TAKE THE STRESS OUT OF WRITING COLLEGE ESSAYS

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If you have a rising high school senior applying to college in 2023…
- Is your teen feeling overwhelmed by all the essay writing for college applications?
- Are you questioning whether your teen really knows their personal story and how it impacts their ability to share it in a compelling way?
- Are you worried that there are things your teen should be doing NOW but you’re not sure what they are or when they should be done?
Then College Prepalooza Bootcamp is for your teen!
July 20 - 22, 2023
Why College Prepalooza Bootcamp?
This family experience includes a 3-day virtual program for teens and a Parent’s night out on Day 1.
3 Day Virtual Event: July 20 - 22, 2023
Save $200 - Early Bird Registration
Attend the live 3-day course, Parent Night out and senior year Booster session.

There are key benefits for the teen and parents.
For Teens (3 day experience):
- Unique hands-on approach to writing college essays, based on Dr. Pamela’s high school writing program developed at Stanford University and visits to 450+ college campuses
- Supportive, personalized attention in a small group limited to 12 students
- Find your story that will give you the “hook” to write a winning essay
- Finalize your best fit college list to increase your chances of getting in and getting money
- Return to campus this fall with a COMPLETED ESSAY
For Parents (Night Out on Day 1):
- You know that your teen will hear this differently if you told them how they should write their college essays, so having a trusted “third party” expert guide your teen to get done something that they will do less successfully on their own, will give you a peace of mind
- Increase communication between you and your teen,
- Foster the process of your student owning this process, shifting into the next stage of their life and developing realistic expectations about college
- Get your questions answered sooner about financial aid and how to avoid overpaying for college
Here’s what we will cover during our time together in College Prepalooza Bootcamp:
Day 1 – 2 to 5 pm ET:
- Exploring Who You Are
- Demystify the Application
- Overview of college list and how it fits or not
- Intro – Telling your story
Day 2 – 2 to 5 pm ET:
- Discovering Your Voice
- Write an Activities Resume that highlights your strengths and hides any signs of lack of involvement
- Understand the role of recommendations and who should write them
- What’s your story and how to tell it
Day 3 – 2 to 5 pm ET:
- Polishing Your Story
- Finalize the topic and themes in your application portfolio
- Reflect on the authenticity and truth in your story, i.e. does this really sound like you
- One-to-one session with Dr. Pamela to develop your next-step action plan for the fall
- Parent Night Out – July 20 @ 8 pm ET
- What to expect during senior year
- Steps to take to avoid overpaying for college
- Do’s, don’t’s and must-haves for your teen to get in and get scholarships
- How to get money even when you make “too much” money
We will fill in any gaps between where you and your teen are today and where you all aspire to be in senior year!
Here’s what teens will leave with after their experience at College Prepalooza Bootcamp:
- A best-fit college list to apply confidence and assurance to have no regrets about where you should have applied
- A step-by-step plan for when to apply in senior year and how to tell your story in a compelling way to stand out among thousands of other applicants
- Comprehensive materials to guide additional essay writing and get through writing anxiety and mental blocks on what to say
- More confidence and less stress about college applications once you start senior year, knowing that you didn’t waste the time you had during this crisis.
- A completed college application essay to proudly submit in the Fall
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3 Day Virtual Event: July 20 - 22, 2023
Save $200 - Early Bird Registration
Attend the live 3-day course, Parent Night out and senior year Booster session.

Join other creative, innovative and enterprising families like yours and see the difference
Topics We’ll Cover
Here’s what you’ll learn

Important deadlines you can’t miss

#1 essay strategy for selective colleges

How essays lead to more scholarship money

What is the #1 skill your teen needs for overcoming writing anxiety

Which major(s) makes sense for your teen
Still Undecided?
Fill out the form below and a member of our team will contact you to help you decide if this is the right next step for you to help your teen get ready for college.
3 Day Virtual Event: July 20 - 22, 2023
Save $200 - Early Bird Registration
Attend the live 3-day course, Parent Night out and senior year Booster session.

Allow me to introduce myself…
Meet Dr. Pamela Ellis, The Education Doctor®
I’m Pamela Ellis, an award-winning educator and author who’s visited over 500 campuses.
After finishing my BA degree at Stanford, I earned an MBA from Dartmouth and received my PhD from the Stanford University School of Education. I’m a mom of three – two boys and a girl. My oldest attends Georgetown. My middle son attends Stanford and I have a daughter in high school, so I’ve been through this process with my own children along with hundreds of teens like yours.
Over the past five years, 95% of my students have been admitted to their top choice colleges and they’ve received an average of $75,000 in scholarships.
Jumpstart your college experience with this event with Dr. Pamela Ellis, The Education Doctor®. Reduce anxiety, increase communication between you and your teen, foster the process of your student shifting into the next stage of their life and develop realistic expectations about college.
