The College Essay Advisors Podcast

The college essay might be the most stressful part of the entire application process, and Stacey Brook and Becca Myers have turned their expertise into a focused podcast that tackles it head-on. Stacey is the founder of College Essay Advisors and Becca serves as Director of Advising, so between them you are getting advice from people who have read and refined thousands of student essays. Episodes are refreshingly short, usually under 15 minutes, which makes them easy to squeeze in between homework and everything else. Topics cover the full essay landscape — brainstorming personal statement ideas, navigating supplemental prompts, handling hardship essays with honesty, writing for STEM programs, and even addressing the thorny question of whether using AI to draft essays is acceptable. They also do real-time essay reviews, which gives you a rare window into what strong college writing actually looks like in practice rather than theory. With about 40 episodes and a 4.7-star rating, the show punches well above its size. If you are staring at a blank document trying to figure out how to tell your story in 650 words, this podcast might be the most efficient use of your time.