CEG Partners in a variety of ways.
Community-Based Organizations
When we work with community based organizations, we often work as a team with their educational advisors (EAs) so that the students and counselors share the same language. We do this by providing PDs for the EAs to familiarize them with the brainstorming exercises and personal statement writing process. The students attend our virtual college essay workshops and receive instruction from our experienced college essay coaches.
Groups like Jack Kent Cooke, for example, also have our scholars coaches meet with students for one-on-one coaching, and organizations like Educating Students Together have opted for Office Hours in addition to one-on-one guidance.
A few of our current and past CBO partners include:
“CEG has worked closely with our organization to tailor the college essay class to the needs of our scholars, resulting in fantastic essays that reflect our scholars’ values and passions! We really appreciate how CEG is communicative, collaborative, responsive, knowledgeable, and flexible, and we look forward to continuing this partnership. Both their courses and their 1 on 1 essay sessions are top notch.”
High Schools
We partner with high schools in a variety of ways ranging from 1-day private workshops (learn more here) to 1-week essay boot camps (learn more here) and sometimes even longer sessions.
At Granada Hills Charter School, for example, we provided a three-week in-person summer course using our CEG curriculum and took almost 200 students through the personal statement process. Students found the summer class to be an introspective opportunity to discover their identities and learn how to write about themselves.
We can provide a group rate for counselors interested in having their parents enroll in our Parent Community to gain access to Informative and interactive weekly sessions, a detailed monthly college counseling calendar, and regular webinars with college admission officers.
We also provide a wide range of professional development sessions for counselors, teachers, and student advocates (learn more here).
To learn more about high school partnerships, or to book a workshop, email our Director of Workshops Hanah Lim: hanah@collegeessayguy.com
“As a public high school teacher in charge of running a college essay writing program during summer for our incoming seniors, I just want to say a big THANK YOU to our CEG instructor for the first week of summer school for her excellent instruction via Zoom. Our CEG instructor was so good that we had over a hundred students attend live in person consistently over the first week of summer school! That’s high school seniors waking up at 9 AM during summer because of the effective teaching by CEG! Fully engaged, our students were highly interactive during the lessons, and I knew starting our summer program with CEG laying down the foundation was the best way to start our program. Thank you, CEG! ”
“CEG workshops are like having a team of the most seasoned college counselors and admissions officers share the most relevant, insightful, and impactful essay and supplement writing advice, but better. CEG faculty deliver all the above in a concise workshop using visuals, takeaway worksheets, and super engaging technology that captures the focus of discerning teens. The virtual live experience is just as good as in person, which makes this experience even more accessible to schools. I highly recommend the CEG! ”
“Ethan manages to find a way to make a task students dread into something that enables them to truly reflect on who they are which allows them to present their authentic selves to colleges. This summer, we decided to have CEG do a 3-hour workshop at our College Bootcamp. It was much more thorough than having college reps present like we’ve had in the past. After, students felt extremely confident with their essays and the Common App activities section. I have every student I work with bookmark Ethan’s website as it’s now become my go-to resource for college essays. Even after 29 years counseling, I still feel like I learn something new every time I interact with Ethan and his group. Thank you, CEG, for making my job much easier!”
Colleges and Universities
We partner with colleges and universities in a variety of ways, from licensing our essay brainstorming materials to professional development workshops and multicultural recruitment. Learn more here.
International Organizations
CEG has also worked with a number of international organizations including EducationUSA to provide summer workshops for students and intensive professional developments for counselors who want to learn more about guiding their students applying to universities in the US.
“CEG courses on writing essays and supplements and filling out apps gave our students confidence. Going with the coach through brainstorming, structuring, and revision, students finished their drafts by the end of the course. The coaches gave thorough feedback, kept classes interactive, and understood international students. CEG also taught our school counselors how to coach students, review apps, and give feedback. We saw genuine interest in the success of our students and counselors. ”
