Winning College Application Essay Essentials

What you’ll learn
Create a list of the unique traits that you will use as the main content of your college application essays.
Tailor your essays to the specific audience of decision makers at the schools.
Use the best writing structure to organize what you write in your essays.
Learn how to stand out from the other applicants while being true to your personal story.
Use the right strategy to get your application essays finished as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Requirements
You will learn everything that you need to know here.

Description
In this pre-recorded class, I have compiled ALL of the most important content for how to write winning college application essays into one convenient on-demand format.Here is the syllabus for the entire course:Module 1: Introduction (15 minutes of video)- What you can expect to learn in this course.- Who are the decision makers in the college admissions application process?- Why do colleges ask for essays at all?- How do the typical decision makers choose which applicants to accept?- Exercise 1: Where do you plan to apply and when? (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.)Module 2: What Makes You Unique? (30 minutes of video)- Reviewing each of the 6 Traits that Every College Admissions Professional Wants to Know About You- Generating Ideas of Your Unique Traits- Exercise 2: List 3 examples that you demonstrate for each trait. (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.)- Exercise 3: Expand your favorite examples into a few sentences each. (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.) Module 3: Building a Solid Structure for Essays  (27 minutes of video)- Review the 7 Types of Essays that Could be in Your Application- In-depth examination of how to Structure an Analytical Essay Using the Outline Provided to You by the Instructor- Exercise 4: Use the Outline Template to set up your essay BEFORE you begin to write. (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.)Module 4: How to Stand Out From the Crowd  (11 minutes of video)- Learn Each of the 5 Tips That Will Make Your Essays Memorable- Exercise 5: Brainstorm How Your Personal Examples Fit Within Each of the 5 Tips (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.)Module 5: Now that You Have the Tools, Use This Winning Strategy  (12 minutes of video)- Synthesis of the Entire Course- Learn the 3 Strategies That You Need to Efficiently and Effectively Write Your Best Application Essays- Exercise 6: Write Your Personal Strategy (To be handed into the instructor for feedback.)

Who this course is for
Students or parents of students who are planning to apply to any school. This video course is recorded with college in mind, but the same lessons apply for selective middle schools and high schools, too!