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#235 - The Spearfishing Essay Episode Destination YOUniversity

    • Education

I was teaching College Essay Bootcamp at St. John Bosco back in 2018 or 2019 when a young man, Cole, introduced me to spearfishing. By day two, he was stuck and wasn’t sure how to improve the essay. 

His first sentence read like a typical English paper topic sentence. 

Wrong. 

But, what it revealed were the three lessons he learned from spearfishing. 

Aha.

Now we're onto something. 

In my quick scribbles I wrote out each word he used in the topic sentence, leaving space between each. Resourceful, Persistence, and Patience. 

I gave him instructions on what to do next and he was coachable. 

One of our expert essay coaches, Dina, helps walk you through the genius of this essay.

I think you’ll love it!!

Best Selling Author. TEDx Speaker. College Admission Expert. Football Enthusiast.

Dr. Cynthia Colón is the Amazon Best Selling author of Be Committed! Get Admitted., and the Spanish version, Con Determinación. ¡Logra la admisión! She is the national host of Destination YOUniversity podcast and founder of College Essay Bootcamp and Dream College Academy. “Cyndie” grew up with 14 Tíos and Tías with advice on everything except how to get admitted to college. Cynthia's immigrant mother had the courage to ask for help and changed the trajectory of her life. Because of Lydia (Mom), Cynthia is an alumna of USC, Columbia University, and UCLA. Dr. Colón is on a mission to help more public school students get private school service to access top 100 colleges. Dr. Colón delivered her first TEDx Talk, “College Admissions Is NOT Fair,” in Los Angeles in 2023. She  has been featured on KTLA, ABC, NBC, FOX 5, KCAL, WGN, WPIX.

Be Committed. Get Admitted!: 7 Steps to College Admission Success: https://a.co/d/fq1xH3W

Con Determinación. ¡Logra la admisión!: https://a.co/d/b91hMSD

FREE Download: How Admission Officers Choose Who To Admit Or Reject: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/admit

Book a Free Mini Strategy Call: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/schedule

Download your FREE 10 Sample Essays: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/10-sample-college-essay

Purchase 40+ Winning Essays To Top 100 Colleges: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/offers/2RyFN5AB/checkout

Register for Dream College Academy (9th - 11th): https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/dca

Register for College Essay Bootcamp (11th - 12th): https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/essaycamp

Visit our website: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/

TEDx Talk, “College Admissions Is NOT Fair”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFTU-Qg9sPY

Follow On: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcynthiacolon 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcynthiacolon/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cynthia-colon/ 

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Essay Camp Dates 2024:

JUNE: 17 and 24 

JULY: 15, 22, 29

AUGUST: 5, 12, 19

#drcynthiacolon #author #tedxspeaker #collegeadmissionexpert #dreamcollegeacademy #collegeessaybootcamp #essaycamp #becommittedgetadmitted #highschoolparents #highschoolstudents #collegecounselor #collegedreams #top100colleges #publicschoolstudentsprivateschoolservice #destinationYOUniversity #collegecounselor #collegeadmissions

I was teaching College Essay Bootcamp at St. John Bosco back in 2018 or 2019 when a young man, Cole, introduced me to spearfishing. By day two, he was stuck and wasn’t sure how to improve the essay. 

His first sentence read like a typical English paper topic sentence. 

Wrong. 

But, what it revealed were the three lessons he learned from spearfishing. 

Aha.

Now we're onto something. 

In my quick scribbles I wrote out each word he used in the topic sentence, leaving space between each. Resourceful, Persistence, and Patience. 

I gave him instructions on what to do next and he was coachable. 

One of our expert essay coaches, Dina, helps walk you through the genius of this essay.

I think you’ll love it!!

Best Selling Author. TEDx Speaker. College Admission Expert. Football Enthusiast.

Dr. Cynthia Colón is the Amazon Best Selling author of Be Committed! Get Admitted., and the Spanish version, Con Determinación. ¡Logra la admisión! She is the national host of Destination YOUniversity podcast and founder of College Essay Bootcamp and Dream College Academy. “Cyndie” grew up with 14 Tíos and Tías with advice on everything except how to get admitted to college. Cynthia's immigrant mother had the courage to ask for help and changed the trajectory of her life. Because of Lydia (Mom), Cynthia is an alumna of USC, Columbia University, and UCLA. Dr. Colón is on a mission to help more public school students get private school service to access top 100 colleges. Dr. Colón delivered her first TEDx Talk, “College Admissions Is NOT Fair,” in Los Angeles in 2023. She  has been featured on KTLA, ABC, NBC, FOX 5, KCAL, WGN, WPIX.

Be Committed. Get Admitted!: 7 Steps to College Admission Success: https://a.co/d/fq1xH3W

Con Determinación. ¡Logra la admisión!: https://a.co/d/b91hMSD

FREE Download: How Admission Officers Choose Who To Admit Or Reject: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/admit

Book a Free Mini Strategy Call: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/schedule

Download your FREE 10 Sample Essays: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/10-sample-college-essay

Purchase 40+ Winning Essays To Top 100 Colleges: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/offers/2RyFN5AB/checkout

Register for Dream College Academy (9th - 11th): https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/dca

Register for College Essay Bootcamp (11th - 12th): https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/essaycamp

Visit our website: https://www.drcynthiacolon.com/

TEDx Talk, “College Admissions Is NOT Fair”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFTU-Qg9sPY

Follow On: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcynthiacolon 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcynthiacolon/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cynthia-colon/ 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/2j5mudfkrzw2jjbeocvc0k0pnhsee5/?invite_code=d92e88ca0f6041ebaed391a763d4c075&sender=990299542970899812

Essay Camp Dates 2024:

JUNE: 17 and 24 

JULY: 15, 22, 29

AUGUST: 5, 12, 19

#drcynthiacolon #author #tedxspeaker #collegeadmissionexpert #dreamcollegeacademy #collegeessaybootcamp #essaycamp #becommittedgetadmitted #highschoolparents #highschoolstudents #collegecounselor #collegedreams #top100colleges #publicschoolstudentsprivateschoolservice #destinationYOUniversity #collegecounselor #collegeadmissions

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