"Emma found the essay help and scholarship writing support very helpful!"

-Michael Knapp, parent of Emma, West Anchorage High School grad who completed a college admissions consulting program and earned the Willamette Trustee Scholarship ($32,000/year)

 

What You'll Learn

 

During Application Express, our 3-day, hands-on workshop, you'll work directly with Kimberly Hewitt, director of our college counseling practice, as you learn and apply these key topics: 

 

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

- How to research colleges and build your college list


- The personal statement: Structure and brainstorming topics

 - The Common App: Strategy and tactics for each section (Profile, Family, Education, Testing, Activities, Writing, and Recommenders)

- Designing your SAT & ACT strategy		 - Practice mock interviews

- How to strategically request letters of recommendation

- Individual work time: Review Common App, personal statement, and resume

 

 

What You'll Leave With

 

 

Targeted College List

 

Strategic Personal Statement

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Completed Common App
You will research colleges and generate a balanced list of "reach," "match," and "likely" colleges tailored to your competitiveness and your academic, geographic, extracurricular, lifestyle, and financial preferences

You will identify a strategic topic after reflecting on your life experiences, values, and goals. Then, you will draft and revise your personal statement (or other essay of your choice). 

 You will draft and receive feedback on key sections of your Common Application, including Activities (where you describe 10 activities in order of importance), Testing (deciding which scores to include), and more.

 

Plus:

 

Resume | Mock interview experience | Letter of recommendation plan | Individualized SAT/ACT strategy

45-minute individual strategy session with student and parent (a $150 value)

 


Who, Where, When, & Materials

 

Who & Where

When

Materials
  • Open to rising seniors (12th grade as of September 1, 2022)

  • Sessions at Frontier Tutoring Anchorage Office (500 E. Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503)

Choose from either of our two summer sessions:

 

  • Wednesday, June 15 - Friday, June 17, 2022 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
  • Monday, August 1 - Wednesday, August 3, 2022 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

 

Can't make these dates?  Check out our one-on-one college admissions consulting plans.

Please bring to each session:

 

  • Laptop/charger, draft resume*, essay brainstorming exercise*,  unofficial transcript*, baseline PSAT/SAT/ACT scores*, Common App account login*

 

*After you sign up, we'll send you a confirmation email with instructions on how to access each of these items

 

 

Get Started Now


  • Application Express includes 12 hours of small group instruction plus a free 45-minute individual strategy session for each student and parent (a $150 value)
  • Through this special offer, Application Express is available for $995, a savings of 45% compared to our 10-hour one-on-one program

 

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