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Private

Workshops

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We’ll schedule and plan together:

  • We’ll coordinate your workshops with you at your desired date and time
  • An experienced CEG essay coach will lead an interactive workshop on the foundations of how to write a personal statement

Starts at $1,600

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Boot Camps &

Summer School

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We’ll come to your school and work with your students:

  • We can customize a plan that works for your school schedule and desired outcome
  • We will cover the content at a deeper level and provide feedback to your students

Starts at $8,300

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PDs &

Curriculum

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You take the reins:

  • We’ll train your counselors and/or teachers how to guide your students
  • We’ll provide slides, lessons, and videos: a curriculum that’s ideal for smaller groups that’s flexible for your schedule

Starts at $1,940

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Private Workshops for Students

Check out the workshop options below. If you see something you like, fill out a request form below.

A presentation slide titled "How to Brainstorm an Outstanding Personal Statement" is displayed on a projector screen in an auditorium with a podium in front.
  • What is the personal statement?
  • What are colleges looking for?
  • Practical, values-based brainstorming exercises and writing strategies
  • Q&A
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  • How to guide students from brainstorming to drafting
  • Essay structures any student can use
  • Successful example essays
  • Q&A
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  • How to help an essay stand out
  • Live feedback on student-submitted outlines from a trained CEG essay specialist
  • Next steps
  • Q&A
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  • Maximizing the impact of your Common App
  • Up-leveling Activities Lists and Additional Information sections
  • Entice (and not annoy) admissions officers with best Common App practices
  • Q&A
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  • Save 20+ hours with simple, effective strategies
  • Guidance on some of the most popular supplemental essays: “Why Us,” “Why Major,” Extracurricular Activity, and more)
  • Q&A
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  • The role PIQs play in the UC’s Comprehensive Review process
  • Selecting the best PIQ topics based on individual student experiences
  • Brainstorming exercises to kickstart the PIQ writing process
  • Moving from brainstorming to outlining and drafting
  • Making PIQs more specific, insightful, and valuable to UC admission readers
  • Students receive live feedback on their PIQs from a trained CEG essay specialist
  • Q&A

Add on: Speed Sessions
In Speed Sessions, students will be able to meet one-on-one with an experienced College Essay Guy coach to review topics or drafts. Sessions may be broken up into 15, 20, or 30 minute meetings.

Virtual: $1,600 per workshop • In-Person: $2,350 per workshop • Speed Sessions: $1,000/hr

Done-for-You Boot Camps

• 3 Days •

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One of CEG’s goals is to provide ease to the college essay process. With our “done-for-you” live in-person boot camp programs, an experienced CEG coach will lead your students through an impactful personal statement writing experience that will bring ease to your job and save hours of helping students through the brainstorming, outlining, and writing process. Students will get dedicated time to write and work while getting one-on-one help from a coach.

Starting at $8,300 • Ideal for groups of 35 or less

3-Day Boot Camp Options

DAYS HOURS CONTENT COST FOR IN PERSON OUTCOME
3 days 3 hours/day
9 hours total

Workshops on Brainstorming and Structuring

Individual “Topic Checks”

Time to outline

 $8,300 Students will have a set topic, receive live feedback, and complete a solid outline
3 days 4.5 hours/day
13.5 hours total

Workshops on Brainstorming and Structuring

Individual “Topic Checks”

Live feedback

Time to write a solid draft

 $12,500 Students will have a set topic, receive live feedback, and complete solid first draft

These hours don’t work for you? The dates and times are customizable.

 Done-for-You College Essay Writing Summer School Courses

• 4-8 Weeks •

 

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If you want your juniors to have solid drafts during the summer, this course is for you. Using our unique CEG curriculum, we take students through the personal statement process at a slower more immersive pace— specifically designed to complement school summer school schedules. Through these extended brainstorming exercises, students are given more attention during the span of 4- or 8-week sessions (dates and times are customizable).

Starting at $18,000 • Ideal for groups of 50 or less

Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

We offer a wide range of professional development workshops for counselors and teachers
—choose from our menu, or let us curate the right series of sessions for your team.

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  • Learn what happens after a student submits their college application
  • Discover how the essay plays a part in the admission process
  • Created by a former admissions officer
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You’ll discover:

  • How to help students brainstorm and structure using exercises that work
  • How to provide feedback that’s useful, actionable, and kind
  • Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away
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  • Values-based approach
  • Save students 20+ hours on their applications
  • How to stand out on the Activities List
  • Maximizing the Additional Information section
  • Ready-to-go templates you can use right away
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  • Learn what happens after a student submits their college application
  • Discover how the essay plays a part in the admission process
  • Created by a former admissions officer
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  • Learn the UC’s comprehensive review process and evaluation approach
  • Help students understand the difference between PIQs and other college writing responses
  • Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away

Virtual: $1,940 per PD  •  In-Person: $2,880 per PD

Curriculum for the Personal Statement

A set of educational materials for writing personal statements, including curriculum slides, student workbook pages, and a teacher’s edition on how to write an outstanding personal statement.

Most counselors don’t have time to create step-by-step lessons to help students navigate the college application process. Our curriculum was designed for busy teachers and counselors.

  • Interactive exercises that help foster moments of self-discovery
  • Aligned with Common Core State Standards
  • Videos, PDFs, and editable Google Slides
  • Adaptable to a variety of formats
  • Developed by a former high school AVID teacher and expert essay coach

$3,885 for Virtual PDs + Curriculum  •  $5,930 for In-Person PDs + Curriculum