THE PERSONAL STATEMENT...

...is one of the most important part of the college admissions application. In this workshop students will learn about:

• What is the college essay, and what are admissions officers looking for?
• Qualities of a successful college essay with case studies
• The brainstorming process: how to begin
• Gathering the best essay topics
• Creating the outline for the first draft
• Reviewing the college list and major timelines
• Structuring the college essay: different models for different topics
• Conducting rounds of edits
• Evaluating one additional topic and writing a second common or coalition app essay
• Supplemental essays – how to approach the WHY essay
• Integrating summer activities into the application
• The common/coalition apps and the UC apps are out
• PIQs for the UCs pitfalls to watch out for
• Filling in the applications step-by-step
• Individual profile evaluation and feedback
• Making the activities list
• ED/EA schools questions answered

The College Application and  Essay Workshop is a three-part, multi-session, live, interactive, and exercise-based workshop that guides students into writing the most critical part of their college applications–the essays.

Part One

June 4 and 5

✅Choosing a topic

✅Effective brainstorming for the Personal Statement
✅Creating an outline as the backbone of the Common App and NOT just the essay
✅On the spot feedback on the First Draft
✅Crafting the HOOK and CLINCHER
✅Specific techniques such as montaging, tone, and motif

✅Exemplifying "challenges" and writing about solving problems using sentence structure

✅The Lyrical Personal statement
✅The Action Personal statement
✅The Philosopher's Personal statement
✅Writing a memorable ending

Part Two

 
July 29, 30, 31

✅Creating a cohesive application without logical fallacies
✅Writing the activities List
✅"Why Us?'" Essay(s)—what the colleges are looking for
✅The "Why This Major" Essay, what matters and should you show more than one area of interest
✅Specific Supplemental Essays
✅Short Answers + More Supplemental Essays
✅What are the admissions seeing when they read your application
✅Application feedback on the spot

Part Three
August 5, 6, and 7

✅The University of California Schools

✅Drafting the PIQs
✅Filling in the UC application

Each student will also receive 🎯

Video Library with access to  our college essay video tutorials

Supplemental Essay Strategies

Discounted Additional Support

for 1:1 consultation

Waitlist Priority