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College Essay Guy LIVE 2026: Summer Workshops for Schools and Organizations

A series of virtual workshops and college essay resources to help your students create outstanding college applications and essays. 
 
Once registered, you and your students will gain access to the following workshop content and Q&A sessions:

(Disclaimer: Our two Personal Statement workshops will cover the same content. The morning and evening sessions will cover the same material each day as well.)

Personal Statement #1 Schedule

  • Dates: June 1, 3, & 5 (M-W-F)
  • Bonus Review Sessions: June 8 & 10 
  • Morning session: 10-11:30am PT
  • Evening session: 1-2:30pm PT


Personal Statement #2 Schedule

  • Dates: June 15, 17, & 19 (M-W-F)
  • Bonus Review Sessions: June 22 & 24
  • Morning session: 10-11:30am PT
  • Evening session: 1-2:30pm PT
     

University of California PIQs Schedule

  • Dates: July 13 & 15 (M-W)
  • Bonus Review Session: July 16
  • All sessions: 3-5:00pm PT

College Application & Supplemental Essays Schedule

  • Dates: August 5 & 26 (W)
  • August 5: 12-2:00pm PT
  • August 26: 3:30-5:00pm PT
  • Note that both days will cover the same content. No need to join both sessions, but you are welcome to do so if you'd like!
Students and counselors will get access to the UC PIQ Tool and our Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) Tool. Both are step-by-step guides for you and your students, answering basically any college essay questions a student (or counselor) might have. Once registered, both tools will become available inside your Kajabi account.
 
After registration, we will send you a welcome email. In the days leading up to the workshops, we will send emails about what to expect, how to register your students, and the live session dates.
 

Pay-what-you-can and $0 spots available!  If your school is/has…
1. Designated Title I
2. 40% of more of your students qualify for free or reduced lunch
3. Has a budget of $1,000 or less to support ongoing professional development for your college counseling staff
4. Part of the AVID program 

You can get the program for FREE here. Examples of upload documents we accept (just need one):
1. Screenshot of your school’s Title I status online
2. A letter from your Head of School or Principal
3. School budget report
4. CBO Website
5. Submit MyAvid - Organization - Overview page (can be found through MyAvid.org account)
6. Screenshots of your school from the NCES website that demonstrates one of the above: https://nces.ed.gov/

 

So many students came back from summer close to being done with their essay. I've never had a class that far along so early and I can't wait to see how it opens up their schedules and mine this fall.

Piotr, Counselor at La Jolla Country Day School