I would like to offer 2024 FRC & FTC award submission assistance to any student or adult that would like an independent review of their written work. Most commonly this includes the Woodie Flowers Award, Dean’s List Award, and Impact Award essays.
A quick note: I’ve been editing essays and awards judging for FRC for the last 22 years. As of 2023, I have edited 155 essays for 113 teams from 26 states and 6 countries. In 2023, I edited 30 total essays.
Not sure how to get started? Check out my guide here - it can give you an overview of how to begin writing any essay, including WFAA submissions. I will review your work and give pointers regarding redundancy, spelling errors, inconsistencies, structural flaws, and other small grammatical issues, as well as content from a judging perspective.
- I do not share your work, ever. As a judge, I recuse myself from judging anything I have reviewed.
- I will have your submission back to you within 36-48 hours, or warn you if it will be longer.
- Feel free to send me any drafts. I will edit & re-edit revisions of your entry as you would like.
- Over the character limit? Don’t worry, that’s my specialty.
- If English isn’t your native language, I can help to refine your essay for grammar and phrasing to make it easier for native English speakers to understand.
- You are obviously not committed to using any of my corrections or suggestions - this is strictly peer review.
If you’re interested, please feel free to contact me via PM or via [email protected]. If you are a student, copy an adult mentor and/or another student on the email, please. Simply send me a link or attachment of your award submission (MS Word, Google Doc, etc.), and I will send back an edited copy with my recommendations and advice.
Best wishes to every team submitting for awards this season. As always, I’m cheering you on!
Amanda