College Essay Guy for Schools & Organizations
We bring more ease, joy, and purpose to the college admission process.

We partner with schools ond organizations in a variety of ways.

Whether you're looking for student workshops, professional development, curriculum, or consulting, we've got you.
 
How we support schools & organizations

Free
Resources

Professional Development &
Student Workshops

College & Career Readiness Curriculum

Consulting
Services

Free Resources

Google anything related to college admissions and chances are you'll see a resource we've created.
Here are some of our most popular:

College Application Hub

  • Essay examples
  • Brainstorming exercises
  • Supplemental essay guides
  • Lots more

Podcast

  • Industry-leading experts
  • Building your college list
  • Behind the scenes of an admission office

YouTube Channel

  • Essay tips
  • Application advice
  • Interview guidance
  • Lots more
 
Professional Development Workshops for Teachers and Counselors

We offer a wide range of professional development sessions specifically for counselors and teachers—choose from our menu, or let us curate the right series of sessions for your team.
 

College Admission Fundamentals

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  • Learn what happens after a student submits their college application

  • Help students write better essays and applications

  • Created by a former admissions officer

How to Guide a Student Through the Personal Statement Process: A Crash Course
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  • How to help students brainstorm and structure

  • Providing feedback that's useful, actionable, and kind

  • Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away

How to Help a Student Craft an Outstanding College Application: A Crash Course
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  • Values-based approach

  • Save students 20+ hours on their applications

  • How to stand out on the Activities List

  • Maximizing the Additional Information section

  • Ready-to-go templates you can use right away

 
How to Write Effective Letters of Recommendations PD
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  • Written by a former admissions officer and junior/senior high school English teacher

  • Tips for counselors and teachers at various school types with different caseloads and needs

  • Increase students' chances of acceptances with new advocacy strategies

A Crash Course in Guiding a Student Through the UC Personal Insight Questions
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  • Learn the UC's comprehensive review process and evaluation approach

  • Help students understand the difference between PIQs and other college writing responses

  • Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away

 
Private Workshops for Students

Check out the workshop options below. If you see something you like, fill out a request form below.
Personal Statement Series
Part 1: How to Brainstorm an Outstanding Personal Statement
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  • What is the personal statement?

  • What are colleges looking for?

  • Practical, values-based brainstorming exercises and writing strategies

  • Q&A

Part 2: How to Structure and Draft an Outstanding Personal Statement
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  • How to guide students from brainstorming to drafting

  • Essay structures any student can use

  • Successful example essays

  • Q&A

Part 3: How to Uplevel and Revise a Personal Statement + LIVE Feedback
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  • How to help an essay stand out

  • Live feedback on student-submitted outlines from a trained CEG essay specialist

  • Next steps

  • Q&A

Common App and
Supplemental Essay Series
Common App Walk-through + How to Create an Outstanding Activities List and Additional Info Section
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  • Maximizing the impact of your Common App

  • Up-leveling Activities Lists and Additional Information sections

  • Entice (and not annoy) admissions officers with best Common App practices

  • Q&A

A Crash Course on Strategizing and Writing the Supplemental Essays
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  • Save 20+ hours with simple, effective strategies

  • Guidance on some of the most popular supplemental essays: "Why Us," "Why Major," Extracurricular Activity, and more)

  • Q&A

University of California (UC) Personal Insight Question Series
Parts 1 & 2: How to Brainstorm, Outline & Revise Your UC Personal Insight Questions (PIQs)
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  • The role PIQs play in the UC's Comprehensive Review process

  • Selecting the best PIQ topics based on individual student experiences

  • Brainstorming exercises to kickstart the PIQ writing process

  • Moving from brainstorming to outlining and drafting

  • Making PIQs more specific, insightful, and valuable to UC admission readers

  • Students receive live feedback on their PIQs from a trained CEG essay specialist

  • Q&A

Add on: Speed Sessions
In Speed Sessions, students will be able to meet one-on-one with an experienced College Essay Guy coach to review topics or drafts. Sessions may be broken up into 15, 20, or 30 minute meetings.

Done-for-You Private Summer Boot Camps

In these private, in-person sessions, your students will create solid outlines or drafts of their Common App and personal statement

  • Save yourself tons of time in the fall

  • Slower, more immersive pace

  • Specifically designed to complement summer school schedules

  • 1-Week, 4-Week, and 8-Week Options

College and Career Readiness Curriculum

Prepare your students for college and the job market by helping them discover who they are and tell their story. This fully customizable curriculum combines exercises and lessons that teachers and counselors can use with individuals or groups.
CEG Curriculum includes:

  • Curriculum license

  • 20 flexible lesson plans

  • Editable Google Slides that correspond to the lessons

  • Teacher's guide/workbook

  • Printable and digital study workbook

  • Access to the CEG video exercises and concepts

Perfect for English teachers, AVID classes, homeschooling, advisories, College Career Planning Classes, summer school, and more
Consulting

Elevate your team's college counseling skills with personalized coaching from our team of admission experts (starting at $3,000)
Feedback on current + past student applications and essays
Audit of your college application support process + targeted recommendations
Practical and expert tips on how to provide effective feedback on personal and supplemental essays
 Please fill out the form below to contact our team about workshops and educational opportunities for your school or organization.