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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

Ali E 🇺🇸

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Dear All, I have been providing pro-bono college counseling services to students who aspire to go to college since 2012. I received training on college counseling from best institutions including Harvard. I worked with best college counselors for a long time. I provide numerous workshops and presentations on any topics you can imagine on college counseling. I am passionate in learning and sharing my enthusiasm of learning. I'll be happy to share my 2 cents and learn from you along the way. Practical simple solutions that will help you navigate your journey of high school and higher education.

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 1

6

Sep

SESSION 1

Week 1, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 1, Day 1

Sat 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 6, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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

8

Sep

SESSION 2

Week 1, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 1, Day 2

Mon 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 8, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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

13

Sep

SESSION 3

Week 2, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 2, Day 1

Sat 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 13, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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 4

15

Sep

SESSION 4

Week 2, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 2, Day 2

Mon 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 15, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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 5

20

Sep

SESSION 5

Week 3, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 3, Day 1

Sat 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 20, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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

22

Sep

SESSION 6

Week 3, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 3, Day 2

Mon 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 22, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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

27

Sep

SESSION 7

Week 4, Day 1

REQUIRED

Week 4, Day 1

Sat 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 27, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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

29

Sep

SESSION 8

Week 4, Day 2

REQUIRED

Week 4, Day 2

Mon 12:00 AM - 1:15 AM UTCSep 29, 12:00 AM - 1:15 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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Sep 6 - Sep 29

4 weeks

75 mins

/ session

Next session on September 6, 2025

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

12:00AM

Mondays

12:00AM