College Essays Made Easy
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Ten Steps. Infinite Possibilities.
"CEE was an eye-opening experience. The Wow process is foundational—a building block. It helped me understand what I was doing, how, and why."
Cyndy McDonaldCyndy McDonald & AssociatesVisalia, California
"Wow is really structured; each step is easy to grasp and understand. And there is no step that required me to have a miracle happen."
Venkates SwaminathanLifeLaunchrSanta Rosa, California
"CEE is different from other programs. I learned to follow the process, and how and why to back off and leave the students alone."
Quyen NguyenSummit Educational ConsultingBogotá, Colombia
"CEE was life-changing. The ten steps are magical and transformative. Your process made things easier, and my students’ essays are much better."
Stacy CunitzBlue Moon Educational Planning, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
"You don't have to be a great writer to help students tell their stories. CEE gave me tremendous confidence that makes my life much easier."
Amardeep BhatiaCollege GuruBangalore, Karnataka, India
“The Wow process adheres to the highest ethics and standards. With this process, no one writes the essays for students."
Chris HolzwarthBeyond the ApplauseCollege, Career & Beyond
Atlanta, Georgia
Find Out What These Experts Know on October 16
Transform Your Essay Coaching Process
We’ve guided hundreds of your colleagues through our signature training program, The College Essay Experience.
Get a taste of the Wow Method during a free webinar on October 16, 1 pm Eastern.
Professional Affiliations
Meet Our Team
As a boutique company serving both families and our counselor colleagues, we know that expertise, commitment, and relationships are just as important as our ten-step process. We take good care of our team so they can take good care of you.
Susan Knoppow
Founder and CEO
Susan Knoppow knows how to make college essays easy. As CEO and co-founder of Wow Writing Workshop, she created the Wow Method - a simple, ten step process for writing college essays.
Joe Kane
Senior Writing Coach, Curriculum Developer
Wow Coach since 2013
Outgoing, thoughtful, and imaginative, Joe loves hearing his students’ stories and helping them reflect on their life experiences in compelling college essays.
David Bersell
Senior Writing Coach, College Essay Experiece and Coaching Team Manager
Wow Coach since 2018
Patient, curious, and kind, David loves guiding students through the Wow Method so they can share who they through writing.
Erin Hubman
Senior Writing Coach, Partners Program Manager
Wow Partner and Coach since 2018
Adventurous and intuitive, Erin is an expert in using the Wow Method to uncover the qualities of each student that them proud.
Shannon Yarbrough
Senior Writing Coach, Partners Mentor
Wow Coach since 2023
Compassionate, attentive, and playful, Shannon has been helping students write about their strengths and passions for many years.
What Are You Waiting For?
Whether you feel confident or nervous, confused, or clear about the college essay, we’ll show you how to teach students to write strong, effective essays with less stress and greater confidence for you, your students, and their parents. What more could you want? Join us for a free webinar to find out how.
Wow Makes College Essays Easy
Whether you’re brand new or have decades of experience, essay coaching can be the hardest part of college counseling.
It doesn’t have to be that way!