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Shaping Your Narrative episodes
- College Application Tips from College Essay and Goals Coach Patricia Noonan
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Patricia Noonan—a writer, essay coach, and Brown University educated coach—talks with Leonora about her approach to college essay strategy and handling common challenges for students and parents. Find Patricia here: https://www.patricianoonan.com/teaching
If you have questions or topics you'd like us to discuss on future episodes, email us at [email protected]
1 hr - College Essay Discussion with Best-Selling Author Koren Zailckas
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Leonora talks with Koren Zailckas about her experience helping students with college essay writing and about supporting her own child in the college application process.
If you have questions or topics you'd like us to discuss on future episodes, email us at [email protected]
1 hr 2 min - College Strategy Discussion with a Former Admissions Officer
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Former AO Kate speaks with Liz and Leonora, sharing tips for identifying fit, making your narrative stand out, crafting your activity list, making use of the additional information session, and more!
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1 hr 3 min - Our College Experience (Part 2)
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Soliana and Liz discuss their experiences applying to and attending college: things they did wrong and right. Learn from what we didn't know as teenagers. (Part 2)
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33 min - Our College Experience (Part 1)
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Soliana and Liz discuss their experiences applying to and attending college: things they did wrong and right. Learn from what they didn't know as teenagers. (Part 1)
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43 min - Crafting the CAPS
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Soliana and Liz discuss how to manage word count while also including the specific details and concrete anecdotes that will help admissions officers remember your story!
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16 min - Deciding on Supplemental Essay Topics
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Leonora and Soliana discuss how to approach supplemental essay questions.
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25 min - Deciding on Personal Statement Topics
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Leonora and Soliana discuss which kinds of topic that work well (and which don't!) for the Common App Personal Statement
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28 min - Brainstorming College Essay Topics
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Liz hosts a discussion with Leonora and Soliana about identifying college essay topics & what to do if you feel stuck
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16 min - Strategizing Your Essays
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Leonora & Liz discuss how think about college essays in the context of your college narrative
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Useful college application advice from grads of Yale, USC, NYU, and Berkeley.