Lamar Writing Lab's October College Application Essay program comprises two separate afterschool events. 

Students may register to attend one or both sessions by submitting the form at tinyurl.com/college-app-essay.

Everything You Need to Know to Write Your College Application Essays

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, 4:30-6pm in 11B neighborhood

Part 1 provides a comprehensive understanding of the format, audience, and purpose of the college essay; successful and unsuccessful example essays; moldable recommended essay structure based on successful essay; brainstorming activities and drafting exercises; strategies, techniques, and researched insights for main and supplemental/short-answer application essays.

Bring Your College Essay Guided Workshop

Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 4:30-6pm in the Grand Hall

Part 2 allows students to select from a variety of guided workshop groups tailored to different stages of the college essay writing process. Each will be led by a Writing Lab staff member who is also an experienced university-level instructor. These workshop facilitators will begin with a group activity reading sample essays like admissions committees before facilitating a structured workshop while listening to student concerns and offering feedback, tips and tactics, and resources.

Writing Lab staff presenters and facilitators include:

• Dr. Eliot Storer (B.A. in Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado - Boulder; M.A. and Ph.D in Anthropology, Rice University)

• Brooke Clark (B.A. in English, Coastal Carolina University; M.A., English Literature, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; in progress Ph.D. in English, Rice University)

• Kelly McKisson (B.S. in Biology and B.A. in English, Duke University; M.A. in English Literature, Portland State University; in progress Ph.D. in English, Rice University)

• Dr. Annie Lowe (B.A. in English, University of Central Missouri; M.A. in English, University of Kansas; Ph.D. in English, Rice University)