https://www.feliciahellman.com/home daily 1.0 2024-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61280cee294ea67a111ba53c/1630069090729-68PX6061XDT32NP8QD8Z/unsplash-image-Z-fq3wBVfMU.jpg Home - What I Do and How I Do It I work with students for hour-long sessions towards the completion of the Common Application essay, UC Personal Insight, and/or Supplemental essays. The first session serves as a diagnostic to map out the timeframe and type of writing support the student will need. Students typically require 6 sessions, although some finish in fewer and others need more time. Where Guidance Helps 1. Reflection - requires higher order of thinking to identify significant experiences and to make the connections between and among experiences significant 2. Elaboration - requires students to anticipate unanswered questions an unknown audience may have and to supply the details to fill in the gaps 3. Implication - requires students to make effective decisions about which details to leave implicit so that an audience feels satisfaction at having come to conclusions based on the information given 4. Ethos - requires students to construct a positive and coherent impression of themselves in ways that fit the particular ethos of their schools of choice 5. Pathos - requires students to move an unknown audience to feel emotions, like passion and compassion, and ultimately come to care about them by visualizing the student as an individual https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61280cee294ea67a111ba53c/1630385876435-XXA8SPBCO1QMTHYO5NGQ/Felicia+Front+Angle.jpg Home - Essay: An Essential Data Point While it is true that a personal essay is unlikely to impact selection when the quantitative data measures are not a good fit, it is not true that the personal essay will have no impact when competing for placement amongst other equally qualified candidates. Rather, it is in these cases that every data point matters. As this qualitative data point is likely the last over which a student may still exert some control, controlling the message in the essay to minimize the chance of making a negative impression and to maximize the potential for making a positive and memorable one is essential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61280cee294ea67a111ba53c/1630116205209-N9BRFTWKX5GVOJKYWJCK/unsplash-image-2FPjlAyMQTA.jpg Home - The Benefits of This Approach I take a balanced approach between the importance of producing an effective essay for college admission and creating an authentic, culminating experience for seniors to reflect on the choices that have brought them to who and where they are today. I find that when students engage meaningfully in this process, the process itself becomes more gratifying and more meaningful. to them. https://www.feliciahellman.com/services daily 0.75 2021-08-31 https://www.feliciahellman.com/test-home-page daily 0.75 2023-09-15