College Essay Workshop (entering 12)

Jen Hinkel, a former magazine editor and Brown University graduate, has spent over a decade helping students take the sting out of the writing process. Classes include one-on-one meetings along with group discussions on how to craft an essay that reveals the person behind the grades and test scores. Other topics to be addressed: tricks on how to write a unique essay about a common experience and how to develop memorable responses to short-answer questions. While there's no magic wand to produce an essay, most students will leave with a completed draft or a detailed outline for the Common Application Essay Prompts and strong leads for the supplemental questions.

Jennifer Schonbrunn Hinkle’s writing has appeared in numerous magazines including GQ, Cosmopolitan, In Style and Real Simple. She holds dual degrees from Brown University in American Civilization and Urban Studies. Hinkle has a proven success rate, working with students now attending top schools including Cornell, Dartmouth, Tufts, Middlebury, Villanova and Wake Forest.