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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

SAT Score Range

8 sessions

+3

🔥 4 spots left!

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

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

✋ 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 7

12

Aug

SESSION 7

The College Essay

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Tue 9:30 PM - 10:45 PM UTCAug 12, 9:30 PM - 10:45 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

14

Aug

SESSION 8

The College Essay

REQUIRED

The College Essay

Thu 9:30 PM - 10:45 PM UTCAug 14, 9:30 PM - 10:45 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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Jul 8 - Aug 14

6 weeks

75 mins

/ session

Next session on August 12, 2025

SCHEDULE

Tuesdays

9:30PM

Thursdays

9:30PM