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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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8 sessions

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This series ended on October 30, 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

Celina S 🇺🇸

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Hello! My name is Celina, and I am a university student studying creative writing and cognitive science. I love all things related to theatre, film, and writing, and I cannot wait to get to get to know you!

What you'll do

Learn strategies for the college application process

Create accountability with structured time to make progress on your application

Receive personalized assistance and feedback

Get help polishing and finalizing your college applications

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

7

Oct

SESSION 1

The College Essay

The College Essay

Mon 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 7, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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

9

Oct

SESSION 2

The College Essay

The College Essay

Wed 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 9, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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

14

Oct

SESSION 3

The College Essay

The College Essay

Mon 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 14, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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

16

Oct

SESSION 4

The College Essay

The College Essay

Wed 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 16, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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 5

21

Oct

SESSION 5

The College Essay

The College Essay

Mon 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 21, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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 6

23

Oct

SESSION 6

The College Essay

The College Essay

Wed 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 23, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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 7

28

Oct

SESSION 7

The College Essay

The College Essay

Mon 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 28, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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 8

30

Oct

SESSION 8

The College Essay

The College Essay

Wed 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM UTCOct 30, 7:15 PM - 8:30 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.

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Oct 7 - Oct 30

4 weeks

75 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Mondays

7:15PM

Wednesdays

7:15PM