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Essay Review Workshops
IUGA will be hosting essay workshops on Sept. 24 (Tuesday) in-person (location to be sent with confirmation) and Sept. 25 (Wednesday) on Zoom (link sent with confirmation), both from 5-7 p.m. Get your essay reviewed by a current Informatics student before the application deadline on Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. PT.
RSVP links will be released closer to the day of the event via email and Instagram (@iuga.info). Once your appointment is confirmed, further details will be sent about location/Zoom links. Unfortunately, due to a limited number of student reviewers, an RSVP will NOT guarantee a review, but you MUST RSVP to put yourself in the queue. Student reviewers are also not able to accommodate student preferences for date of review, but you will have an option to indicate a preference.
Additionally, you may instead opt to have your essay reviewed asynchronously earlier. A form will be released on Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. PT, where you may submit your essay to be reviewed asynchronously by a randomly assigned volunteer reviewer. You will NOT be able to meet with this reviewer, but have a slightly better chance to have your essay reviewed and can receive comments earlier.
Note: Student reviewers will be reviewing essays in order of form submissions. We will get through as many as we can until Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. If we do not get to your essay by then, we cannot review your essay. RSVP early to increase your likelihood of being reviewed.
Keep in mind:
- Student reviewers are not writing or editing your essay. Reviewers are trained by the admissions committee to give you guidance on how to best follow the prompts given, aka general advice and not specific changes.
- Take advice with a grain of salt. Ultimately, we are not the admissions committee and cannot give you exact answers on what is "good" or "bad." Student reviewers' primary function is to give you a different perspective on your essay; in no way should you feel obligated to make changes based on what we said.
- Student reviewers will NOT review your essay twice. Workshops are in high demand and it is only fair for them to go through each essay once. Student reviewers will also NOT provide both an asynchronous and face-to-face review.
- Student reviewers have limited time for each review. If your reviewer is indicating your time is up, please do not attempt to stay for longer. There is a large number of people to get through, and not enough time to provide a detailed review for each person.
The Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE) will also be holding a workshop on crafting meaningful and unique application essays for those applying to Informatics:
- When: Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m.
- Where: Virtual! Follow this link and login with your UW NetID: https://events.uaa.uw.edu/info/1447
- You do not need to register in advance! We will open the event 15 minutes before the start time.
