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Virtual Admissions Event: Crafting the Application Essay: Essential Tips for Parents and Students
Crafting the Application Essay: Essential Tips for Parents and Students
Date: Monday, December 15 | 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Hosts: Daniel Tuite
The application essay is a critical opportunity to introduce your unique personality and potential to an admissions committee. Join us for this informal info session to hear directly from an admissions professional, providing insights into what admission officers are looking for when reading applications. Families will learn the core strategies for crafting an authentic narrative, including how to interpret the prompts effectively, utilize the "show, don't tell" technique to create vivid essays, and understand the elements that make students' stories genuinely "jump off the page" and lead to acceptance.
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.
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Date: Monday, December 15 | 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Hosts: Daniel Tuite
The application essay is a critical opportunity to introduce your unique personality and potential to an admissions committee. Join us for this informal info session to hear directly from an admissions professional, providing insights into what admission officers are looking for when reading applications. Families will learn the core strategies for crafting an authentic narrative, including how to interpret the prompts effectively, utilize the "show, don't tell" technique to create vivid essays, and understand the elements that make students' stories genuinely "jump off the page" and lead to acceptance.
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link.
Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.
