How to Make the Most of Your Summer and Build a Self-Directed Project

Join Tom Campbell (Community Manager at College Essay Guy) and me, Ethan Sawyer (College Essay Guy), to explore ways in which you can leverage your summer to improve your college applications.

We'll cover:

How colleges view different summer experiences, including work, research, internships, and self-directed projects
Five themes for spending your summer, based on your interests and values
Ideas for free or low-cost summer experiences that will help you stand out
Why expensive “pay-to-play” summer programs may not be the best approach
Key strategies for communicating the value of your summer experiences to colleges
Q&A with you
What factors do colleges deem most important when making admission decisions?
What impacts have you seen so far of the SCOTUS decision to ban race-conscious admission
How can parents and counselors support and advocate for their students in the coming months?
Your questions! Feel free to submit your questions here and I’ll select a few to ask our panel.