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Writing the College Application Personal Essay Workshop at UCLA (Rising 12th Graders)

June 23 9:00 am - June 27 12:00 pm

Instructor: Laurie Kurnick

This one-week workshop welcomes soon-to-be twelfth graders—who are thinking about that personal statement colleges are looking forward to reading. In this workshop, students will try their hand at a variety of application topics, explore the role of style (not just what you say but how you say it), and analyze sample personal statements. They’ll draft, share, revise, edit. By the end of the workshop, students will have several “starts” as well as a revised draft of a personal statement.

Fee: $425

Choose a session:

In-Person at UCLA
June 23-27, 2025
9AM-12PM

Online
July 14-18, 2025
9AM-12PM (PT)

L. KurnickLaurie Kurnick has been a proud UCLA Writing Project fellow since 2009. She taught English at Cleveland high school for 22 years, and at Henry Clay Middle School (7th Grade) for four years.

Her courses included AP Literature for 10 years, and she was happy to facilitate the AP Readiness workshops at UCLA both online and in person. She also taught English 9 – 12 at Cleveland, and a popular all-grades-welcome Creative Writing class. Currently she is the Manager of Education at Get Lit Words Ignite nonprofit, and she works with schools all over Southern California and beyond.

Details

Start:
June 23 9:00 am
End:
June 27 12:00 pm
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Venue

UCLA

Organizer

Nancy Lee Sayre
Email
sayre@gseis.ucla.edu