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College Admissions Workshops • Series

College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

Next session on Sep 21, 2024

Hannah S

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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. 
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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.

✋ 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.

Dates

September 7 - September 29

Learners

15 / 15

Total Sessions

About the Tutor

Hi, I'm Hannah, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Data Science. I'm passionate about AI and Machine Learning, music, photography, and arts & crafts. I'm joining Schoolhouse because I love seeing others succeed and celebrating their achievements—whether it's solving a tough math problem, earning great grades, or getting into a dream college. Your enthusiasm for learning inspires me and makes me even more excited to learn and teach alongside you!

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Upcoming Sessions

Sep

Session 5

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Sat Sep 21, 2:00 AM

Please have your first or more drafts completed. I will look over them and give you strategies on how to improve on them. I will also teach you how you can review your own writing and make independent improvements!

Sep

Session 6

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Sun Sep 22, 6:00 PM

Let's talk about grammar and fluidity! A good essay not only needs to have a good essay, but it needs to make sense. Ideas need to be executed correctly so readers won't have to stumble on weird phrased sentences. I will share some strategies on how to make your essays shine and pop out. 

Sep

Session 7

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Sat Sep 28, 6:00 PM

Supplement Essay time! These are as important as your common app essay! We will learn ways to research based on the schools you want to apply and also how we SUPPLEMENT your application to talk more about how wonderful you are. 

Sep

Session 8

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Sun Sep 29, 6:00 PM

Last day! Let's begin writing our supplemental drafts. Treat them like your common app. 

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