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Bell Leadership Institute is proud to offer The Write Workshop to tomorrow’s leaders. Presented by Dr. Dana Lebo, this workshop is sure to give you the right start on your college application essay.
For many high school seniors, spring marks closure on an experience filled with anxiety and hope: the college application process. Students sweat, fret and dream over which colleges will choose them and which college they will choose to attend for the next important stage of their young adult lives. While grades and SAT scores are important, it is the essay that portrays the applicant in his or her true light. The essay helps the admissions officer see the applicant’s innermost thoughts, aspirations and interests, and what this young writer might contribute to campus life. So an honest, vivid essay can soften the blow caused by less than stellar grades and test scores. And a wooden, superficial essay can undo the edge that great grades and SATs might provide.
Through the course of this workshop, Dr. Lebo has students do exercises in self-analysis and peer feedback that contribute to the creation of a powerful personal essay. By presenting a series of activities involving the psychology of writing, creativity, and small-group experience, students are challenged to explore and express the unique voices within them. In the process, they learn the fundamentals of effective writing – what it really takes to connect to the reader. In The Write Workshop, students begin to understand how even everyday experiences and relationships can be invested with meaning and emotion.
Creating a powerful personal essay is the primary goal of The Write Workshop, to help you achieve this goal, you will:
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Identify the specific college essay questions that you need to answer. |
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Learn what distinguishes a successful essay from an unsuccessful one. |
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Explore your passions, values, and commitments and how they can be expressed through writing.
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Try out your ideas and ways to connect with your readers. |
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Plan and draft your essay(s); receive extensive feedback on your work. |
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Practice the critical art of revision under expert guidance. |
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Learn about the flow of fresh, creative writing, and the difference between “showing” and “telling” your experience. |
In addition to developing a powerful college application essay, you will have the opportunity to:
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Review and practice the fundamentals of effective writing in preparation for college-level work.
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Acquire some important insights on writing your SAT essay. |
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Gain personal feedback on your writing strengths and areas you need to develop.
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Understand the key ingredients of an effective writing process. |
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Explore who you are and how other people experience you and your writing.
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Find the extraordinary in the ordinary and capture your perceptions in writing.
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Develop friendships and connections that will last long after the workshop is over.
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Engage in a meaningful and motivating opportunity for self-knowledge, personal growth, and the development of your effectiveness as a writer.
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Above all, have fun writing! |
What colleges have accepted The Write Workshop graduates?
Dartmouth, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, New York University, Boston University, Washington University in St. Louis, Tufts, University of North Carolina, The College of New Jersey, Villanova, Bucknell, Brandeis, Georgetown, and many more.
Who teaches The Write Workshop?
The instructor, Dr. Dana Lebo, has taught hundreds of successful college application essay-writing workshops to rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors seeking acceptance by the nation’s top colleges and universities. Dr. Lebo first established her successful essay-writing program in the greater Princeton, N.J. area in 1999 where she drew upon her experience as a licensed psychologist, leadership and communications skills development consultant, and former teacher of undergraduate writing at Rutgers University. Upon moving to Chapel Hill, Dr. Lebo joined Bell Leadership Institute as a leadership development coach and trainer. She is excited to continue her program in Chapel Hill with Bell Leadership to target the development of young leaders through writing. Dr. Lebo earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University and M.A. and B.A. from Georgetown University.
Workshop Details
The workshop consists of intensive small-group meetings (30 total hours) during each one-week camp session. Applicants can choose to attend either Camp 1 or Camp 2:
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The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
100 Friday Center Drive
Chapel Hill, NC |
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Camp 1: June 16-20
Camp 2: August 4-8 |
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- Times:
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9:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:30 (lunch on your own)
1:30 – 4:30
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- Fees:
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$800 (includes materials, continental breakfast & refreshments)
Need-based scholarships are available. |
Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to learn to write a powerful essay for your college applications. For more information or to apply for this exciting workshop, please call Colleen Jelley at (919) 967-7904 or fill out the online application.
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