Should students pay attention to how they write about their activities?

Presenters

• Ethan Sawyer | College Essay Guy | ethan@collegeessayguy.com | www.collegeessayguy.com
• Cyndy McDonald | The College Counselor's Couach | cyndy@cyndymcdonald.com | www.cyndymcdonald.com
  

Ethan Sawyer

Ethan Sawyer is an internationally recognized college essay and admissions expert and the author of the Amazon bestsellers College Essay Essentials and College Admission Essentials. Receiving his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in Performance Studies, an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine, and two counseling certificates, Ethan’s educational experiences, reading, and training have informed his deep interest in storytelling as a vehicle for personal development and growth, which in turn inspired Ethan to start College Essay Guy. Raised in Spain, Ecuador, and Colombia, Ethan is dedicated to serving diverse communities. With a passion for access and equity, he has provided quality resources for students, families and professional communities alike.

Show Notes

Ethan walked us through several activites he has developed to help students understand and write their Activities section of the application. See those resources in his blog.

Resources in the blog include:

• The Epic List of Activities List Verbs
• The BEABIES Exercise
• The Values Scan
• 10 Tips for Making Your Activities List Awesome
• Activities List FAQ's
• 10 MOre Great Activities List Examples
• The Honors and Awards Section

Other Interviews On College Writing

Like this interview with Ethan?  See more on my youtube channel @CyndyMcDonaldsChannel for other interviews on writing in the College Application:

• College Essay Brainstorming Tips & Exercises with Ethan Sawyer, College Essay Guy
• Acing the Dreaded "Why" Essay with Susan Knoppow, Wow Writing Workshop
• Student Essays: Digging Deep to Find Gold with Kieran Lyons, To The Top Education Group
• Enough is Enough: Letting Go of the Imperfect Essay with Susan Knoppow, Wow Writing Workshop

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