Supplemental Essays That Impress

September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET

I’ve seen brilliant students undersell themselves and miss out on acceptances with vague, rushed responses, and I’ve seen others clinch those acceptances with thoughtful, authentic essays. There’s an art to writing supplemental essays well, and I’m excited to show you how.

Supplemental Essays That Impress is a virtual workshop designed to educate high school seniors and their parents on formulating stand-out supplemental essays that stay on-target, tell a compelling story, and capture application committees’ attention.

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What you'll learn:

The 5 traits that colleges look for in your supplemental essays.

Best practices for answering the three most common supplemental essay prompts.

Ways to develop content for your supplemental essays.

The top three writing styles and which works best for you.

How to structure your essays.

Meet the speaker:

Kevin Krebs

Founder and Managing Director

For over 20 years, HelloCollege Founder and Northwestern University graduate Kevin Krebs has mentored high school students to improve their college planning outcomes and maximize potential. His dynamic college planning workshops help thousands of families across the nation each year.