College essays matter. College admissions staff often use them to make a decision that can’t be made based on grades/test scores alone. The Common Application Personal Essay is often your only chance to speak directly to the admissions staff and share something meaningful about yourself in your own words.
Take one week and complete the Personal Statement for the Common Application. We offer a small group workshop, which will include writing sessions as well as review and editing with our expert college team. Each session will also include a post-session one-on-one Skype session with our essay writing specialist to polish the essay.
Each day of Boot Camp students will work with our experienced Essay Coach Carey Field.
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Day 1: Review essay objectives and selected examples of compelling personal essays. Students will discuss and develop list of possible topics and identify topic(s) to pursue.
Day 2: Students will finalize their essay topic, identify an optimal approach, create a brief outline and begin writing.
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Day 3-4: Students will work on writing their essay, with guidance on content/organization of ideas.
Day 5: Students will complete final edits on their essay, including final editing for organization, grammar, spelling, word count.
Each session is limited to 8 students. Students must bring a laptop or iPad to the session, as well as three possible topic ideas for their Common Application essay.
