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College Application Essay Writing
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Get ready for college applications by helping your learner write a personal statement. Learners can use this essay for college or scholarship applications or can practice personal statement writing.
Class Experience
US Grade 10 - 12
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Are you getting ready for college and scholarship applications? You will need a dynamite personal statement! Most applications require this important essay. You can bring a prompt from a current college or scholarship application or you can use the class provided prompt that can be adapted for nearly any application. Each class focuses on one important aspect of the essay. Drop into just one class or take the whole series. You can get feedback each week that you attend. You can take it...
- Students will select topics for their personal statements, understand and target their essays for their audiences, learn the three rhetorical modes of personal statement writing, develop compelling stories in their essays, and develop their unique voices.
I have been teaching English at the University of California system and at the California Community College system since 2007. I also worked in undergraduate admissions for two years and have worked one-on-one with college applicants.
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: Available upon requestFeedback: Available upon requestDetails: Students will have the opportunity to write their essays outside of class and get feedback.Assessment
Frequency: Available upon requestDetails: Feedback on essay drafts will be offered each week.
You may bring your own application prompt if there is an application you are currently working on. Otherwise, you can use the class provided prompt that can be adapted to most applications.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
We will be using Google docs for our class. If your learner would like feedback, they should have access to Google docs.
Joined May, 2024
New on Outschool
I love helping students get ready for college! I have been teaching college composition and literature since 2007. I have taught English at the University of California, Riverside and I am currently teaching college composition and literature in...
Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 16-18
3-13 learners per class
