How Versi works.
From blank page to submitted, one step at a time.
Notes that make you go deeper.
Questions, not corrections. Every word stays yours.
Asks questions that go deeper
Patterns from admitted essays
personal statement
Ever since I was young, I have always been passionate about helping people.
^everyone writes this line.
My grandfather's repair shop sat between a laundromat and a church on Valley Boulevard. Every Saturday I swept the floor, sorted resistors into egg cartons, and listened to him talk to radios like they were old friends.
When I was twelve, Mrs. Alvarez brought in a Zenith that had belonged to her late husband. It was very important to her and she was very sad. After three hours, the radio crackled to life and she cried.
– show me, don't tell me.
what did she do with her hands when she handed it over?
pull the detail →
Now I lead my school's robotics club, where I have learned many valuable lessons about teamwork and leadership.
essays like this usually start in the moment, not the résumé. where were you at 2am?
pattern from admitted essaysand when you're stuck, ask.
A coach beside every sentence.
Highlight anything. Ask, try a technique, or bring it to your weekly call.
Techniques, not ghostwriting
You choose every word
+ a weekly 15-min call with a real coach
personal statement
When I was twelve, Mrs. Alvarez brought in a Zenith that had belonged to her late husband. It was very important to her and she was quiet. She held it like a bird she was afraid to drop. your words ✓ My grandfather was sick that week, so I decided to try fixing it myself.
jess · about this line
pick a shape. you fill it in.
analogy ✦
she held it like ____.
sensory
the ____ smelled like ____.
ask anything… or @ a story @the solder smell
techniques learned from admitted essays
thursday 4:15 with cayden · join
from last week: the solder smell. worth using?
jess already knows your stories.
Your ideas, already mapped.
Ideation is the hardest part. We do it with you.
Add details as you go
Wired to your essays
Finds what it really means to you
story map
the shopresistors in egg cartonsthe solder smellthe zenith radiograndpa's toolboxthe bell over the doorthe parts drawer
counted on2am wheel bracketmrs. alvarezlaundromat town squaretranslating at the bankmy sister's homeworksunday dinners
second chancesthe library printerthe mini-fridgemr. park's bike chainthrift store lampsthe dented trumpetmy first failed build
how things workbenches on college walkteardown videosthe robot that lostwhy bridges humham radio clubthe broken clock
the kid who fixes what other people throw away
+ add a detailgrandpa's toolbox
and it grows every day.
One question a day.
Three minutes. It becomes your next best essay.
On the web or by text
Every answer joins your map
today's question
what's something you're weirdly good at fixing?
my grandpa's old radios. also mr. park's bike chain.
saved to my story ✦
versi · 7:30 pm
3-min question: what's something you're weirdly good at fixing?
then we match it to every school.
Every school wants someone different.
Add a school. We pull its prompts and match your stories.
Prompts pulled for you
Stories matched to prompts
What each school looks for
schools
ppennRD64 days
0 of 2 ready
prompts
how will you explore community at penn?almost
intellectual interests · why pennrough
stories that fit
laundromat town squaretranslating at the bank
what they tend to look for
what you would build in a community. making over theory. specifics about penn, not about ivies.
example content
even the 150-character parts.
150 characters is all you get.
We ask about each one, so it says what you did. Every character counts.
A question for every line
Every character counts
activities
Before
Student county government · board member
After
Seated 10+ student board members in CA school districts; gathered 100+ conference delegates; initiated 4 advisory city councils; led reform campaigns
They know the title. Show them what you did with it.148 / 150
11030
robotics club
captain
Led a 14-person team to regionals; rebuilt our drivetrain overnight when a wheel bracket failed. Taught 6 freshmen to solder.
2852
grandfather's repair shop
apprentice
Repaired 80+ radios and amps every Saturday; trained 2 new apprentices to solder.
3452
translating for family
interpreter
Translate bank, medical and school forms for my parents; taught my mom to use online banking.
4336
library tech desk
volunteer
Fixed printers and laptops for students; wrote a one-page guide the librarians still tape to the wall.
they know what an apprentice does. what did you get done?
you'll always know where you stand.
Know when it's ready.
See what's left, note by note. It's progress, not an admit prediction.
Every note you work through counts
See what's left to try
personal statement
✓everyone writes this line.
✓show me, don't tell me.
✓tiny comma fix.
✓the scene already says this.
·this could be anyone's.
almost
1 thing left.
notes worked through, not an admit score.