A comment about essays. Have the student write and edit their own essay. One admissions counselor told me that they could easily tell if the student had an adult edit their essay. Different generations will use different phrasing.
I read my son’s essay and made verbal comments as to the content but didn’t suggest any actual edits. My son had one of his peers help with the editing of his essay. Also, I asked my son to have several of his peers read his essay and see if they thought of him when they read it, they should.
Essays are important.