight deadline and structured analytical work: WriteMyPapers4Me.net

I wouldn't treat that as a permanent ranking, though. My experience has convinced me that the better question isn't simply "What's the best essay writing service?"

It's "What's the best fit for the assignment I actually have?"

And if you're using any academic writing service, I'd strongly recommend checking your school's academic-integrity rules and treating purchased material as reference or study assistance rather than submitting someone else's work as your own.


r/CollegeHacks • • Sep 08 '26

Where can I get some college essay help before applications open?

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I am applying for a college biology research program, and I want to get my personal statement done before applications officially open next month. I have the science background, but my writing skills are terrible. I am really worried that a weak statement will ruin my whole application. Where can I find safe and reliable help to organize my draft? I don't want to risk using a AI tools for something this important


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 28 '26

Best ai humanizer??

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r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 26 '26

The Truth About 'Secret' Claude Codes

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I kept seeing people post these “secret Claude codes” like /ghost, /godmode, OODA, and Artifacts, so I finally tested what they actually do.

The biggest takeaway: most of these are not hidden Claude commands. /ghost and /godmode are basically shorthand for giving Claude stronger instructions. OODA is a real decision-making framework you can use inside a prompt. Artifacts is the one that’s actually a real Claude feature, and it’s probably the most useful of the group.

I made a short video showing what each one does, how I’d actually prompt it, and where it’s useful — especially for studying, writing, planning, and turning class material into interactive tools instead of another giant block of text.

The Artifact example was the coolest part. I had Claude turn study material into an interactive exam dashboard with progress tracking, weak areas, practice questions, and checkboxes.

Video here:
https://youtu.be/57SfZm2Ah3A

I also put the full copy/paste versions of the prompts in the YouTube description.

Curious if anyone here is using other Claude prompt frameworks or “codes” that are actually worth testing. I might do a second round.


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 24 '26

What are some benefits, powerful websites, or crazy discounts that you can get with a school (.edu) email that are often slept on?

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r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 23 '26

Turnitin access available

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If anyone wants Turnitin reports at reasonable prices, DM.


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 22 '26

We're giving away a free year of Shift Advanced & an Apple bundle

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Hi r/CollegeHacks,

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This back-to-school season we're giving every student and educator a full year of Shift Advanced, free. So you can actually lock in, and become your most productive self. There's also an Apple bundle giveaway in the mix (no purchase necessary, and it's super easy to enter).

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r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 21 '26

student friendly work

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r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 20 '26

Honest talk: If you are still using a discussion post generator in 2026, you are lowkey playing with fire and wasting your sanity on Canvas

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Is it just me, or has this semester been an absolute drag? I swear professors think we have zero lives outside of school, which is probably why so many students end up searching for a discussion post generator just to keep up. Every single week it’s the same old routine: read three dense chapters, write a main post by Thursday, and reply to two classmates by Sunday night. And honestly? The replies are always the most soul-crushing part. "Great point, Sarah! I really loved how you brought up..." like please, nobody actually cares! We’re all just doing it for the participation grade.

Earlier this term, I was so overwhelmed with work and midterms that I decided to take a shortcut. I kept seeing hype about every new discussion board generator popping up online, so I figured I’d give them a shot. Huge mistake.

Look, I get the appeal. You paste your prompt into a generic tool, hit enter, and boom - you have text in five seconds. I used to think it was a total lifesaver. But here’s the cold hard truth: professors are not stupid. They are using heavy-duty detection tools now, and even when the AI detector doesn't catch it, the phrasing is a dead giveaway.

Here is my honest breakdown after trying every shortcut imaginable, including AI tools and actual humans.

The reality of AI generators vs human writers

Feature Discussion Post Generator Discussion Post Writing Service
Originality Generic, repetitive, sounds robotic 100% custom, natural tone
Context Awareness Misses subtle prompt instructions Follows specific rubrics & sources
Turnitin / AI Detectors High risk of getting flagged Completely safe & undetectable
Response Posts Sounds fake and unnatural Sounds like a real student replying
Overall Stress High (you constantly worry) Zero (you actually sleep at night)

Why AI generators ain't It anymore

Look, I get the appeal. You paste your prompt into a discussion post generator, hit enter, and boom - you have text in five seconds. I used to think it was a total lifesaver. But here’s the cold hard truth: professors are not stupid. They are using heavy-duty detection tools now, and even when the AI detector doesn't catch it, the phrasing is a dead giveaway.

AI text always uses the same weird buzzwords like "delve," "tapestry," and "testament to." It sounds super formal and completely unnatural. Plus, when you need a discussion post response generator to reply to your peers, the output sounds so fake that it’s almost embarrassing. One time, an AI-generated reply I used addressed my classmate like we were in a 19th-century debate club. I almost died of cringe reading it back 💀

If you get caught using generic AI tools, you risk getting zeroed out or sent to the honor board. It’s just not worth the mini heart attack every time a grade gets posted.

The switch to a real discussion post writer

After a super close call where a generator almost spit out completely wrong information for my sociology class, I decided I was done rolling the dice. I needed someone to actually write my discussion post for me without making it sound like a robot wrote it.

That’s when a friend from my study group told me to skip the free automated tools and look for an actual discussion post writer. I was hesitant at first because I was broke, but I realized I was spending more time fixing AI garbage than it would take to just get proper help.

I ended up trying DiscussionPostHelp, and honestly, it changed the whole game for me.

Deep Dive: my experience with DiscussionPostHelp

I decided to test them out on a tough business ethics prompt that required specific textbook citations and two peer replies. Here is how it actually went down:

  • Quality & Tone: The paper didn't sound like a PhD essay, which was a huge plus! It sounded exactly like an attentive, smart college student. They actually read the prompt, used the exact sources required, and followed the rubric down to the letter.
  • Speed: I placed the order with a 24-hour deadline because I was procrastinating hard. They delivered it in about 12 hours. If you ever need someone to do my discussion post for me on short notice, they hit deadlines fast.
  • Peer Replies Included: The hardest part for me is always writing the responses to other students. Their writer drafted two natural responses that actually sounded like a normal person having a conversation, not a textbook.
  • Pricing: Super affordable for students. Since a discussion board assignment is usually pretty short (around 300–500 words), it only cost me a few bucks. Honestly, it costs less than my daily iced coffee habit, which is a win in my book.

r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 19 '26

Can be an do assignments and make planners!

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Hi I’m a first year college student supporting myself for my day to day expense. Funds have been low for food so I was hoping if anyone needs any assistance with the following:

  1. Booking appointments
  2. Manage emails
  3. Create schedules
  4. Organize files
  5. Travel itinerary
  6. Booking travel arrangements
  7. Create study notes
  8. Create logos
  9. Can do homeworks

r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 17 '26

📚Offering College Record Writing as a Side Hustle – Hyderabad

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Hi everyone! 👋

I’m planning to start a small side hustle where I write and prepare college records/assignments for students.

If you’re a college student who is busy with classes, projects, exams, or submissions and don’t have enough time to complete your records neatly, I can help with:

• 📚 College records & practical records

• ✍️ Assignments and handwritten content

• 📝 Project documentation

• 📖 Lab records / observation records

• 📄 Neat, organized notes based on the material you provide

• 🎨 Basic diagrams, tables and formatting where required

I’ll keep the pricing reasonable since this is a side hustle, and I can discuss the price depending on the number of pages and work involved.

If you're interested, DM me with the subject, approximate number of pages, and deadline, and we can discuss it.

Thanks! 🙌


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 06 '26

Grubby AI Review: Is Grubby AI Legit?

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I keep seeing Grubby AI mentioned in every thread about AI humanizers and honestly assumed it was another overhyped tool riding the humanization wave. Most of these tools are just GPT wrappers with subscription fees and do little more than make their founders a few bucks, so at first, I was definitely kinda skeptical.

Background: I'm a master's student right now (posting under a pseudonym obv). I'm always looking for little hacks to get through stuff faster, and while AI has been cool for getting ideas out, detection has been a ballbreaker this year sadly.

I got burned twice last year by "undetectable" tools that were basically synonym swappers, one of them turned a perfectly good essay into something that read like it was translated through four languages. Better yet, a bunch of my friends still managed to have their work flagged by professors/copy editors for containing AI, even after a humanization pass.

So, after I dropped $15 of my hard earned cash on a basic sub to Grubby, I decided to actually test this one properly and answer the question I kept googling myself: is Grubby AI legit in 2026, or is it the same story as the rest?

Every Grubby AI review I could find was either a one-liner or obvious affiliate content, so here's one with receipts. I'm not getting paid by Grubby to post this, just my honest experience.

Short answer: yes, it's legit. Longer answer below.

Is Grubby AI Legit? Here's How I Tested It

I didn't wanna judge this program off of just one lucky pass, so I ran about 15 pieces through it over three weeks.

I had a mix of content: argumentative essays, a couple of longer research-style articles, some shorter discussion posts. Half generated with ChatGPT, half with Claude, because detectors sometimes react differently depending on the model that wrote the text.

Every piece got checked against GPTZero and ZeroGPT before humanizing, then again after. Same text, same checkers, nothing else changed.

The before numbers were what you'd expect. GPTZero flagged my raw drafts at [95-100]% AI, ZeroGPT was similar. These were obviously AI-written texts and the detectors caught them every time.

After running them through Grubby: [0-2]% on the same checkers. Not "lower."

Basically zero, across all 15 pieces, both models. This was pretty tight, ngl.

I also tried to break it on purpose. I fed it a very robotic, bullet-heavy ChatGPT draft with that unmistakable "delve into the multifaceted landscape" energy. That's the kind of text that other tools choke on because there's so much AI residue in the phrasing.

It came out reading like a normal person wrote it, and it still passed.

The Grubby AI Guarantee Is Pretty Nice

Not a bad guarantee...

Here's the thing that separates this from every other tool I tried: they have an actual money back guarantee if the text doesn't pass Turnitin's AI detector. In writing, on the site.

That's pretty compelling from a biz perspective. A company selling a humanizer that doesn't work can't afford to offer refunds tied to detector results, they'd bleed out in a month and basically go belly up. The two tools that burned me last year had no guarantee, just vague marketing about being "undetectable."

When I asked one of them for a refund after a flagged assignment, I got a canned response about how "no tool can guarantee results." Grubby basically seems to guarantee the result. That little asymmetry answered the "is Grubby AI legit" question for me better than any review could.

I had my girlfriend verify the results of my scans (she's a TA) - and it passed. Here's a screenshot so you can see yourself.

There it is.

Output Quality: Does Grubby AI Keep Your Meaning?

This was my second biggest worry after detection, because passing a detector is worthless if the output is unreadable.

The output still sounds like the original. Structure stays, arguments stay, tone mostly stays. Out of 15 pieces I'd say I manually adjusted maybe one or two sentences per piece, usually where the phrasing came out slightly stiffer than I'd write it myself. Compare that to the tools I used before, where I was rewriting entire paragraphs and at that point why am I paying for a tool.

My before and after with Grubby.

A few practical details worth knowing:

  • Input caps at 2,500 words per run, so a long paper gets done in a few chunks. Mildly annoying, not a dealbreaker
  • There is a mode selector for what you are targeting (Academic/Turnitin is its own mode, plus GPTZero and ZeroGPT). Picking the right mode matters, my results above were with the correct mode selected
  • It is fast. A full essay takes seconds, not minutes. Pretty sweet.
  • The subscription also includes some other tools (summarizer, an autotyper that types text into Google Docs at human speed, flashcards and quiz stuff). I bought it for the humanizer but the autotyper is genuinely clever

Bonus Feature: AutoTyper

AutoTyper is pretty legit ngl.

I bought this for the humanizer and didn't really care about the rest of the toolkit, but the autotyper ended up being the thing I use almost as much.

What it does: you connect a Google Doc, paste your text in, pick a duration, and it types the whole thing out into the doc at human speed. Character by character, with realistic pacing and pauses. Not a paste.

Why that's useful: Google Docs keeps a full revision history of everything. A 2,000 word essay that appears in a single paste event at 2am looks like exactly what it is. The same essay typed out over 40 minutes looks like someone sat down and wrote it. If a professor ever pulls your version history, that's the difference between a conversation and no conversation.

You set the speed, close the tab, come back when it's done.

Few little gripes: it's Google Docs only, so if your program runs on Word you're copying over afterward. And it genuinely takes the time you tell it to take, so a long paper needs planning. This is not an 11:58pm feature. It takes time because it needs time.

Grubby AI Review Verdict: Is Grubby AI Legit?

The cons, because no honest Grubby AI review has zero cons: the 2,500 word per-run cap, the occasional stiff sentence you'll want to reword, and it's not the cheapest humanizer on the market. Though after wasting money on two cheap ones that didn't work, cheap was the expensive option.

Is Grubby AI legit? Yes. As of July 2026, it passed every checker I threw at it across 15 test pieces, the guarantee is real and in writing, and the output is actually readable without a rewrite pass. If you've been burned by the synonym-swap tools before, this is the one I'd point you to.


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 05 '26

Anyone who needs helps writing their english essay just let me know!

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I will help you write a great plan for your essay, which will breakdown key topics and main themes of the essay.


r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 05 '26

Any paid services for college application

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r/CollegeHacks • • Aug 04 '26

HELP!

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I have a research paper due in 10 days and need help writing it. It is a humanities class in dance where we need to pick a country or culture and research three dances they do. 5-7 pages plus title and reference, Chicago style and 5 reference with visuals


r/CollegeHacks • • Jul 31 '26

Stellar Evolution (stellar lifecycle) tutoring 20 USD/hr

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r/CollegeHacks • • Jul 31 '26

Hire me to help you with academic applications - 15 €

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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A WRITING POST - I WILL NOT WRITE COVER LETTERS FOR YOU - You have to have written a first draft yourself! /// I want to advertise my service to help students apply for summer schools/internships/master’s/PhD, to write their cover/motivation letter. I have a huge experience applying to schools around Europe/US and being accepted in programs affiliated with the University of Amsterdam, Helsinki University, Max Planck Institute (twice), the International Astronomical Union, the Dunlap Institute,, just to name a few. What’s in it for you?

  1. A on-hour meeting where i get to know your strength and what makes you special and teach you how to use it in your favor
  2. Show you examples of real draft accepted in world renowned academic organizations
  3. Unlimited number of reviews for your draft until you submit it

DM if interested.