College Essay Resources - UC Irvine

Webinars to Help You with the Basics

Brainstorming

Essay Reviews

Free Pro Chats

Did you enjoy these videos? Join us for a 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. Topics include brainstorming with students who don’t know what to write, managing parent expectations, college essay cliches, running group workshops, and more.

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College Essay Experience

Learn the Wow Method: Write an Essay with a Wow Coach

If you've heard colleagues rave about "the Wow training," this is what they're talking about!

Join us for a fun and engaging college essay intensive! Learn our ten-step method from the inside out as you write a Common App personal statement, guided by your own private Wow coach. Participants tell us over and over that this is one of the most eye-opening, valuable experiences we offer. When you’re done, you’ll have new insight into the essay writing process, plus email templates, writing exercises, resources, and instructions to use with your students.