How to Write a Personal Statement - Counselors

This live online video course provides counselors with everything they need to help their student write an amazing personal statement for college.

With over 10 hours of content, including Q&A sessions with me (College Essay Guy), it's the most comprehensive course of its kind.

This course includes content geared specifically to counselors that answers frequently asked questions and provides solutions to common struggles that counselors face.

LESSON 1 - HOW TO FIND AN ESSAY TOPIC

  • How to Develop a Menu of Essay Topics in About 15 Minutes
  • A 5-Minute Exercise for Discovering What Matters to You Most
  • The Five Brainstorming Exercises I Use With My Private One-on-One Students
  • 106 Ways to Find an Essay Topic

LESSON 2 - HOW TO STRUCTURE THE ESSAY

  • The Only Two Structures You'll Need to Write Your Essay
  • How Most American Films Are Structured (and How You Can Use This to Write Your Essay)
  • How to End Your Essay If You Have No Idea What You Want to Do in the Future
  • A List of Challenges You Should Consider Putting in Your Application
  • A Step-by-Step Outline for an Essay About Overcoming Challenges
  • What to Do If You Haven't Experienced Challenges and Have No Idea What Your Future Looks Like
  • The Difference Between a Boring Essay and a Stand-Out Essay

LESSON 3 - HOW TO REVISE A COLLEGE ESSAY

  • Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before Revising Your First Draft
  • Which Sentences Are (Probably) the Most Important to Revise First
  • Case Study: A Sample First Draft, My Actual Feedback, and How the Final Draft Turned Out

LESSON 4 - HOW TO MAKE SURE YOUR ESSAY IS DOING ITS JOB

  • Three Questions to Ask That Can Bring More Values (and Information) Into Your Essay
  • How to Know If Your Essay Is Insightful
  • Three Ways to Show Vulnerability in Your Essay
  • Tips for Writing a Well-Crafted Essay
  • How, Whom and When to Ask for Feedback

LESSON 5 - HOW TO BRING AN ESSAY TO LIFE

  • How to Grab the Reader’s Attention
  • One Great Way to Demonstrate Your Intelligence
  • How to Brag without Seeming Like You’re Bragging
  • How to Make an Essay, Like, Deep
  • How to End an Essay in a Powerful Way

LESSON 6 - HOW TO TAKE AN ESSAY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

  • Advanced Technique 1: How to Use Setup and Payoff to Build Suspense in the Essay
  • Advanced Technique 2: How to Bring More Authenticity to Your Essay
  • Advanced Technique 3: Techniques for Turning a Difficult Experience into Something Beautiful
  • Advanced Technique 4: How to Create an Ending That’s Surprising but Inevitable
  • Advanced Technique 5: Four Qualities of an Amazing Essay

BONUS VIDEO MODULES

  • Ethan Gives Feedback on Real Essays: Session 1
  • Ethan Gives Feedback on Real Essays: Session 2
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