Essay Workshop
August 9 - 11

Since 2008 the editors and admissions experts of CATES College Essay Workshops have helped rising Juniors like you to craft college essays, complete the common application, and learn interview skills. You'll leave this three day intensive with a completed draft of your essay, and one less thing to worry about.

The workshop takes place over 3 days from 9am-5pm.  Each day includes two writing sessions guided by our Essay Experts, along with additional workshops on the Common Application, Interviewing Skills, a workshop with a College Admissions expert, and a mock interview with an actual college interviewer.  Lunch is provided.

By the end of the workshop, each student will have developed his or her personal theme, possess a completed the personal statement and short answer essay for the common application, filled out the common application online, and completed a mock interview.

Here's what a couple of recent participants had to say about the workshop:

• Clearly whatever you are teaching in that workshop is working: it's a great essay!"
  - John, parent of Sarah, University of Chicago Class of 2014
  
  
• "I got in Early Decision! They even commented on how nice my common-app essay was! Thank you so much for all your help..."
  -Ben, Colby College Class of 2014

• Get a headstart on Early Decision
• Be in the first wave of rolling admissions
• Give your college counselors the tools to get a jump on the college application process
• Get one thing off your plate during the most important semester of both school and the testing season!