How to Write a Strong University Application Essay: Free Workshop for Grades 8-11
In this free workshop, we will walk your family through what admissions officers at top Canadian, US, and UK universities are actually reading for in an application essay, the structural choices that make an essay land, and how to start your child's essays now so the fall of Grade 12 is not the first time they sit down to write.
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We will cover what makes the Common App essay, UC Personal Insight Questions, UBC Personal Profile, and Canadian supplementary essays different from one another, the "show, do not tell" principle most students get wrong, how to pick a topic that adds something the activity list cannot show, and the structural patterns (scene, reflection, growth) that consistently work. We will also walk through the most common mistakes (cliched topics, performative voice, polished but empty essays) and how to edit a draft so the final version sounds like your child instead of like a template.
Parents and students in Grades 8-11 are both welcome. The session is live on Zoom, and we email the link and a short summary after you register.
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