"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
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- 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/supplemental essays, and resume |
What You'll Leave With
Targeted College List |
Strategic College Essay |
Completed Common App |
Misc. Application Assets
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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*).
*Students who have taken the College Essay Workshop can apply the Frontier Tutoring Essay Formula to any other supplemental college essay. |
You will draft and receive feedback on key sections of your Common App, including Activities (where you describe 10 activities in order of importance), Testing (deciding which scores to include), and more. | You will format and edit your resume (which can be used for scholarship and employment applications), develop a plan for requesting letters of recommendation, and experience a mock college admissions interview. |
BONUS:
Free 45-minute individual strategy session with student and parent (a $200 value)
Who, Where, When, & Materials
Who & Where |
When |
Materials |
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Can't make these dates? Check out our one-on-one college admissions consulting plans. |
Please bring to each session:
*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 $200 value)
- Through this special offer, Application Express is available for $1095, a savings of $900 compared to our 10-hour one-on-one program