Summer Workshops
Registration is open! We’re excited to work with you!
SUMMER: UC/PERSONAL STATEMENT WORKSHOP
This is a two-day workshop designed to get students fully launched with their college application essays! It includes:
introduction to the writing portions of both the UC and Common App
review and analysis of UC and personal statement examples
writing activities to practice different approaches to application writing
topic generation exercises to brainstorm, narrow, and confirm topics for all five “big” essays (four UCs and one Common App)
two one-on-one meetings with a writing specialist to confirm each student’s essay topics and create an initial writing plan
writing time
a three-hour Stay Composed interactive editing session to review drafts (included in the workshop price!)
detailed summary of workshop for parents
monthly newsletters
SUMMER 2025 WORKSHOP DATES
Coming soon!
All workshops will be in-person (outdoors in North Oakland on a shaded patio).
We will add workshop dates as interest demands it!
Want to choose your own date?
You may recruit a group of a minimum of 4 students and propose date options, and we will do our best to accommodate you! Email kate@essayscomposed.com for more information.
*workshops require a minimum of four students and are capped at eight students
STAY COMPOSED (INTERACTIVE EDITING SESSIONS)
In these two-hour writing sessions, students work on any essays they have in progress, and a writing specialist reads and comments on their work in real time, allowing them to revise instantly. Using this technique, students often complete three to five drafts in a single session. (Two to four students max per session.)
