Registration is open now for a FREE ONE DAY college essay writing intensive! The goal is to make this process as painless as possible! Students will walk away with at least one fully written and edited essay.

August 3, 2020 9 am to 12 am: we will meet virtually via Google Meet/Google Classroom.

Students will receive one-on-one instruction for writing both a main essay (based on common app/coalition app) and any other short answer questions/essays (supplementals) required by the colleges. In addition, a large focus of the session will be instilling confidence in the students so that they see they can tackle what seems like an insurmountable task. I will also be helping students recognize their strengths and weaknesses in writing so that they know when and how to ask for help.

Laura Young, who leads this boot camp, is the current writer-in-residence at The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park and since 2006 she has taught all levels of English at Oak Park and River Forest High School. With a BA in English from the University of Iowa where she was in the undergraduate Writers' Workshop and an MA in Education from California State University. A recipient of the New York Mills and S.A.F.T.A. writing residencies, Laura has had short stories and essays published through a various outlets.

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