College Essay Workshop/ Looking into the College App Process
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Planning Ahead for College Applications (Single Session; October 9; 7-8:30 PM on Zoom)
Think ahead, take action now and be better prepared for the college application process. 9th, 10th & 11th grade students and families will learn valuable information and hear useful tips to make the most of the high school years. We’ll delve into the Common Application and address all your questions. Enrolled families will also receive a private 15-minute follow-up consultation.
Write Your College Essays with Less Stress & More Success!
Feeling the crunch regarding your college applications? Admissions officers read hundreds of essays and we want to be sure that yours will stand out. We will help you create winning college application essays that catch a reader’s attention while presenting both your authentic personality and solid writing skills. Depending on individual need, we can focus on the personal essay or college-specific supplemental essays.
With years of experience successfully supporting college applicants, we’ve developed a method that yields outstanding essays. Short bursts of brainstorming, freewriting and individual feedback will immediately get you started. With a routine of in-class writing sessions and a bit of writing homework, coupled with timely feedback as students make revisions, we offer individualized guidance and support in crafting an essay that memorably introduces you.
Join a small group of students for four 2-hour sessions and then follow that up with two more individualized rounds of written feedback on drafts and two private online coaching sessions (20 minutes per session). Allowing days off between group sessions works well for students, giving you more time to write independently between sessions and lessening the stress for all involved.
Saturday Morning College Application Boot Camp
Move ahead on completing the Common App with the support of experienced college application coaches! We’ll dive into strategizing and completing all parts of the Common App including the crucial sections of Activities, Honors, and university-specific requirements. Depending on individual student needs, we can also spend time working on the personal essay and supplemental essays, as well as strategizing to build constructive relationships with the colleges that you are most interested in. You’ll start with a private 20-30 minute consultation before group sessions begin, then join small group sessions on three consecutive Saturday mornings, and then have access to coaches for three more rounds of feedback and private follow-up sessions.
Bruce Johnson has a doctoral degree from Harvard, taught in the Department of Education at Bogazici University for 12 years and recently retired from Tufts University. He has many years of firsthand undergraduate and graduate admissions committee experience.