I’m so excited to have gotten the best insider tips from 6 amazing college essay writing experts during the Dream College Summit – Personal Statement and Essay Edition. These experts gave me some of their top tips and tricks for writing the dreaded personal statement and essays when applying to dream colleges. I wanted to give you a sneak peek into the Dream College Summit – Personal Statement and Essay Edition and share some of my favorite insights with you guys. Be sure to grab your free ticket to the Dream College Summit – Personal Statement and Essay Edition, so you don’t miss when these amazing interviews go live September 23rd-25th, 2019.

Nived Ravikumar

Nived Ravikumar is the the Statement Guru.  He studied at UC Santa Barbara’s prestigious film studies program and has been using his screenwriting knowledge to help college and grad school hopefuls since 2010.

Nived shares how to tackle the UC Personal Insight Questions and the Common Application personal statement. My favorite tip from Nived is to take a topic written for one prompt and see how you would write it for another topic to make for a more interesting essay. 

Aleks Trpkovska

Aleks Trpkovska is the founder of Pain Free to College and author of The Pain-Free Path to College: A Step-by-Step Guide to College Admission and Life Success.

Aleks goes over how to lay out the key information of your application and essay writing on a tracker so that nothing is forgotten and you can create your best resume and essay. I loved her tips on figuring out if you’re answering the prompts by asking people.

Dr. Aviva Legatt

Dr. Aviva Legatt is an elite college admissions consultant, coach, and professional speaker whose mission is to empower every generation’s leaders to maximize their impact and achieve their goals.

Aviva shares her tips on what to write about how to really stand out with competitive schools. One tip that stood out was to look for a story for your personal statement that is emblematic of your character and relates to your intended major.

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and a nationally-recognized college admissions expert. Over 90% of his students get into at least one of their top 3 schools using his data-driven, student-centered approach.

Shirag goes over how to create a memorable essay. He mentions tips on how to close the loop in your essay and personalize the writing to you. Keep in mind you do not want to just follow the tropes of “successful” essay writing.

Susan Knoppow

Susan Knoppow is the co-founder of Wow Writing Workshop. She has over 30 years of experience as a professional writer, teacher, and writing coach.

Susan shares the real purpose of college essays and shares her expert tips and tricks to make them shine. Admissions committees are not looking to grade the essay they are looking to gain insights into who the student is, beyond what can be determined from the rest of the application.

Peter Peng

Peter Peng is the founder of Young Prodigy. He is a full-time essay specialist, college counselor, and test prep strategist.

Peter goes over why he doesn’t recommend writing essays about your biggest challenges or largest accomplishments. Instead he recommends writing your essay about everyday occurrences to showcase yourself.

Are you as excited as I am to hear from these amazing speakers? Now is the time to grab your FREE TICKET to the Dream College Summit – Personal Statement and Essay Edition going live September 23rd-35th, 2019. 

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