Summer 2023 College Entrance Essay Workshop

Unique essay workshop that offers best practices, sample review & extensive feedback.

Are you anxious about writing your college essays or do you simply want to get a jump start on the application process? We will lead students through the steps to write successful college essays. Participants will have the opportunity to examine and critique sample essays, brainstorm and discuss topics for potential Apply Texas/Common Application essays, receive extensive feedback on their own drafts, and polish edited essays ready for submission.

Operating as usual

05/15/2023

Due to robust demand, we are happy to announce that we have been able to add additional college application essay workshops the last week of June! We are offering both a 4-day (6/26-6/29) and a 2-day workshop (6/27 & 6/28) that week at the Church at Alden Bridge. Don’t let this summer go by without crossing a vital to do item off your college application checklist before senior year begins!

We still have a few spots open in our July workshops as well. Reserve your spot today! http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/register

02/16/2023

As the weather is beginning to warm and our minds are turning to summer plans, be sure to include registering your high school junior for one of our popular Summer 2023 College Entrance Essay Workshops to your to do list. We hear time and time again how helpful writing essays early is to ease the stress of the college application process. Don’t let your student miss out on learning best practices, reviewing samples, receiving extensive individual feedback on drafts through final form and setting themselves up to apply to college early.

Workshops are filling up quickly!! Our June 4-day and 2-day have sold out. Secure a spot in our July workshops today! Online registration: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

01/17/2023

We are so excited to announce dates for our popular College Application Essay Workshops for Summer 2023!

We will offer two 4-day sessions: June 19-22 and July 24-27, both from 9:30 am to noon and two two-day sessions: June 20 & 21 and July 25 & 26, both from 1:00-3:30 pm.

The 4-day session is designed to help students complete up to three essays or short answer responses, and the 2-day session is designed to help students complete one main essay. Please feel free to reach out if you are unsure which option is best for your student.

All workshops will be held at The Woodlands United Methodist Church. Our website offers easy registration. Secure your spot today! http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

10/12/2022

If you missed our essay workshops this summer, and you are under pressure to meet the quickly approaching admissions deadlines of many popular colleges, schedule a private session with us today. We offer a mini version of our workshop as well as feedback only options. Contact Jenny Toups at 817-773-7772 or [email protected] for more information.

College Application Essay Workshop 06/08/2021

Due to robust demand for our two-day college admission essay writing workshop, we are pleased to announce a new session!

Join us August 3 & 4 from 6-8:30 pm
at the Woodlands United Methodist Church

Don’t miss this chance to cross a critical to-do item off your college admission process before your hectic senior year begins!

Visit: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/
For more info & registration.

*A minimum of 10 students are required for workshop to make. We will offer private tutoring options to all registered students if class does not fill by July 23.

College Application Essay Workshop Our unique college essay workshop offers students the opportunity to learn multiple writing strategies, receive feedback on their own drafts, and have their essays ready to go for ApplyTexas, Common App, or any other college application.  

College Application Essay Workshop 04/15/2021

Our summer 2021 workshops are filling up quickly!! Don’t miss out on learning best practices, reviewing samples, receiving extensive individual feedback on your essay drafts through final form and setting yourself up to apply to college early.

Secure your spot today! Online registration: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/
*Our June 4-day workshop is completely sold out. We do offer private tutoring as well; email [email protected] for more info.

College Application Essay Workshop Our unique college essay workshop offers students the opportunity to learn multiple writing strategies, receive feedback on their own drafts, and have their essays ready to go for ApplyTexas, Common App, or any other college application.  

College Application Essay Workshop 03/03/2021

More and more universities are choosing to maintain their test optional status for the SAT and ACT for Fall 2022 applicants, including the University of Texas at Austin as was announced last week. This trend raises the importance of the admission essay as a place where applicants can share their personal stories and show what kind of college student they will be.

Secure a spot for your current Junior in one of our unique college application essay writing workshops in Summer 2021 & send them into their senior year with a major item checked off their college application do list! Use link for more info & online registration: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

College Application Essay Workshop Our unique college essay workshop offers students the opportunity to learn multiple writing strategies, receive feedback on their own drafts, and have their essays ready to go for ApplyTexas, Common App, or any other college application.  

01/25/2021

We are so excited to announce dates for our popular
College Application Essay Workshops for Summer 2021!

o We will offer two full-curriculum 4-day sessions: June 21-24 and July 19-22, both from 9:30 am to noon.

o We will offer two condensed, two-day sessions: June 22-23 and July 20-21, both from 1:00-3:30 pm.

o The 4-day session is designed to help students complete up to three essays, and the 2-day session is designed to help students complete one essay. We recommend the 4-day session for students whose applications require multiple essays and/or short answer essays. Please feel free to reach out if you are unsure which option is best for your student.

o All workshops will be held at The Woodlands United Methodist Church. Our website offers easy registration. Secure your spot today! http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

College Application Essay Workshop Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

04/27/2020

College Application Essay Workshop

In a time when you find a question mark behind every summer plan in your calendar, we want you all to know that we WILL conduct our annual College Application Essay Workshops this summer. We are committed to providing the same quality instruction and ample opportunities for one-on-one feedback, which are the cornerstones of the workshops, whether we meet in a socially distanced face-to-face environment or virtually. We look forward to sharing strategies, best writing practices, samples and extensive individual feedback with your rising seniors as they work to craft impactful application essays before the critical fall semester of senior year begins. We only have one spot left in our June 4-day workshop, and the other dates are beginning to fill as well. For more details and online registration, visit our website: https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

04/13/2020

College Application Essay Workshop

You may have missed a college visit over spring break due to COVID-19; your plans to visit campuses this summer may be up in the air. Many, many colleges are currently offering virtual campus tours and visits right now on their websites (search under Admissions or Prospective Students) where you can see the campus through pictures and/or videos and get a feel for the culture of the school. Be sure to register for virtual visits if possible so colleges have a record of your interest. Current juniors, this is a great way to start building a list of schools where you plan to apply; another great goal is to aim to have a first draft of this list in place by the end of May.

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04/06/2020

College Application Essay Workshop

We pray your family is safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. So many aspects of life have been turned upside down in these past few weeks, including college admissions. We are monitoring the impact closely. We are currently developing an online contingency plan that preserves our cornerstone quality instruction and one-on-one feedback should we not be able to conduct our summer workshops in a face-to-face environment.

College admissions trends we are seeing for current juniors include a decline in the importance of standardized tests as well as grades for the spring 2020 semester. This will place increased importance on grades for Fall of 2020. Using this summer to complete college admission essays will be a vital step for students to set themselves up for college admissions success on the other side of COVID-19. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

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02/05/2020

College Application Essay Workshop

Show your high school juniors some love! Secure their spot in one of our unique college application essay writing workshops in Summer 2020 & send them into their senior year with a major item checked off their to do list! Use link for more info & online registration. https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

01/17/2020

College Application Essay Workshop

We are so excited to announce dates for our popular College Application Essay Workshops for Summer 2020! We will offer two traditional 4-day sessions: June 16-19 and July 20-23, both from 9:30 am to noon. We will also offer two condensed, two-day sessions for students who only need one essay for college admissions. Two-day sessions will be held June 17-18 and July 21-22 from 1:00-3:30 pm. All workshops will be held at The Woodlands United Methodist Church.

Our website offers easy registration; choose June or July dates after adding workshop to your cart. Secure your spot today!

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

05/22/2019

College Application Essay Workshop

Camps, jobs, vacations, and college admission essays to write before senior year begins in mid-August! It’s so difficult to fit it all in, which is why we are offering two 1-day college admission essay writing workshops for the first time this summer: June 20 & July 25, 5:30-8:00 pm.

We will share the same great writing tips and sample essays in condensed form and provide feedback through final draft on one essay, which is perfect for students with hectic schedules, a smaller number of colleges on their application list, and/or colleges with fewer essay requirements on their application lists. We can also work privately with students after the one-day sessions to complete more essays if that is a need.

For more questions, contact: [email protected]
For registration: https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

05/10/2019

Summer 2020 College Entrance Essay Workshop

Make this summer count! If signing your rising senior high school students up for a college application essay workshop where they will receive instruction, review samples and get tons of feedback on their drafts through final form is still on your to do list, it's time to get moving! Join us for a 1-day session. Grab one of the 5 remaining spots left in our 4-day July session. Or add your name to our wait list for a potential 4-day afternoon session in June.

For questions or wait list, contact: [email protected]
Online registration available at: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

05/10/2019

College Application Essay Workshop

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

05/10/2019

College Application Essay Workshop

Make this summer count! If signing your rising senior high school students up for a college application essay workshop where they will receive instruction, review samples and get tons of feedback on their drafts through final form is still on your to do list, it's time to get moving! Join us for a 1-day session. Grab one of the 5 remaining spots left in our 4-day July session. Or add your name to our wait list for a potential 4-day afternoon session in June.

For questions or wait list, contact: [email protected]
Online registration available at: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application deadlines!

04/03/2019

College Application Essay Workshop

Summer planning is in full swing! Don't forget to secure a spot in one of our summer college application essay workshops and help position your high school junior to be ready for early application deadlines and a less stressful senior year! Don't just take our word for it; here's what a couple of our recent participants had to say:

"I would have waited until the last minute to write my essays without this workshop. The feedback was super helpful, and I loved knowing that I was ready to apply to college early." - Maddie, 2018 participant

"This essay workshop was the best thing I could have done for myself before my senior year. I would definitely recommend it!" - Jacob, 2017 participant

Spots are filling quickly! For more information and online registration: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

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02/20/2019

It's not too late to show your high school juniors some love! Register them for one of our unique college application essay writing workshops in Summer 2019 & send them into their senior year with a major item checked off their to do list! $25 early bird discount offered through March 15. Use link for more info & online registration. http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

01/23/2019

College Application Essay Workshop

We are so excited to announce the Summer 2019 dates for our popular College Application Essay Workshop. We will offer two traditional 4-day sessions: June 17-20 and July 22-25; both sessions run from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. This year, we are also offering two condensed, one-day sessions for students who only need one essay for college admissions. These will be held June 20 and July 25 from 5:30-8:00 pm.

All sessions will be held at The Woodlands United Methodist Church. Secure your spot today!

Our website offers easy registration; choose June or July dates after adding workshop to your cart. Enjoy a $25 discount for registration before March 15, 2019.

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10/11/2018

We are pleased to be able to offer individual assistance and feedback on college entrance essays October 2018- May 2019. Please email [email protected] for more information.

07/10/2018

Information

Rising seniors, don’t forget to set aside time to work on your college application essays before these wonderful summer days are gone and the hectic school schedule is back in full swing. Join our last essay workshop July 23-26 and be ready to submit your college applications for early deadlines. Only four spots available. For more info and registration: http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/information/

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petersons.com 05/17/2018

Your College Application: Get a Head Start - Peterson's Blog

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We couldn't agree more with this blog post - starting the college application process early, including writing your essays, allows you to be ready for early deadlines! Undergrad admissions for Fall 2019 open at Texas A&M on July 1, 2018 and on August 1 for the University of Texas, for example.

Join one of our workshops this summer for instruction, feedback and accountability to get those essays written. We have 2 spots left in June and 11 in July. Don't miss out! http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/information/

petersons.com Even if you’re not applying to college under Early Decision or Early Action, getting an early start on your college applications is a smart idea. Why? Most importantly, taking your time will help ensure a flawless presentation to your future alma mater. In other words, last-minute applications hav...

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04/11/2018

Wanted to share this amazing testimonial from a student who participated in our workshop last summer--

"As an incoming senior at The Woodlands High School, I felt as though I would have a lot on my plate with college applications and the busy schedule I already had. I did not mind writing, but doing anything school related before the semester started did not really grab my attention. As I knew I would not be able to sit down and whip up a couple of college essays on my own, I took the College Essay Workshop in the summer of 2017. I am more than sure that I am not the first one to say that this class was more than I could have hoped for. All of my college essays were completed within 4 days! Also, Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Toups sat down with every student and discussed what they felt could make the essays appear stronger and flow better. I have recommended this class to many of my junior friends because I truly do feel that this class helped me become stress-free when it came to my college applications. If you have the opportunity to take the College Essay Workshop in the summer, do it! --Jacob Grigsby

There are only a few spots left in both sessions!

03/21/2018

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

Don't miss out! Spots for the Summer 2018 College Entrance Essay Workshops are filling up quickly! We have two sessions available: June 18-21 and July 23-26. Don't miss this opportunity to write impactful entrance essays in time for early application deadlines. Secure your spot today! Use the link below to access online registration.

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02/15/2018

Our participants (and their parents too!) tell us time and time again how thankful they are that they invested in our workshop and completed their college application essays over the summer. Many are holding acceptance letters before Christmas break and say they almost feel guilty watching their friends stress out trying to finish their essays, complete homework and juggle senior year activities.

Don't miss out on this summer's College Entrance Essay Workshops June 18-21 and July 23-26!

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01/22/2018

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

We are so excited to announce the Summer 2018 dates for our popular College Entrance Essay Workshop. We will offer two sessions: June 18-21 and July 23-26; both sessions run from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Secure your spot today! Both sessions sold out last summer.

Our website offers easy registration; choose June or July dates after adding workshop to your cart.

https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

11/15/2017

Its not too early to start thinking about how you will write compelling, impactful college entrance essays! We will release summer dates for our popular College Entrance Essay Writing Workshops in late January or early February of 2018 on this site.

06/02/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

Last chance offer for our popular college entrance essay workshop this summer!!! Rising seniors, our two main workshops are completely full, but we will open an afternoon session June 19-22 from 1-3:30 pm if 6 more students join the wait list by June 5th; just think how relieved you will be to write & perfect your essays before senior year begins!!! Join the wait list at: https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

05/23/2017

Both of our college entrance essay workshops are now completely full. Don't despair; we will open an afternoon session June 19-22, if we can add at least 7 more students to our current wait list by June 5. Don't wait to secure the time, the instruction and the feedback to complete your college entrance essays this summer before your senior year begins! Email [email protected] to be added to the wait list.

05/02/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

We have started a waiting list for our June 19-22 workshop. The morning session is full, but we will work to open an afternoon session from 1-3:30 pm that same week if we have at least 8 more students interested. Please message us to be added to the wait list.

We still have 6 spots available in our July 24-27 workshop. https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

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04/17/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

Our June session is completely booked, but we have six spots available in July. Don't miss out on tips, samples and tons of individual feedback as you write your college entrance essays. Grab one of our last spots today! http://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

04/02/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

Don't miss out! Spots for Summer 2017 College Entrance Essay Workshops are filling up quickly. We have 3 spots left in our June 19-22 session and 8 spots in our July 24-27 session. Secure yours today!
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Choose June or July after adding the workshop to your cart.

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

03/01/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

We are so excited to announce that we will offer an additional college entrance essay workshop June 19-22 from 9:30 to 11:30 am to accommodate Apply Texas' new opening date and summer travel schedules. Secure your spot today!

Our website offers easy registration; choose June or July dates after adding workshop to your cart.

https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

01/05/2017

Apply Texas Essay Workshop

Don't suffer through writing college entrance essays alone! Plan ahead now. We are so excited to announce dates for the summer 2017 College Entrance Essay Workshop! Join us July 24-27, 2017 in the morning (9:00-11:30 am) or in the afternoon (1:00-3:30 pm). Registration is open at: https://dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com/

dennistoupsworkshop.squarespace.com Join a unique college essay workshop that offers the opportunity to learn numerous essay writing strategies, review sample essays, receive feedback on your own drafts, and be ready for the Apply Texas and Common Application fall deadlines!

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Are you anxious about writing your college essays or do you simply want to get a jump start on the application process? We will lead students through the steps to write successful college essays. Participants will have the opportunity to examine and critique sample essays, brainstorm and discuss topics for potential Apply Texas/Common Application/Coalition Application essays, receive extensive feedback on their own drafts, and polish edited essays ready for submission.

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