College Application Essay Camp
A fun, invigorating, and productive week for high school juniors and those getting ready to apply to college.
Don’t wait until late fall to write your college application essays. By the end of this five-day boot camp, you'll have several drafts that can be used or adapted for specific questions that various colleges require.
This unique boot camp will help you focus your thoughts to develop a strong personal statement and craft exceptional application essays that will stand out and impress admissions committees.
We will read Harry Bauld’s book, On Writing The College Application Essay, and examine successful sample drafts written by former high-school students. Be prepared to write daily journal assignments and rework drafts.
Over the course of the week, you'll brainstorm topics and ideas, write first drafts and incorporate feedback to write a second or third draft. By Friday, you'll have met the challenge of writing your essays, leaving you and your family to concentrate on other college decisions. Craft these pieces this summer and avoid first-semester anxiety as admissions deadlines loom.
About the Instructor: Kate Ancell holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in England, where she studied under former poet laureate Andrew Motion. She has taught writing in preparatory schools and colleges in both England and America. As a journalist, she worked for Conde Nast for many years; her work has appeared in Tatler, Vogue, Brides, Food Illustrated, CS and many local, regional and national magazines and newspapers. Her cookbook, California Sol Food, won a Tabasco Award. She loves being part of the StoryStudio team and Kate also teaches in the studio's Words for Work program.