ELITE ADMISSIONS CONSULTING & MENTORSHIP
Where Elite Craft Meets T30 Strategy
Colleges no longer want well-rounded applicants with laundry-list accomplishments—they’re looking for confident young thinkers at the forefront of their fields.
Stand out against an ocean of perfect GPAs, generic academics, and lifeless passion projects by mastering creative writing with an experienced, compassionate, strategic mentor.
Welcome to the Burgess Workshop. Here, we combine MFA-level criticism and data-driven analysis with personalized mentorship to foster literary powerhouses.
Working with us, you’ll develop your artistic voice, join a community of elite young writers, and turn your creative passion into a high-yield admissions asset.
The poems and stories I scribbled in-between high-school classes landed me full-ride scholarships to USC and the #1-ranked Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Yours can, too.
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Elite 6-month creative writing cohorts for writers targeting top-tier programs.
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Comprehensive 1-on-1 admissions consulting packages for all majors.
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Hourly, customized support for essays, resumes, and summer programs.
'21-'25 Acceptances Include: Harvard • MIT • Stanford • Princeton • Yale • Caltech • Columbia • UPenn • Duke • UChicago • Johns Hopkins • Northwestern • Dartmouth • Williams • Vanderbilt • Rice • Georgetown • Carnegie Mellon • UCLA • UC Berkeley • Notre Dame • Emory • Claremont McKenna • US Naval Academy • Smith • Wesleyan • Vassar • Carleton • Michigan • UNC Chapel Hill • Georgia Tech • USC • NYU • UVA • Wake Forest • Boston University • Northeastern • Tulane • Florida • UT Austin • UCSD • Boston College • Rochester • UC Irvine • UC Santa Barbara • UC Davis • Wisconsin • UIUC • UW Seattle • Purdue • George Washington • Miami • Pepperdine • Ohio State • Rutgers • SMU • TCU • Colorado School of Mines • UC Santa Cruz • LMU • SDSU • Occidental • Trinity • USD • St Andrews (UK) • Indiana • CU Boulder • Oregon • Arizona • ASU • UC Riverside • UC Merced • Emerson • Chapman • Belmont • Illinois Wesleyan • SCAD •
'21-'25 Acceptances Include: Harvard • MIT • Stanford • Princeton • Yale • Caltech • Columbia • UPenn • Duke • UChicago • Johns Hopkins • Northwestern • Dartmouth • Williams • Vanderbilt • Rice • Georgetown • Carnegie Mellon • UCLA • UC Berkeley • Notre Dame • Emory • Claremont McKenna • US Naval Academy • Smith • Wesleyan • Vassar • Carleton • Michigan • UNC Chapel Hill • Georgia Tech • USC • NYU • UVA • Wake Forest • Boston University • Northeastern • Tulane • Florida • UT Austin • UCSD • Boston College • Rochester • UC Irvine • UC Santa Barbara • UC Davis • Wisconsin • UIUC • UW Seattle • Purdue • George Washington • Miami • Pepperdine • Ohio State • Rutgers • SMU • TCU • Colorado School of Mines • UC Santa Cruz • LMU • SDSU • Occidental • Trinity • USD • St Andrews (UK) • Indiana • CU Boulder • Oregon • Arizona • ASU • UC Riverside • UC Merced • Emerson • Chapman • Belmont • Illinois Wesleyan • SCAD •
Meet Jackson
Graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop (Fiction & Poetry)—the #1-ranked MFA program in the world.
The first student in history to receive dual offers in both genres.
Author of two books of poems, plus myriad short stories, reviews, and hybrid works.
Led curriculum development and strategic planning for a nationally ranked firm. Architected successful outcomes for hundreds of students before launching the Burgess Workshop Studio.
Acceptances at nearly every major U.S. university.
Recent wins include multiple:
- Duke Robertson Scholars
- USC Trustee Scholars
Learn from a Truman Capote Fellow, Jack McCarthy Book Prize winner, and founder of Fractal Literary Magazine.
"My daughter felt seen and safe with you... a magical experience!"
— Parent of 11th Grader
"F***ing brilliant class, one of the best professors I've had in my lifetime."
— Anonymous UIowa Undergrad
Trustee Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa
Top 1% of Class
