Recorded May 3, 2023
NACAC is excited to collaborate with Ethan Sawyer at College Essay Guy for a webinar on summer planning. In this session, you’ll discover a new framework useful for reexamining the language we use with students around summer planning, get inspired with new ideas, and gain new tools to use with students right away. In particular, we’ll explore:
- Ethan’s 3 favorite resources for helping brainstorm better college essay topics
- Two frameworks for helping students decide if a topic is likely to “work” or not
- One simple way to create a great essay outline—in about 10 minutes
- How to talk to your students about Chat-GPT
- The potential impacts of the impending affirmative action decision on the admission process
- Ways your school or organization can partner with College Essay Guy to support your students
- Q&A time w/Ethan
Learning objectives:
- Learn a framework you can teach students to empower their decision making
- Gain tools that will save you (and your students) time
- Get inspired with new ideas and approaches
- Equip yourself with new tools to use with students right away
Speaker: Ethan Sawyer, Founder / The College Essay Guy