Email Template – Transition to Supplements
Last Update: April 28, 2023
We send this email to parents after their child has completed the Common App personal statement.
We work well with counselors and consultants because we all care about the same thing: helping students get into the schools of their dreams. We focus exclusively on the essay – you’re already an expert on the rest of the admission process. We’re writers, teachers and problem-solvers; we’ll work with you to find the right solutions for you and your students. Tell us what you need. We’ll figure out how to get there.
Email Template – Transition to Supplements
Last Update: April 28, 2023
We send this email to parents after their child has completed the Common App personal statement.
Slides – IECA Spring 2023
Last Update: May 1, 2023
Presentation slides for the session, "Managing the Parent Journey" presented by Susan Knoppow and Amy McVeigh.
Handout – IECA Spring 2023
Last Update: May 1, 2023
This chart provides a framework for thinking about how you manage the parent journey before, during, and after the first essay.
The Wow Method
Last Update: January 10, 2023
Wow's 10 step college essay writing process, displayed in a color-coded graphic.
Student-Centered Brainstorm Process
Last Update: May 10, 2022
An outline of the steps we take before, during and after a brainstorm discussion. Covers the first three steps of Wow's ten-step process.
Student Schedule
Last Update: March 30, 2022
A sample schedule to illustrate how we work with students on the Common App personal statement.
Join us for an upcoming FREE webinar! We meet once a month to discuss a variety of college essay issues. Wow CEO Susan Knoppow will answer your questions and share tips to help you support your students through the college essay-writing process.
We’ve written the only college essay book you’ll need – short, practical and full of proven strategies, so you can help students write the types of essays college admissions officers want to read.
“At first, essays were the thing I worried about the most. It wasn’t until the Wow training that it all clicked. I feel like a burden has been lifted.”
- Faith Stewart, Bellingham, Washington
If you like our free Pro Chats, you’ll love the College Essay Community. The first week of each month, we announce a timely topic and share reflection questions and resources. At the end of the month, we gather on Zoom for a lively meeting, facilitated by Wow’s founders, to talk, reflect and challenge ourselves. All materials are available for a full year, and all meetings are recorded.
