CAE600 College Application - Common App Essay Intensive G11-G12
✍️ CAE600 College Application Essay Intensive
Write Your Way into Your Dream College – Top-Tier Techniques!
The college application essay is your most personal—and most powerful—tool in the admissions process.
🎯Specially designed for Grades 11–12, this course combines expert frameworks with hands-on writing, equipping students with the tools and strategies to craft unforgettable personal statements for the Common Application—and stand out in the college admissions process.
🎯 Award-Winning Curriculum & Expert Instructor
ElevatEd’s signature college essay framework and method are designed to help students stand out in the most competitive admissions pools. In past three years, ElevatEd has helped over 350 students gain admission to all 8 Ivy League schools and other Top 20 colleges!
👨🏫 Mr. Hunter Tharpe
- A national expert in literature and college essay writing. With a proven track record of helping over 330 students craft standout personal essays, his students have been accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Cornell, and more—earning over $2.34M in scholarships.
- He specializes in guiding students to uncover their most powerful stories and shape them into narratives that open doors to the world’s most selective universities.
📘 CAE600 Syllabus Overview
Lesson 1: Common App Brainstorming (Premise)
Introduction to the personal essay
Self-discovery through 21 Details & 5 Moments
Identifying story potential using the 3-scene essay framework
Lesson 2: Paragraph Pitching (Premise)
Overview of 4 key Common App frameworks
In-class paragraph pitching and structure testing
Lesson 3: Revising Pitches (Premise/Content)
Understanding the 20-60-20 Problem-Solution balance
Injecting V-SPICE (Vulnerability, Selflessness, Perseverance, Initiative, Curiosity, Expression)
Revising pitches for stronger thematic focus
Lesson 4: Word Dumping (Content)
Overcoming writer’s block
Guided inspiration writing and in-class word dumps
Producing 1,000+ words toward your final essay
Lesson 5: Editing (Content)
Introduction to the ElevatEd Essay Rubric
Revisiting V-SPICE with VSP (heart) + ICE (mind)
Techniques to elevate clichés into unique insights
Lesson 6: Starting and Ending Strong (Content)
Structuring the opening hook, body, and takeaway
Crafting compelling hooks: one-liners, anecdotes, sensory imagery
Workshop: opening and conclusion development
🗓️ CAE600 Schedule
• Grades 11–12 CAE600
4️⃣ August 10-21 SUN/TUE/THU
🕔 9:00–10:00 PM ET
🕔 6:00–7:00 PM PT
👨🏫 Instructor: Mr. Hunter Tharpe
💻 Live Zoom Classes with Recording
👥 Small Group Lessons — 4–8 students per class
📝 Individually Feedback Homework
🚀 Write Your Way into Your Dream College!
Whether you’re applying to the Ivy League or your best-fit school, CAE600 empowers you to write a personal statement that reveals your voice, your vision, and your story—so admissions officers don’t just read your application, they remember it.