Essay Planning is an important and necessary step in your Common App and supplemental essay process. We highly recommend completing your essay brainstorming modules before your next Milestone Call, so you and your Admissions Strategist can hit the ground running.
You'll find the Essay Planning resources within your MaiaLearning account. Watch the video below for instructions on where to locate them within the portal. There are several different modules to help you with this process.
General Brainstorming Modules
- Discover Who You Are - A great tool for identifying your core values and characteristics
- Application Plan - Experiences Brainstorming, Digging Deeper, Ambitions Brainstorming
- Personal Statement - Use the experiences you've generated and provided outlines to start developing an essay structure
*Please note, you MUST complete the Discover Who You Are and Application Plan Modules before you are able to access the others.
Topic Specific Brainstorming Modules
- UC PIQs
- Why this School & Why this Major
- Activity Description
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Personal Statement UCAS