[STAGING] College Admissions Workshop: Finding Your Fit

College Admissions Workshop: Finding Your Fit

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6 sessions

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About

This College Admissions Workshop on Finding Your Fit is a virtual 4-week workshop designed to provide you with structure and support to build your college list.
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In this workshop, you will:
Learn how to evaluate colleges across key factors like academics, campus life, location, and cost to find your best matches
Use online tools and resources to research schools thoroughly, looking beyond rankings to discover what makes each unique
Create a balanced list of reach, target, and safety schools that align with your academic profile and preferences
Develop strategies for exploring colleges through virtual tours, campus visits, and conversations with students and staff

Tutored by

Max K 🇺🇸

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Certified in 6 topics

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Hi! I'm an intern at Schoolhouse and a recent grad from Brown University. At Brown, I studied computer science, sociology, and philosophy. In my my free time, I like to get outdoors and throw big dinner parties.

What you'll do

Gain a clearer picture of the financial aid process

Learn about what information is required to complete key forms and how to collect it

Understand the forms you'll be asked to submit

Work alongside other learners who are also applying to college

Sessions

✋ 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. You are allowed one unexcused absence in this program before you may be removed from the series. Repeated unexcused absences from required sessions may result in suspension from the Schoolhouse platform.

If you must miss a session, please submit an excused absence on your series page.

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.

SESSION 1

7

Feb

SESSION 1

The College Essay

Fri 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 7, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

SESSION 2

8

Feb

SESSION 2

The College Essay

Sat 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 8, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

SESSION 3

14

Feb

SESSION 3

The College Essay

Fri 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 14, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

SESSION 4

15

Feb

SESSION 4

The College Essay

Sat 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 15, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

SESSION 5

21

Feb

SESSION 5

The College Essay

Fri 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 21, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

SESSION 6

22

Feb

SESSION 6

The College Essay

Sat 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTCFeb 22, 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM UTC

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.

Public Discussion

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Feb 7 - Feb 22

3 weeks

75 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Fridays

9:00PM

Saturdays

9:00PM