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College Admissions Workshops • Series

College Admissions Workshop: The Essay

Emily Z

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Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on October 3, 2024. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

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.

✋ 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.

Dates

September 10 - October 3

Learners

13 / 15

Total Sessions

8

About the Tutor

Hello Schoolhouse community! I'm a college student studying Computer Science and Cognitive Science. In my free time, I love playing tennis, trying new foods, reading autobiographies, and going on walks with friends! I'm joining Schoolhouse because I love learning new things, and I love helping others :)

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Upcoming Sessions

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Past Sessions

8
10
Sep

Session 1

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
12
Sep

Session 2

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
17
Sep

Session 3

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
21
Sep

Session 4

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
24
Sep

Session 5

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
26
Sep

Session 6

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
1
Oct

Session 7

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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.
3
Oct

Session 8

REQUIRED

The College Essay

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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