College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

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11 sessions

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This series ended on September 11, 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

Richa J 🇺🇸

Certified in 17 topics

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I'm a molecular engineering major at the University of Chicago, investigating the role of immune infiltrates on tumor growth. My previous research work explored metastatic mechanisms in medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cancer cells. Outside of the lab, you can find me on stage with my clarinet, or on a trail whistling back to the birds :)

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

Sessions

✋ 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

9

Aug

SESSION 1

Week 1, Day 1

Sat 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM UTCAug 9, 3:30 PM - 4:45 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

13

Aug

SESSION 2

Week 1, Day 2

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCAug 13, 11:00 PM - Aug 14, 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

16

Aug

SESSION 3

Week 2, Day 1

Sat 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM UTCAug 16, 3:30 PM - 4:45 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

26

Aug

SESSION 4

The College Essay

Tue 12:30 AM - 1:45 AM UTCAug 26, 12:30 AM - 1:45 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 5

26

Aug

SESSION 5

The College Essay

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 12:15 AM UTCAug 26, 11:00 PM - Aug 27, 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 6

27

Aug

SESSION 6

The College Essay

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCAug 27, 11:00 PM - Aug 28, 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

30

Aug

SESSION 7

The College Essay

Sat 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM UTCAug 30, 3:30 PM - 4:45 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

3

Sep

SESSION 8

The College Essay

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCSep 3, 11:00 PM - Sep 4, 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.

SESSION 9

5

Sep

SESSION 9

Office Hours

Fri 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM UTCSep 5, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

**OPTIONAL** office hours! bring your finished personal statement or supplemental draft and we'll go through feedback together :) 

SESSION 10

6

Sep

SESSION 10

Office Hours

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:15 PM UTCSep 6, 10:00 PM - 11:15 PM UTC

**OPTIONAL** office hours! bring your finished personal statement or supplemental draft and we'll go through feedback together :) 

SESSION 11

10

Sep

SESSION 11

The College Essay

Wed 11:00 PM - Thu, 12:15 AM UTCSep 10, 11:00 PM - Sep 11, 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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Aug 9 - Sep 11

5 weeks

75 - 90 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

3:30PM

Wednesdays

11:00PM