College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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This series ended on May 2, 2025. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Hello! I'm Damaris, a rising college freshman. Your essay document may be blank right now, but I'm here to help you turn that into something you're proud of! :D
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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.

Tutored by

Damaris R 🇺🇸

Certified in 5 topics

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Hello! I'm a high school student from the US, here to help with SAT Prep and (possibly) SHSAT prep (but I'll have to figure out a curriculum for that first, and do let me know if ya'll are interested in that)! I love to tutor because I get the opportunity to create a supportive learning environment, learn how to better break down literary analysis strategies, and share my test taking habits. In my free time, I'm enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles, reading history books, and taking walks.

What you'll do

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

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

8

Apr

SESSION 1

The College Essay

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 12:15 AM UTCApr 8, 11:00 PM - Apr 9, 12:15 AM 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

10

Apr

SESSION 2

The College Essay

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:15 AM UTCApr 10, 11:00 PM - Apr 11, 12:15 AM 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

17

Apr

SESSION 3

The College Essay

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:15 AM UTCApr 17, 11:00 PM - Apr 18, 12:15 AM 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 4

18

Apr

SESSION 4

Office Hours

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:00 AM UTCApr 18, 11:00 PM - Apr 19, 12:00 AM UTC

[OPTIONAL] If you need help with anything related to your college essay, this session is for you! I will be in the meeting for the first 15 minutes, and I'll close it after that time if no one stops by. While you're free to drop in, if you plan on attending, please let me know ahead of time through Schoolhouse messages. That way, if more than one person comes, I'll map out how much time I spend with each person. I can assist you with any step of the writing process, whether that be selecting a prompt, brainstorming content and structure ideas, correcting grammar, or reading over a complete draft. You do not have to share your writing with me if you're not comfortable: I'm happy to talk through your ideas with you.

SESSION 5

22

Apr

SESSION 5

The College Essay

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 12:15 AM UTCApr 22, 11:00 PM - Apr 23, 12:15 AM 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

25

Apr

SESSION 6

The College Essay

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:15 AM UTCApr 25, 11:00 PM - Apr 26, 12:15 AM 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

29

Apr

SESSION 7

The College Essay

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 12:15 AM UTCApr 29, 11:00 PM - Apr 30, 12:15 AM 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

1

May

SESSION 8

The College Essay

Thu 11:00 PM - Fri, 12:15 AM UTCMay 1, 11:00 PM - May 2, 12:15 AM 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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Apr 8 - May 2

4 weeks

60 - 75 mins

/ session

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11:00PM

Thursdays

11:00PM

Fridays

11:00PM