Saturday, July 20| 9 AM to 11 AM ET
Saturday, August 10| 9 AM to 11 AM ET
Saturday, August 17| 9 AM to 11 AM ET
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 university-level writing curriculum designed 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
- Two 30-minute 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 July)- Students will meet with Teo Salgado and Mariel Sporn Tavakoli for a one-hour brainstorming session, and independently complete a draft essay
- Students will submit graded writing samples from an English class for diagnostics
- What’s Good Writing? Four Principles of Clear Communications
- The Key to Getting In: Admission Statement, the Stories They Tell, and How They Work
- Revision 2
- Sharpening the Edge: How to Craft Pointed Sentences
- Best Face Forward: Developing a Personal Narrative that Sells
- Successful Statements—Samples and Explanations
- Meetings with individual students begin
- Revision 3
- 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
- Meetings with individual students continue
- Individual student follow-ups with Robert and Mariel
- A write-up of the student’s performance with pointed editorial advice
- Learn more about LinkedIn profiles, cover letter writing, and resume services
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.
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Teo Salgado
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