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"We finalized one of the personal statement essays arguing why the student wants to enter the field of radiation oncology. "

"The student and I went over his sea turtle essay, which he finished over the course of the week. We edited it, and then worked on revising portions of it to make it stronger and talk more about his connection to the event he describes. Then, we identified the main ideas he wants to convey in this essay, why the event was important to him, and we worked on ways of phrasing those things so they don't seem cliche. I left him with the task of finishing up revision 1 for next time. "

"The student and I discussed all of the essays she will need to write as part of the college admissions process. We also made a plan for our next session. She will have a draft of her personal statement by then. "

"First, the student and I reviewed his assignment from the previous work. He was instructed to write the introduction to his essay on identity. We read each of his examples and we looked for the pros and cons of each. After carefully completing this exercise, we decided that the strongest "hook" was the narrative. Second, he and I jotted down some ideas to include in our story and what we wanted them to implicitly and explicitly imply about him. From there, I modeled the ways in which he could include these many points. Third, he wrote a rough draft of the introduction. I revised the introduction and left comments. He was instructed to re-write it using 5-6 sentences. He also was assigned to read a few essays to understand the structure of the college essay for next week. "

"Today was the student's and my first session. We talked about all the essays and supplements she has to do for the 13 colleges she's applying to. We started with the two 200 character or less assignment, then tried to work on her common app essay. Then, we moved on to two of the shorter answer ones. We finished one and began another. She is a very good writer and knows exactly what she wants to say, but she needs to not be afraid to just write. Just spit it out and work on it later. So I asked her to do some extensive work on her common app one and we can proof it next week, as well as finish the other supplements."

"We worked on the student's college essay today. We teased out examples that showed what he wanted to say, rather than giving generalizations that were not personal. We created two main themes that made him stand out as a candidate and then used specific examples from his experiences that illustrated that. I advised him that short, concise, and clear is better."

"The student and I worked on her Common App main essay. I think overall that it is a strong essay that conveys her passion for helping others and for the healthcare field. I recommended rearranging some of the paragraphs and providing more concrete examples from her volunteer experiences. We also brainstormed ideas for her specific essays for different schools. "

"We went through some of the student's graded papers and discussed how we might improve her analyses in the future. We also started brainstorming/writing the response paper she's working on for this week. We will meet again online on Tuesday night to edit that paper together. "