2025 - 2026 Leadership Initiatives' College Application Writing Review Form

Leadership Initiatives employs industry leaders in essay editing, including current and former admissions officers, professors, and university administrators from top institutions such as Georgetown University, Harvard University, and more.

As part of our editing services, our team will review each essay for grammar, sentence structure, and overall fluency. In addition, we provide detailed feedback on ways to strengthen overarching ideas, refine examples, and enhance arguments to make your writing as compelling as possible.

Once you complete the form below, your essay will be automatically sent to our editing team. Within three weeks, you will receive your edited essay, along with specific suggestions for improvement from one of our editors. Please note that as application deadlines approach, turnaround times may exceed three weeks but not more than six weeks. We encourage you to submit essays early to ensure timely feedback.

Essay editing services are available from September 1 to May 31.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact us at admin@lichange.org.

Student Name*

First NameLast Name

Student Email*

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Student phone number*

Parent Name*

First NameLast Name

Parent Email*

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High School Name*

Programs you have participated in (please check all that apply)*

Summer Internship ProgramsInternational Internship ProgramLeadership Initiatives Staff ProgramOther

The writing being edited is for*

Common Application first-year essay promptsCoalition Application first-year essay promptsSchool specific supplemental essayScholarship or grant essayOther

List of colleges that will be receiving this essay or application information are:*

How are you applying*

Application Deadline*

The 2026 Common App prompt my essay addresses is*

1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?4. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

The 2026 Coalition Application prompt my essay addresses is*

1. Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.2. Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.3. Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?4. What is the hardest part of being a student now? What is the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?5. Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.

Supplemental Essays Prompt*

Scholarship Essay Prompt*

Essay Prompt*

Word Limit*

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How many times have you turned in this essay or application information in for review by Leadership Initiatives?*

This will be my first time receiving edits on this essay from Leadership InitiativesThis will be my second time receiving edits on this essay from Leadership InitiativesThis will be my third time receiving edits on this essay from Leadership InitiativesThis will be my fouth time receiving edits on this essay from Leadership InitiativesThis will be my fifth time receiving edits on this essay from Leadership Initiatives

How to share your essay or application information with Leadership Initiatives

To ensure the editors at Leadership Initiatives have access to your essay or application information, please create a Google Document of your essay or information on Google Drive. If you do not know how to create a Google Document, you can learn how to here.

Then, create a shareable link to your essay. Be sure to share the essay as "anyone can edit" to ensure the editors have access to your document. Your share settings should look like the below screenshot.

Please initial that you have changed the settings for your essay or resume so that anyone with the link can edit*

Please provide Google Doc Link to Essay*