Private Workshops for Your Students

We offer in-person and virtual sessions year-round. Check out some of our options below and click the orange button below to get started.
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.



“CEG workshops are like having a team of the most seasoned college counselors and admissions officers share the most relevant, insightful, and impactful essay and supplement writing advice, but better. CEG faculty deliver all the above in a concise workshop using visuals, takeaway worksheets, and super engaging technology that captures the focus of discerning teens. The virtual live experience is just as good as in person, which makes this experience even more accessible to schools."

- Terry K. Dir. of College Counseling Hewitt School