Make Your Story Stand Out: The College Essay Playbook

Most "Why This School" and personal statement drafts read like a resume restated in paragraph form. This session breaks down what actually separates a memorable college essay from a forgettable one: specific sensory detail, a clear throughline between the opening hook and the closing reflection, and sentences that sound like a real teenager wrote them. In 45 minutes, Shani will walk through before-and-after examples from real drafts, point out the three edits most students skip, and take live questions on your own essay topic. You won't leave with a finished essay, but you will leave knowing exactly what to fix next.