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SUMMARY:The Blank Page Breakthrough: A College Essay Webinar
DESCRIPTION:\nThe most important 650 words of your life shouldn’t feel like a chore—they should feel like a thrilling opportunity. But let’s be real: sitting down to “summarize your entire soul” for a total stranger can feel intimidating.\n\n\n\nIn this high-impact webinar, The Blank Page Breakthrough, I’m stripping away the stress by unlocking the mystery of the college essay. I’ll show you how to move from a blank screen to a compelling narrative that makes admissions officers stop, read, and remember who you are. \n\n\n\nWriting your college essays should be stress-free and dare I say… fun?!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Walk Away With:\n\n\n\n\nWhere to Start: What colleges are seeking in an essay\n\n\n\nHelp!: How do I decide on a Topic?\n\n\n\nThe Surprising Truth: Examples of effective essays that helped get students admitted into their top choice school.\n\n\n\nThe “Hook” Strategy: How to grab attention in the first three sentences.\n\n\n\nThe Cliché Killer: How to ensure your topic isn’t “just another soccer/mission trip/grandparent” essay.\n\n\n\nWatch those Pitfalls: What NOT to do\n\n\n\nBeyond the essay: Turbo-Overview of ways to stand out in the college application process\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n\n\nParents who want to support their student without “taking over” the writing process.\n\n\n\nJuniors who want a headstart-college applications are just around the corner.\n\n\n\nSuperplanner freshmen and sophomores looking for tips on preparing for a stand-out college application\n\n\n\nMeet your Essay Whisperer:\n\n\n\nWith essays ranging from werewolves to Comic-Con costumes to the challenges of taming curly hair, Ms. Darling’s students have gained admission to many top schools including Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, U Chicago, Penn, Oxford, St. Andrews, and more. Additionally, her teen writing students from around the globe have won many prestigious competitions including the NYTimes, Scholastic, Young Arts, and the John Locke Essay Competition. \n\n\n\nIn addition to consulting, Ms. Darling is an award-winning filmmaker and the author of 5 bestselling books. Her writing has appeared in many esteemed publications including the Boston Globe, NYTimes and most recently, her research on 1920’s dancers, Nita & Zita was published in an academic journal. Her past as a performer touring with bands like The Go-Go’s, the B-52’s, and Paul McCartney means she knows how to integrate art into teaching strategies, AKA she knows how to shake and shimmy an unforgettable story out of any student. \n\n\n\nWith degrees from Harvard, Stanford, and UCLA, Ms. Darling’s life mission is to innovate, inspire, educate, and illuminate.\n
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