SAT/ACT, Scholarship, and College Entrance Essay Practice

The IEW SAT Essay Prep and High School Writing Intensive is being offered in a variety of locations on a variety of dates. Please contact Shelly Stockton (sstockton@classicalconversations.com) if you'd like to facilitate a one-day seminar in your area.



New! This seminar presents tools and tips for tackling the timed essay as currently included in the SAT exam, and introduces strategies for writing a well-done “personal essay” for a college application. These same skills apply to any essays written for college boards, scholarships, or entrance exams.

Previous experience with the IEW program is helpful, but not required; the content is significantly different from any of our other courses.

In Part One, students write two entire 25-minute essays (a “before” and “after”), review grading criteria from The College Board, complete several types of outlines, and learn how to continue practicing for the test.

Part Two discusses typical questions for college and university application “personal” essays, helps students determine structure based on length, and shows a concrete process for developing ideas. Participants write out one complete “TRIAC” paragraph, and work on a full outline for a real personal essay.

What is TRIAC ?

Topic: What are you writing about?

Restriction: Narrow the focus

Illustration: Give examples/evidence

Analysis: Show value, significance, problems, or impact

Clincher: Repeat or reflect topic