After Shorewood offers Write & Ready College Application Essay Workshops for Rising Seniors

The senior year of high school is a busy time, and students can take some of the stress out of it by working on college application essays this summer.

After Shorewood, a Shorewood High School PTSA committee, is offering a series of workshops in July for the Shorewood Class of 2016. These workshops will address essay topics and drafts, other senior-year tasks, and college lists. 

We encourage students who are not confident about their college chances because of finances, grades or other situations to come work with us. The workshops will be led by volunteers Mandi Counter, Marianne Stephens, and Lisa Surowiec who have professional and personal experience.

Wednesday Morning Series, 10:00am –12:00pm, Shorewood Library

July 8 #1 Start Your Essays: brainstorming, college essay overview

July 15 #2 Get Going on Other Tasks: make the coming year less stressful!

July 22 #3 Is Your Essay You? go over drafts; work on voice, content, and approach

July 29 #4 Refine Your Essays and Your College Lists: final writing steps; college application Q / A

Saturday Morning Series, 9:00am –12:00pm, Ronald United Methodist Church, 17839 Aurora Avenue North; enter on Linden Ave North

Parents of first-generation-to college students are welcome to come and ask questions during the Saturday workshops.

July 11 #1 Start Your Essays and Other Tasks: content of workshops #1 and #2 above

July 18 #2 Is Your Essay You? Revise and Refine: content of workshops #3 and #4 above  

There is no cost for the workshops, which are part of Shorewood PTSA’s mission to assist all students. Parents of students participating in the workshops are encouraged to remember Shorewood PTSA during the annual membership and donation drive in September. 

Students may attend all of a series or as many sessions as they can. Registration appreciated but not required:  Register for Write and Ready here. If you have questions or the registration form is not working, email the organizers.  

Don’t have a Shorewood senior? After Shorewood can help Shorewood 9th-11th graders as well. Visit our website for resources on colleges, scholarships, enrichment programs, and non-college options. And sign up for our weekly email by sending a request to aftershorewood@gmail.com. Past issues can be found on the Documents/ Email Archives page.

After Shorewood aims to support families in the quest for possibilities After Shorewood, whether the students are headed for college, vocational school, the military, or the workforce.