University Applications Writing Workshop
The workshop features small group learning, one-on-one consultation, and targeted writing instruction to help students land placements in the schools of their dreams. The Workshop delivers a university-level writing curriculum to help students master the art of writing university application statements. The Workshop prepares students for the rigours of university learning.
Students can expect:
- Three two-hour virtual sessions scheduled across three weeks with targeted instruction in prose mechanics, messaging, and narrative construction
- Consults about their application statement
- Samples of admission statements that work and don’t work
- An engaging, supportive learning environment that simulates a university-level writing workshop—offering high school students a taste of what they can expect from a top-tier university.
Program
Pre-work (starting in late-March)
- Students will meet with Teo or Craig for a one-hour brainstorming session, and independently complete an outline
- Students will submit graded writing samples from an English class for diagnostics
Week 1: Writing “Good” and Writing Well (Saturday, April 26)
- What’s Good Writing? Four Principles of Clear Communications
- The Key to Getting In: Admission Statement, the Stories They Tell, and How They Work
- Review first draft
Week 2: Telling a Story that Sells (Saturday, May 10)
- Sharpening the Edge: How to Craft Pointed Sentences
- Best Face Forward: Developing a Personal Narrative that Sells
- Successful Statements—Samples and Explanations
- Individual meetings with students
- Revie second draft
Week 3: Streamlining a Personal Statement (Saturday, May 24)
- Logical Thoughts: Structuring Your Personal Statement
- Parallelism: The Writer’s Secret Weapon
- Common Questions Applications Ask
- Turn-it-in as a Friend and a Threat: Plagiarism and Integrity
- Individual meetings with students continue
- Review final draft
Week 4: Off-line follow-up interviews
- Individual follow-ups with Robert
- A write-up of the student’s performance with pointed editorial advice
- Learn more about LinkedIn profiles, cover letter writing, and resume services
SESSION INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Robert Price teaches writing and communications at the University of Toronto. With a long career as a teacher, and a longer career as a writer, he brings seasoned advice to writers at all levels. Learn more about him at robertgrantprice.com.
MORE INFORMATION
Teo Salgado
teo@vervesmith.com
+1 416 474 9724
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