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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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8 sessions

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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.

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

Christopher M 🇺🇸

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I am a first-year undergraduate student double majoring in public policy and Spanish literature on the pre-law track. In my free time (if I ever have any) I like to re-read some of my Marvel comics, as well as, entertain myself with some of my go-to Marvel movies. Early on in my high school career, I obtained an interest in the pursuit of higher education. My goal was to attend the college of my dreams, but it did not stop there; I also wanted to empower others to attend the college of their dreams.

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

Jul

SESSION 1

Week 1, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 1, Day 1

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 8, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

Jul

SESSION 2

Week 1, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 1, Day 2

Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 9, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

15

Jul

SESSION 3

Week 2, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 2, Day 1

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 15, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

Jul

SESSION 4

Week 2, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 2, Day 2

Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 16, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

22

Jul

SESSION 5

Week 3, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 3, Day 1

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 22, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

Jul

SESSION 6

Week 3, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 3, Day 2

Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 23, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

29

Jul

SESSION 7

Week 4, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 4, Day 1

Tue 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 29, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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

Jul

SESSION 8

Week 4, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 4, Day 2

Wed 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM UTCJul 30, 5:00 PM - 6:15 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.

Public Discussion

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Jul 8 - Jul 30

4 weeks

75 mins

/ session

Next session on July 8, 2025

SCHEDULE

Tuesdays

5:00PM

Wednesdays

5:00PM