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The University/College Essay Summer Work

Kristi Steele Season 4 Episode 51

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What if the best college essay your student ever writes is hiding in an ordinary summer?  In this episode, Kristi breaks down how a single summer experience — a job, a trip, a creative project, or even a season of quiet caregiving — becomes the foundation of a college essay that actually sounds like the student who wrote it.  You'll learn: 

• Why "unimpressive" summers often produce the strongest essays 

• The three-part anatomy of every great college essay (and how to apply it to your own experience) 

• A real example: how a student turned a plant nursery job into a standout Common App essay 

• Three journal prompts students can use this week to start mining their summer for essay material 

• A direct word to parents about the most powerful thing they can do right now  

Work on your essay with Kristi this summer: https://kc360.co/course/college-essay-summit/. 

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