{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"118: Who is the College Essay Guy?","description":"This is part three of my four-part series with Amie Dorsey (aka Tutor Ted). On the last two episodes I interviewed Amie, while on this episode (and on the next one), Amie turns the tables on and interviews me. On this episode Amie just wanted to give folks a chance to get to know me better, so we discussed:   How I ended up as the College Essay Guy (Spoiler: that wasn\u2019t the plan)   What applying to college was like for me   How I learned the importance of asking good questions   Why I never tell students to \u201cwrite in their voice\u201d   How I believe writing your essay can actually change your self-image   What it\u2019s like working with me one-on-one   &amp;nbsp; PLAY-BY-PLAY  How I came to be the College Essay Guy [1:44 ] Surprising similarities between Amie and my stories [4:58] My earlier days applying to college [5:12] If I had gotten admissions help at 17\u2026 [7:16] How I learned the importance of asking good questions [7:50] How I use the Essence Object Exercise [10:44] How writing your essay can change your self-image [11:40] \u201cWhat is your story?\u201d and other bad questions to ask students [13:47] Why telling students to \u201cwrite in their voice\u201d is bad writing advice [14:25] Two great stories about awesome students I worked with [15:54] My approach to working with students one-on-one [21:11] The importance of picking a great essay topic [27:28  LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE    Essence Object Exercise    Ethan walks Amie through her personal statement exercises   Ethan\u2019s Pay-What-You-Can Courses and PDFs    The Free Guide to the UC Personal Insight Questions   ","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\/6008252\/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\/180979577"}