College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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This series ended on May 22, 2025. 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. 
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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

Penelope W 🇺🇸

Senior Tutor

Certified in 6 topics

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Hello! I’m a senior in high school from Connecticut. I'm planning on majoring in engineering, either chemical or materials science. I’m passionate about education and enjoy helping others reach their academic goals. In my free time, I bake, hike, and play soccer recreationally. As an experienced tutor, I aim to make learning engaging and accessible for every student!

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

7

Apr

SESSION 1

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:15 AM UTCApr 7, 11:00 PM - Apr 8, 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

9

Apr

SESSION 2

The College Essay

Wed 11:15 PM - Thu, 12:30 AM UTCApr 9, 11:15 PM - Apr 10, 12:30 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

21

Apr

SESSION 3

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:15 AM UTCApr 21, 11:00 PM - Apr 22, 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 4

23

Apr

SESSION 4

The College Essay

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCApr 23, 11:00 PM - Apr 24, 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 5

28

Apr

SESSION 5

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:15 AM UTCApr 28, 11:00 PM - Apr 29, 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 6

5

May

SESSION 6

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:15 AM UTCMay 5, 11:00 PM - May 6, 12:15 AM 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 7

12

May

SESSION 7

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:15 AM UTCMay 12, 11:00 PM - May 13, 12:15 AM UTC

This is a make-up session for those who recently joined the series. 

SESSION 8

19

May

SESSION 8

The College Essay

Mon 11:00 PM - Tue, 12:00 AM UTCMay 19, 11:00 PM - May 20, 12:00 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 9

21

May

SESSION 9

The College Essay

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCMay 21, 11:00 PM - May 22, 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 7 - May 22

7 weeks

60 - 75 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

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