“I learned what admissions advisors look for in college essays and how to organize your essay to catch their attention in a good way. This [College Essay] workshop has definitely improved my writing skills when it comes to college essays because I know now what colleges would like to read.” – Sebastian River High School, Senior
“I learned more about myself and how to articulate it through my writing. I believe that I have a better understanding of how to structure my essays.” – Vero Beach High School, Senior
“I learned to connect with my past in a way that will make talking or writing about it easier. My college essay has definitely been approved in that I realized that I went about the essay in the wrong way and was able to fix it.” – Sebastian River High School, Senior
“I learned the many ways on how to write an essay and have learned that others had my point of view.” – Vero Beach High School, Senior
“[I learned] That if you organize your thoughts first your writing will be so much better. I believe my writing has improved because I see another way of making my writing stronger.” – Sebastian River High School, Senior
“The best thing I did was simply write. I love writing, and this camp let me do exactly that. The pottery and bracelet activity was really fun.” – Middle School Student who participated in Write in the Middle Summer Camp
“Mrs. Kennedy really helped me put my personal ideas into a solid college essay, and helped me improve my writing skills. She also gave me a very solid foundation to begin the college essay process.” – Sebastian River High School, Senior
“I learned new ways to think about writing.” – Vero Beach High School, Senior
“[My favorite part of camp was] being able to write poems and stories.” – Middle School Student who participated in Write in the Middle Summer Camp
“I am very glad I got to participate in this workshop.” – Sebastian River High School, Senior
“The workshop inspired me to find guidance in how to improve my writing through reading and listening to higher level literary works.”
“I learned that you can express anything into words. I believe my writing is the same, although, I do believe that now I understand more about expression.”
“The workshop help open the sensory channels to allow for my writing to become more vivid and notice details in my common life I have never noticed before.”
“I learned that you have to look at even the smallest details in order to tell the full story.”