College Essay Coaching: Help a high school student to write their college essay! (Hybrid)

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Come join us for one of our most popular volunteer experiences! College Essay Coaches will receive essay writing training and then work with a high school senior one-on-one for four weeks to help a student develop, write, and edit their college essays. College essays are a critical part of the college application process and can make a tremendous difference in the student's ability to submit top-notch applications. We are looking for volunteers who have a strong writing background, knowledge, or previous experience in college essay writing and are enthusiastic about building a one-on-one relationship with one of our high school seniors. All volunteers will need to be based in the USA!

Next, ALL prospective volunteers should fill out our sign-up form at https://forms.gle/uNAJ5gCZa7nrWqYr7 A background check is required by Law.

Please complete the form before EOD, on Thursday, September 21st, and if you are a 1st-time volunteer, a Background check will be required (based on California's law).

Time Commitment:
● Attend a Virtual College Application Training (Mandatory)
Date: Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PST

You can choose to attend virtually (over Zoom) or in person (FG office 2973 16th St, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94103)

To meet our students and coaches needs, college essay sessions will be broken into two
different groups. Interested volunteers should sign up for the group that best fits their schedule:

Group A: Tuesdays (In-Person Coaching sessions at First Graduate @ 2973 16th St, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94103)
■ 1st: Tuesday, Oct 3rd, 5:30-7:30 pm pst
■ 2nd: Tuesday, Oct 10th, 5:30-7:30 pm pst
■ 3rd: Tuesday, Oct 17th, 5:30-7:30 pm pst (Final Session)

OR

Group B: Thursdays (Virtual coaching sessions over Zoom)

■ 1st: Wednesday, Oct 4th, 5:30-7:30 pm pst
■ 2nd: Wednesday, Oct 11th, 5:30-7:30 pm pst
■ 3rd: Wednesday, Oct 18th, 5:30-7:30 pm pst (Final Session)

In order for coaches to fully support our students with college essays, commitment to all of the sessions in your group (group A or B) is required.

Finally, email Yoselin Gonzalez at volunteer@firstgraduate.org if you have any questions.

For more info here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Oe86G38qfsa9llm6u7RP0PNGx8LFUKte-zFM8_YzowE/edit

We'll review responses and pick our best-qualified volunteers to work with our students!