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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

SAT Score Range

9 sessions

+6

This series ended on September 14, 2024. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

This College Admissions Workshop on The Essay is a virtual 4-week workshop designed to provide you with structure and support to write your college essays this summer.

In this workshop, you will:
*Learn the purpose and the must-dos of the personal statement
*Learn and practice strategies for picking a prompt, brainstorming, drafting, and revising your writing
*Understand the role of supplemental questions and strategies for organizing your questions and responses
*Work alongside other students who are also preparing to apply to college.

Tutored by

Sky O 🇺🇸

Certified in 6 topics

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Hello, my name is Sky and I am a rising college freshman. I am hoping to help others with SAT prep as well as Chemistry and Math. I find that teaching others is one of the most beneficial ways to teach yourself and I would like to see others perform well on the SAT!

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please do not miss more than one session over the four weeks, as that will negatively affect your learning and may also take up a spot from another learner who could have attended every session. If you reach two unexcused absences, your tutor may remove you from this series.

Note from Schoolhouse: This series has sessions with required attendance. If you need to miss a required session, submit an absence using the "Submit Excused Absence" button on the series page. Multiple unexcused absences may lead to a suspension of your Schoolhouse account.

SESSION 1

13

Jul

SESSION 1

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sat 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 13, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on demystifying the college essay! You'll learn the opportunities the college essay presents and identify common pitfalls as well as how to avoid them.
SESSION 2

14

Jul

SESSION 2

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sun 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 14, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on exploring the prompts and telling your story! You'll learn what prompts are available and brainstorm what you'll want to share about yourself with readers.
SESSION 3

21

Jul

SESSION 3

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sun 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 21, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on developing your essay ideas! You'll learn strategies for generating essay content and identify which prompt you'll want to pursue.
SESSION 4

27

Jul

SESSION 4

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sat 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 27, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on reviewing & revising your essay! You'll learn strategies for reviewing your own writing and how to engage others in reviewing their writing.
SESSION 5

28

Jul

SESSION 5

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sun 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCJul 28, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on polishing and proofreading your essay! You'll learn strategies for making sentence and word-level improvements as well as how to scan your essays for errors.
SESSION 6

3

Aug

SESSION 6

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sat 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 3, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on supplement essay questions and research! You'll learn about the role of supplements, the categories of questions you'll encounter, and how to research them.
SESSION 7

4

Aug

SESSION 7

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sun 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 4, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on supplemental essay drafts! You'll use the strategies for brainstorming and drafting learned previously in the workshop and apply them to your supplemental questions.
SESSION 8

10

Aug

SESSION 8

The College Essay

The College Essay

Sat 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTCAug 10, 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

This session focuses on writing your first draft! You'll learn about the potential forms your essay can take and turn free writing from previous sessions into a draft.
SESSION 9

14

Sep

SESSION 9

Office Hours

Office Hours

Sat 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTCSep 14, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

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Jul 13 - Sep 14

9 weeks

60 - 75 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

2:15PM

Sundays

2:15PM