Here is an example of how your student will spend the first workshop day:

MORNING

Group Discussion

• Introductions
• Review The Ivy Coach Admission Assurance Handbook
• Set individual goals
• GPA activity - What sets you apart? What type of student are you?
• The Fit - What factors are you looking for in a college?
• Guided brainstorming for the personal statement (the major essay for the Common Application)

Individualized Student Consultations

• Initial sustained writing of personal statement

Lunch

Afternoon

Group Discussions

• What does the personal statement say about me?

Individualized Student Consultations

• Personal statement writing / recommendations for revising
• Developing the college list

Assignments

• Revision of personal statement
• A list of ideas for the activity essay
• A first draft of the activity essay

We ask that each student come equipped with a laptop, a flash drive, an activity sheet, ideas for a personal statement, and plenty of enthusiasm. For the Admission Assurance Workshop, The Ivy Coach will supply lunch and a snack. Students are responsible for their own hotel and travel arrangements if necessary.

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