Conquering the Common Application College Essay

Students should come away from this class with a first draft of a college application or scholarship essay about their story.  They should leave this class feeling confident about what story to tell and how to tell it.  

- B.A. in English Literature, Sonoma State University
- Writing Tutor at the Sonoma State Writing Center

- English Single Subject Teaching Credential 
- 15 years experience as an English Teacher (6th - 12th Grade) in public school
- Sonoma Valley Salute to Education, Teacher of the Year 2013
- 2+ years of online teaching experience

- AVID College and Career Coordinator for high school students
- AVID Teacher for first-generation college students - I have helped hundreds of high school seniors with college essays - including students with acceptances to UC Berkeley, UCLA, DePaul University, Macalester College, USC Grad School, UC Irvine Medical School, and many more. 

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I will be reviewing each College Essay (with a rubric) one time to try to help guide each learner to creating his or her best writing. 
*Please note, grades (letter/percentage) are not issued for this course.
**Due dates are assigned.  Work must be submitted on or before the due date to receive feedback. 

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

The Class PowerPoint, including examples and graphic organizer templates, will be uploaded for each session.

Students will need a writing program or application to submit assignments (.doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, GoogleDocs, etc) or the assignments may be typed directly in the chatbox options.  Only typed essays will be accepted.  No handwritten essays.  

Images will not receive feedback (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, etc).