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Writing a Compelling College Admissions Essay: A Workshop Series

The Ivy Bookshop

The admissions essay is the most personal part of the college application process and crafting it can be grueling. It allows you to highlight an individuality that goes beyond test scores and GPA in order to reveal what makes you exceptional and unique. Knowing how to capture this spirit on paper can be a challenge.

The Ivy Bookshop wants to help. Our four-workshop series will lead you through the process of creating a compelling admissions essay. By September--in time for most Early Action deadlines--you will have a persuasive essay that reflects who you are and what you have to offer. Not to mention that you will learn about yourself, hone your writing voice and have fun!

 

July 28 Workshop, Finding a Seed Idea to Nurture:

Who are you? Using a variety of writing activities, you will brainstorm ideas for your admissions essays, narrow down your ideas to a central concept, and find a seed idea to explore, nurture and develop. We will focus on strategies for generating material around one main idea.

 

Workshops will be held at Bird in Hand (11 E. 33rd Street), and will include snacks and drinks. Participants will work around a large farm table, facilitating brainstorming and peer reviews. Sarah will assign homework between workshops to support and augment the writing process. Each participant will receive a copy of College Essay Essentials: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Successful College Admissions Essay by Ethan Sawyer (a $14.99 value).

For instructor Sarah Shellow, writing is a conversation with the world. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching writing to elementary, middle, high school and college students, as well as to teaching fellows. She teaches new public-school teachers at Stevenson University about the art and science of teaching writing, and trains staff at the Baltimore-based Holistic Life Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to nurturing mindfulness and literacy. Sarah has a master's degree in education from Bank Street College in New York City and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. This is her second year of teaching this workshop series for The Ivy.

 

 

 

 

 

Event Details

TIME & DATE
Sunday, July 28, 2019 - 6:00pm

LOCATION

Bird in Hand
11 E. 33rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21218


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