How to Give Great Essay Feedback
A Mini-Course w/ Ethan, the College Essay Guy Team, & Special Guests
All proceeds from registrations will benefit the Matchlighters Scholars program.
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Ethan Sawyer, College Essay Guy
This one’s for you college counselors.
Where’s the line between editing and rewriting?
How do I manage expectations with overly-involved parents?
How should I adjust my feedback when students are a week or two before deadlines?
I have a lot to say about these things. But guess what? I also have an amazing team of coaches and peer counselors who have a lot to say about these things. So I've put together a mini-course.
How's this course different from my previous courses? I've never gone as deeply into the actual essay editing as I will here—and I'll do it with a group of experienced coaches who've been doing this, in some cases, as long as I have.
How to Give Great Essay Feedback
A Mini-Course w/ Ethan, the College Essay Guy Team, & Special Guests
Finished December 11th, 2021.
This course is the result of requests from counselors to share more on how to provide concise, insightful feedback on students' college essays.
And best of all, it's a fundraiser:
All proceeds from registrations go towards the Matchlighters Scholars program.
That means all the money we raise from sign-ups will go toward helping low-income students receive free college essay help.
Over three hours, we covered:
- How to suggest to a student major rewrites of an essay three days before a deadline (via email) and not have them freak out
- Tips on making in-line edits: best and worst practices
- Before and after case studies
- How to help a student generate insight—and recognize it in their own essay
- How to help a student feel confident in a solid essay they’re seriously doubting
- Code-switching: coaching students who use African American Vernacular English in their writing
- Helping students write about traumatic experiences effectively
- How to help students who are chronic procrastinators
- Lots more
Workshop Real Essays
My team and I will workshop essays from our students, and you'll get the chance to bring yours to the table as well.
Learn from Expert Coaches
I'm bringing a bunch of experts from my team so attendees can hear from multiple perspectives on the essay-editing process.
Every Stage of the Journey
We'll cover how to provide great feedback on first drafts and last drafts.
All proceeds from this course will support the Matchlighters Scholars Program
The Matchlighters Scholars program offers free college application counseling for high-achieving, low-income students.
College Essay Guy funds a team that works to match and support hundreds of trained volunteer counselors with students from around the country (and world).
Want to know more about the program or become a volunteer counselor yourself?
Here are some Testimonials from another CEG course
“This course provides much of what it took me 38 years to gain through firsthand experience in the business.
Taking it will help anyone looking to hone an important part of their college counseling skills with the goal of truly helping students.”
Dawn Blanchard
Testimonial from another course
“Ethan Sawyer’s Personal Statement Course is proof positive that we all have something to learn — as long as we find the right teacher. I have been a college counselor for almost 25 years and have worked with many students on many essays.
Taking Ethan’s course added to my toolbox and will make me a better resource for my students and a more insightful and effective counselor overall.”
Lisa Sohmer
Meet Ethan
Ethan Sawyer is a nationally recognized college essay expert, sought-after speaker, and author of the Amazon bestsellers College Essay Essentials and College Admission Essentials.
Each year he helps thousands of students and counselors through his online courses, workshops, articles, products, and books, and works privately with a small number of students.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Ethan holds an MFA from UC Irvine, two counseling certificates, is certified in Myers-Briggs and hypnotherapy. He lives in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife and daughter.
Up-level your essay coaching game.
$297 one time -
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“The College Essay Guy has transformed my understanding of how to write college application essays and has enabled me to help students in so many practical and effective ways. His resources and expertise are invaluable! Read his book, take his classes, and learn all he has to offer--he's amazing!”
Sharon Spiers
Can’t afford this course?
I’m offering pay-what-you-can spots
Access is really important to me. In fact, it’s at the heart of most of everything I do and is why so many resources on my site are free. It’s why I’m offering pay-what-you-can spots for high school college counselors in schools, CBOs, or non-profits with small budgets and few resources for professional development.
“Wait, so if our counseling department doesn’t have a budget, we can still join?”
Yep. If that’s you, request a pay-what-you-can spot. Don’t be shy; I’d love to have you.
