{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"617: Inside the Personal Statement Process (Part 1): The Sand Essay with Alisha, HS Senior","description":"In our new series, Inside the Personal Statement Process, we\u2019re taking you behind the scenes with Alisha, a current high school senior working through applications right now. If you've ever wondered what it's like working with Ethan in a session, this is the podcast for you!&amp;nbsp; You might remember a similar series  last season with Cassidy, where we got to see her whole application process. Rather than focus on the whole application, I wanted to just dive specifically into working with Alisha through the personal statement process. &amp;nbsp; In Part 1, Alisha and I get into:  How did Alisha approach brainstorming and outlining for her personal statement?&amp;nbsp; What brainstorming activities helped Alisha to pick her topic? Reading through Alisha\u2019s first draft of her personal statement&amp;nbsp; Creating a reverse outline of Alisha\u2019s first draft to set her up for writing the second draft And more!  Alisha is a current high school senior going through the application process who loves science, movies, and discovering new places. When she\u2019s not studying the brain, she\u2019s mentoring younger students through her program Running Start or planning her next adventure. We hope you enjoy our session! &amp;nbsp; Play-by-Play:  1:40 \u2013 Getting to know Alisha through her brainstorming materials  2:12 \u2013 Values 3:10 \u2013 \u201cI love, I know\u201d exercise&amp;nbsp; 5:32 \u2013 Superpowers 6:32 \u2013 Career interests&amp;nbsp; 12:00 \u2013 \u201cRoles and Identities\u201d exercise 15:09 \u2013 \u201cEssence Objects\u201d exercise   17:37 \u2013 Alisha discusses her personal statement topic&amp;nbsp; 19:00 \u2013 &amp;nbsp;Alisha walks through her essay outline and examples 31:55 \u2013 Alisha reads the first draft of her personal statement&amp;nbsp; 35:45 \u2013 Alisha shares her thoughts on her draft 38:50 \u2013 Ethan gives feedback&amp;nbsp; 46:00 \u2013 Ethan walks through the process of creating a \u201creverse outline\u201d for draft two  Resources:  The Values Exercise  The Roles and Identities Exercise College Essay Guy\u2019s Personal Statement Resources College Essay Guy\u2019s College Application Hub  ","author_name":"The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions","author_url":"http:\/\/collegeessayguy.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38566110\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194163565"}