College Essay Guy for High School Counselors

We bring more ease, purpose, and joy to the college admission process.

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CEG’s Top 10 Essential* Resources for College Counselors

*Essential = most recommended, most beloved, or just generally most awesome

  • 70+ Supplemental Essay Guides

  • Family Handbook (that counselors can edit)

  • Professional Development Opportunities

  • Resource Hub

  • Counselor Email Templates

  • One Resource Every Few Days

Get our Top 10 Resources for Counselors

Private Workshops for Your Students

Each year, our team of expert essay coaches and counselors hold virtual and in-person workshops and presentations at schools and organizations around the globe. And these aren’t your average workshops.

 

Your students will:

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Discover what matters most

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Receive step-by-step guidance

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Become inspired and confident

Private workshops are led by one of our trained workshop facilitators.

Your students can interact live with the facilitator, either virtually or in-person.

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How We Support College Counselors

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Free Resources

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Professional Development

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College & Career Readiness Curriculum

Free Resources

Google anything related to college admissions and chances are you’ll see a resource we’ve created.
Here are some of our most popular:

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College Application Hub for Students

  • Essay examples
  • Brainstorming exercises
  • Supplemental essay guides
  • Lots more
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Public & Charter School Hub for Counselors

  • Social media + flyer templates
  • Tips for upleveling your school profile
  • Financial aid + scholarship guides
  • Lots more
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Resource Email Templates

  • Keep your students on track
  • Organized by grade and month
  • Copy, paste, and use as you like
  • Subscribe for monthly reminders
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Youtube Channel

  • Essay tips
  • Application advice
  • Interview guidance
  • Lots more

Counselor Training Program

Each year, we host a live professional development program that gives counselors a chance to join our two signature training courses.

Join the Counselor Training Program

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Live & Recorded Sessions

Every session is available to join live, or watch on-demand.

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Live Q&A Sessions

Within the courses, a chance to ask Ethan your college admission questions.

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A Cohort of Counselors

Benefit from hearing other counselors challenges and solutions.

Professional Development Courses for College Counselors

Browse some of our most popular courses below.

See Our Full Course Catalog

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How to Write a Personal Statement

Step-by-step instructions from brainstorming a topic, outlining and structuring, demonstrating insight, and polishing the final draft.

Part 1 of the How to Apply to College video course series for students.

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How to Write the College Application + Supplemental Essays

Dozens of resources for helping students craft an outstanding application, from writing school-specific supplemental essays, polishing the activities list and more.

Part 2 of the How to Apply to College video course series for students.

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The Advanced Personal Statement Course

Uplevel your college essay with 4 brand new techniques that go beyond our flagship personal statement course.

 

College Counselor Course Bundle

Here’s your chance to combine our two most popular courses with access to any three of our mini-courses.

Mini-Courses Include:

  • How to Build a Great College List
  • How to Write the UC Personal Insight Questions
  • Practical Coaching Strategies for the Average Writer
  • How to Make College Affordable
  • Helping Students Apply to Highly Selective Colleges
  • How to Give Great Essay Feedback

Save Money • Uplevel Your Counseling

Learn More about the Counselor Course Bundle

Are you an independent educational consultant?

We have resources for you too

College and Career Readiness Curriculum

A customizable curriculum that teachers and counselors can use with groups of students through exercises and lessons that will help students discover who they are and tell their story to prepare themselves for college and the job market

A collection of college essay curriculum materials, including a teacher's edition, student workbook, lesson slides, and brainstorming exercises.

CEG Curriculum includes:

  • Curriculum license
  • 20 flexible lesson plans
  • Editable Google Slides that correspond to the lessons
  • Teacher’s guide/workbook
  • Printable and digital study workbook
  • Access to the CEG video exercises and concepts

Perfect for English teachers, AVID classes, homeschooling, advisories, College Career Planning Classes, summer school, and more

View the Curriculum

Done-for-You Private Summer Boot Camps

In these private, in-person sessions, your students will create solid outlines or drafts of their Common App and personal statement.

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  • Save yourself time in the fall
  • Slower, more immersive pace
  • Specifically designed to complement school summer school schedules
  • 1-Week, 4-Week, and 8-Week Options

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Public Summer Boot Camps via CEG LIVE

Have little to no budget? Join CEG LIVE, a series of live, virtual boot camps that Ethan leads for high schools, non-profits, and CBOs each year.

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  • Virtual boot camps focusing on the personal statement, supplemental essays, activities list, and more.
  • Access to my Choose Your Own Adventure Tool, which answers pretty much any college essay question students or counselors may have.
  • Cost: $497, $197, or $0, depending on what your school can afford.

Learn More about College Essay Guy Live

Consulting

Elevate your team’s college counseling with personalized coaching from our team of admission experts (Starting at $3,000)

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Feedback on current + past student applications and essays

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Audit of your college counseling process + targeted recommendations

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Practical and expert tips on how to provide effective feedback on personal and supplemental essays

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