{"id":5975,"date":"2020-05-06T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T18:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyworksak.wpengine.com\/?page_id=5975"},"modified":"2022-10-17T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T21:58:10","slug":"college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/storyworksak.org\/college\/","title":{"rendered":"College Admissions Essay Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/storyworksak.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Essay-workshop-2022-2-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of Essay-workshop-2022-2-1..\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8763cade-77eb-4182-ba0c-bd1024e4683a\" href=\"https:\/\/storyworksak.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Essay-workshop-2022-2-1.pdf\">Essay-workshop-2022-2-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/storyworksak.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Essay-workshop-2022-2-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8763cade-77eb-4182-ba0c-bd1024e4683a\">Click Here to Download Informational Poster about our Upcoming Workshop!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are College Admissions and Scholarship Essay Workshops?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop guides participants through preparing and revising a successful college admission or scholarship essay. Instructors will focus on Common Application essay prompts and techniques, but motivated participants may work on other prompts, such as for scholarships. Participants will receive individualized feedback and edits from local writing professionals, and work through multiple revisions of their essay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**<em>Come with or without a prepared essay! There will be lots of opportunity to brainstorm!<\/em>**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check back Spring 2023 for dates for our next Essay Workshop!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;d like to stay updated on future workshops, please email us at info@storyworksak.org.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions? Call or text us at 907-268-8400.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Workshop Materials:<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to the initiative and dedication&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/acpe.alaska.gov\/acac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alaska College and Career Advising Corps<\/a> members&nbsp;who helped develop these materials and initiated these workshops!<\/p>\n<h3>To download Story Works Alaska&#8217;s college essay workshop materials please complete and submit&nbsp;the form below.<\/h3>\n<p>Note: Because we do need resources to keep the doors open, lights on, and snacks stocked for student meetings at our little office here in Anchorage, AK, we do encourage you to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=AZ4XRDY5BKKW8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make a contribution of $5.00 or more<\/a>, if possible. 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