Practical Writing Steps & Exercises for Students featuring The College Essay Guy!

Ashley Smith, Director of Marketing for Scoir, is joined by Ethan Sawyer, The College Essay Guy! Ethan is a nationally recognized college essay expert, and the author of Amazon Best Sellers: College Essay Essentials, and College Admission Essentials. He offers his expertise through his blog, online courses, workshops, books, and one-on-one work. Our conversation covers all-things college essays, but here are the highlights:Where and how to write about the impact that the pandemic had on you personallyWhat are some things you love or know a lot about? (An exercise)Not getting locked into your challenged-based storiesThe Feelings and Needs ExerciseWhat are the “islands of your personality”? 7 montage paths and identifying the different sides of yourselfIdentifying values and finding examples of those valuesHaving these things reflected back to you so that you can identify patterns and write a beautiful college essayFollow us on Instagram!Learn more about Scoir