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College App Essay Writing Class Aug 1 -5

As the summer settles in for high school kids, most of their thoughts turn to ice cream, the beach, and a part-time job. Many students may consider taking a class to hone their skills or to even get a jump on college requirements that will inundate them this coming fall. For the past few years, Branford High School PTA has been sponsoring a college essay writing class that enables those college-bound kids to start the process early. The Common Application, also known as the Common App, is part of the college application process that many colleges and universities use to gauge the writing skills of incoming Freshmen. In addition to the SAT, the common app asks students to write a series of essays on different topics and then submit them to the schools that accept the Common App. Not all schools participate in this process, but recent searches of many schools indicate that more and more schools are starting to use the essays as part of the admission process.

 

 Many of us remember that much of our precious time both Junior and Senior year in high school was spent searching colleges, filling out applications, taking the SAT, and then sitting down to write an essay on topics like “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” or “Name a person in History that you can most relate to.” Everyone was frazzled with not only the topics, but over the task of writing out these essays numerous times. The Common App process seeks to eliminate this issue by allowing the student to write their essays and then submit the same ones to any of the colleges that accept this application.

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Branford High School PTA is once again offering this opportunity for students who are currently mired in this process and want to not only get these essays completed, but to have them be read by someone who can help them get started and provide the feedback necessary to submit a quality essay. The Common App Writing Class will be offered in two sessions, each one week long. The first session will be July 11-15 , followed by another session August 1-5.   Both classes will be from 8:30 - 11 AM.  You must pre-register, the class will be held at WIS or BHS, still to be determined.  The cost per session is $125. Payable to BHS PTA  please respond to branfordhspta@aol.com or 203-481-4746

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