Services and pricing
What it costs.
Three paid tiers plus the free platform, with everything each one covers. The free tools need no account, and the platform needs no card.
| What is included | Free platformFreeRequest a free 20 minute call | Single PIQ review$275Request a call to start | PIQ bootcamp$895Request a call to start | Application sprint$1,500Request a call to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essays | ||||
| Personal Insight Questions covered | Prompt library | One | All four | All four |
| Rounds of written feedback per essay | Not included | Two | Two | Three |
| Written reviews in total | Not included | Two | Eight | Twelve |
| Turnaround on each round | Not included | 48 hours | 48 hours | 48 hours |
| Prompt selection and theme-mapping across all four | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Final proofread across all four before the portal | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Common App personal statement and supplementals | Not included | Not included | Add-on | Add-on |
| Live time | ||||
| Live sessions included | 20 minute intro call | None, written only | One, 60 minutes | Two, 90 and 45 minutes |
| Mid-October check-in | Not included | Not included | Not included | 30 minutes |
| Portal walkthrough before submission | Not included | Not included | Not included | Session 2, 45 minutes |
| The rest of the application | ||||
| Activities and awards, all 20 entries | Not included | Not included | Not included | Line by line, ordered for impact |
| Campus and major targeting | SAT and ACT ranges, where published | Not included | Not included | In session 1 |
| Eligibility sanity check: A–G status and GPA verified | You enter courses | Not included | Not included | Verified by me |
| Coursework | ||||
| UC GPA, weighted and capped | You enter courses | Not included | Not included | Verified by me |
| A–G progress check | You enter courses | Not included | Not included | Verified by me |
Looking for tutoring? It is priced separately, further down.
Free platform
Free
Essays
- Personal Insight Questions coveredPrompt library
Live time
- Live sessions included20 minute intro call
The rest of the application
- Campus and major targetingSAT and ACT ranges, where published
- Eligibility sanity check: A–G status and GPA verifiedYou enter courses
Coursework
- UC GPA, weighted and cappedYou enter courses
- A–G progress checkYou enter courses
Single PIQ review
$275
Essays
- Personal Insight Questions coveredOne
- Rounds of written feedback per essayTwo
- Written reviews in totalTwo
- Turnaround on each round48 hours
Live time
- Live sessions includedNone, written only
Coursework
- UC GPA, weighted and cappedNot included
- A–G progress checkNot included
PIQ bootcamp
$895
Essays
- Personal Insight Questions coveredAll four
- Rounds of written feedback per essayTwo
- Written reviews in totalEight
- Turnaround on each round48 hours
- Prompt selection and theme-mapping across all four
- Final proofread across all four before the portal
- Common App personal statement and supplementalsAdd-on
Live time
- Live sessions includedOne, 60 minutes
Coursework
- UC GPA, weighted and cappedNot included
- A–G progress checkNot included
Application sprint
$1,500
Essays
- Personal Insight Questions coveredAll four
- Rounds of written feedback per essayThree
- Written reviews in totalTwelve
- Turnaround on each round48 hours
- Prompt selection and theme-mapping across all four
- Final proofread across all four before the portal
- Common App personal statement and supplementalsAdd-on
Live time
- Live sessions includedTwo, 90 and 45 minutes
- Mid-October check-in30 minutes
- Portal walkthrough before submissionSession 2, 45 minutes
The rest of the application
- Activities and awards, all 20 entriesLine by line, ordered for impact
- Campus and major targetingIn session 1
- Eligibility sanity check: A–G status and GPA verifiedVerified by me
Coursework
- UC GPA, weighted and cappedVerified by me
- A–G progress checkVerified by me
What each one includes.
Free platform
Anyone
Free
- UC GPA calculated on UC's rules, not your school's
- A–G eligibility reported separately
- The calculator and the transfer planner need no account at all
- Essays, activities and a college list are free too, with an account and no card
Single PIQ review
A senior who needs one essay fixed
$275
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- One Personal Insight Question
- Two rounds of written feedback, 48-hour turnaround each round
- Structure, specificity, voice, and whether the essay answers the prompt it is under
- Delivered as inline comments plus a short summary of what to fix first
- No live time
Live session instead · $300
Sixty minutes, one essay worked on together in real time. Better for a student who is stuck than one with a draft that needs sharpening.
Payment: $275 in full at booking.
PIQ bootcamp
A senior who needs all four PIQs done well · Enrolment closes November 5 · Limited availability
$895
- Session 1, 60 minutes live: prompt selection from the eight, and theme-mapping across all four so the same story is not told twice
- Eight written reviews: two rounds per essay, 48-hour turnaround
- Round one structural, round two line-level
- Final proofread: one pass across all four for grammar, tone consistency and word count before the portal
Not included:
- No activities and awards section
- No portal review
- No campus or major strategy
- No Common App or supplementals
Payment: $450 at signing, then $445 before round two.
Application sprint
A senior who wants the whole thing handled · Enrolment closed for this cycle
$1,500
Everything in the PIQ bootcamp, plus:
- Eligibility checked first: your A–G status and UC GPA verified against your high school's UC-approved course list, so the academic history you report is accurate
- Session 1 is 90 minutes and adds campus and major targeting
- Twelve written reviews instead of eight: three rounds per essay
- Activities and awards, line by line: all twenty entries at 350 characters, ordered for impact
- Mid-October check-in, 30 minutes
- Session 2, 45 minutes live: full portal walkthrough before submission
Payment: $750 at signing, then $750 by October 15.
Add-ons.
Available with any package or on their own, charged when you ask for them. Never bundled into a price above.
- Activities and awards optimization, all 20 entries
- $350
- Pre-submission portal audit, 60 min live
- $250
- Common App personal statement, 650 words, 2 rounds
- $350
- Supplemental essay, each
- $175
- Additional revision round on one essay
- $125
- 24-hour rush turnaround, per review
- $75
- Additional live strategy hour
- $200
Paying
Single PIQ review: $275 in full at booking.
PIQ bootcamp: $450 at signing, then $445 before round two.
Application sprint: $750 at signing, then $750 by October 15.
Pay the whole fee at signing and the bootcamp or sprint fee is reduced by five percent.
No session or review is scheduled until the deposit clears.
The deposit is non-refundable once the first live session has happened.
Every price is listed here in full, with what each one includes and what it does not. Nothing is quoted only on a call. These are founding-cohort rates while Trask Education builds its track record.
Tutoring, priced separately.
Math and science are where we're strongest. Both build on themselves, so a gap left in October is still costing points in March.
Strongest is not the same as only. Tell us what your student needs and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right people for it.
From $80/hour
On the UC side: we tutor the courses that actually move a UC GPA, and the platform shows what each grade is worth. A grade in 10th or 11th grade in an A–G academic course changes the number. A grade in 9th, or in a non-academic course, does not.
One record, both sides. A tutor assigned to your student can see the same record the platform keeps, including which grades are moving the UC GPA, so the hours go where they count.
On the SAT: UC and CSU are test-blind, so scores do not factor into those applications at all. The SAT still matters for private universities, out-of-state publics, and merit scholarships. If your student is only applying to UC and CSU, we will tell you that test prep is not where your money should go.
Not sure which one you need?
That is usually the more useful conversation. Twenty minutes, free, no pitch. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right fit.