The Workshops

I offer more than the promise of a great essay. My students find personal growth and a refined vision for the future. And it just so happens that this approach produces the very best, most effective college admissions essays. 

Get the details for each available workshop below. If you have questions, check out the FAQs or feel free to contact me at any time.

{All times EST, workshops limited to 8 students each}

WORKSHOP ONE - The Early Bird

  • Not offered in 2024

  • $600 per student, ($60 per session hour)

  • The CTCE Early Bird Workshop is designed for the family that doesn’t just want one great college admissions essay, but a number of them to choose from come application time. It’s simple: rather than placing all of one’s hopes in the drafting of a single essay, Early Bird students will write four. This will allow a deliberate process of deciding which essay puts the best foot forward. Utilizing the list of prompts from the Common Application website, students will create options for themselves, and discover a plentitude of personal truths along the way. The essays that don't get used can be utilized for supplementary essay prompts.

WORKSHOP TWO - The Summer Sessions

  • Session A:

    June 10th - 21st, Weekdays noon-1pm

    Session B:

    July 8th - July 19, Weekdays noon-1pm

  • $600 per student ($60 per session hour)

  • The CTCE Summer Workshop is comprised of three parts: conceptualizing, drafting, and finalizing the Common Application admissions essay. Students will learn to identify their most compelling narratives and attributes, develop and structure their body of writing for maximum effect, and refine their prose for style and accuracy. In an environment designed to reduce anxiety and perfectionism while amplifying joy and meaning, students will leave the summer workshop with a final product ready for submission.

WORKSHOP THREE - The Final Push

  • Session A

    Dates TBA

    Sessions B

    Dates TBA

  • $600 per student ($60 per session hour)

  • CTCE Fall Workshop A will tackle the multitude of supplemental essays necessary to complete applications to individual schools. The supplemental essays are notorious for being overlooked and underestimated by applicants. In order to avoid last second scrambling and mediocre results, Fall Workshop A students will systematically draft and finalize profound and poignant responses. This is the workshop for the family who wants a thoroughly polished essay for submission.

    CTCE Fall Workshop B is comprised of three parts: conceptualizing, drafting, and finalizing the Common Application admissions essay. Students will learn to identify their most compelling narratives and attributes, develop and structure their body of writing for maximum effect, and refine their prose for style and accuracy. In an environment designed to reduce anxiety and perfectionism while amplifying joy and meaning, students will leave the fall workshop with a final product ready for submission.

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 If you have questions, check out the FAQs or feel free to contact me at any time.