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Episode 27: College Essay Brainstorming Exercises (Part 3: Objects)

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Episode 27: College Essay Brainstorming Exercises (Part 3: Objects)

Join Stacey and Becca as they walk you through one of their favorite ways of brainstorming for the personal statement: the object exercise! Take a look around your room and identify a few objects that are near and dear to you, then reflect on what they represent to you or remind you of. You may just identify a conduit to an impactful college essay topic!

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Episode 28: The College Essay Advisors Assessment Service Option (Bonus episode!)

Episode 28: The College Essay Advisors Assessment Service Option (Bonus episode!)

Join Stacey and Becca as they offer listeners insight as to what applicants can expect upon signing up for an expert assessment of their college essay draft(s) and discuss their methods for constructively delivering feedback to young writers.

Episode 27: College Essay Brainstorming Exercises (Part 3: Objects)

Episode 27: College Essay Brainstorming Exercises (Part 3: Objects)

Join Stacey and Becca as they walk you through one of their favorite ways of brainstorming for the personal statement: the object exercise! Take a look around your room and identify a few objects that are near and dear to you, then reflect on what they represent to you or remind you of. You may just identify a conduit to an impactful college essay topic!

Episode 26: How to Write About Hardship and Trauma in Your College Essay

Episode 26: How to Write About Hardship and Trauma in Your College Essay

Join Stacey and Becca as they discuss strategies for writing essays about hardship that emphasize positive qualities that will empower you to succeed in higher education, rather than relying on common platitudes. They also touch on the pressure many marginalized students feel to “sell their pain” by sharing traumatic stories in their college essays and offer advice on how to avoid writing about challenges that may read as trivial to admissions.

Episode 25: The Dos and Don’ts of the Activity Essay

Episode 25: The Dos and Don’ts of the Activity Essay

Join Stacey and Becca as they review common Activity Essay prompts, discuss the purpose of the essay within the scope of the larger application, offer guidance on which of your activities to expand upon, and flag common pitfalls to sidestep.