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[Ended] Special Webinar: Personal Statement Bootcamp with 7Sage's David Busis

Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
edited February 2016 in Webinars 4344 karma
For those who missed the first and second webinars with @david.busis , you'll have another chance to attend this Thursday!

No sign-up necessary!

To join the webinar, please do the following:

Thu, Jan 28, 2016 9:00 PM EST

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/644064693

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States +1 (872) 240-3311

Access Code: 644-064-693

Personal Statement Bootcamp: Story Strategies with 7sage's David Busis (@david.busis)

Thursday, January 28th, 9pm ET



What’s the best way to write a standout statement? Tell a good story. In this webinar, we’ll discuss tactics for choosing a topic, drafting, and revising—all with storytelling in mind.

More specifically, we’ll cover:

finding the critical five seconds of your story,
when to add details,
how to begin.
how to conclude.

About David: David is a graduate of Yale, where he received a prize for excellence in the English major, and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received a third-year teaching fellowship. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic online. His fiction has won two national contests, received notable mention in The Best American Short Stories 2014 and been anthologized by Autumn House Press.

David has taught literature at Phillips Academy Andover, fiction at the University of Iowa and creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University. He currently teach creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and has designed a course about law school personal statements for 7Sage LSAT.
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  • kyle101010kyle101010 Alum Member
    44 karma
    serious question...isnt the point of a webinar to let as many people as they want to join?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @kyle101010 said:
    isnt the point of a webinar to let as many people as they want to join?
    Yes, absolutely! Go To Meeting limits attendance to 100 individuals.
  • bjphillips5bjphillips5 Alum Member
    1137 karma
    Hi Nicole,
    Quick question: Will similar Webinars (Spivey and this) reoccur after each LSAT?
    Thanks!
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @bjphillips5 said:
    Will similar Webinars (Spivey and this) reoccur after each LSAT?
    These admissions-related webinars are special events—if demand is high enough we can certainly try to do more! And if anyone has ideas for future admissions-related topics, do share :)

    We will also have a ton (weekly at least) of LSAT-related webinars coming up.
  • apublicdisplayapublicdisplay Alum Member
    696 karma
    Is it possible to know if you're one of the first 100 to sign up?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @apublicdisplay said:
    Is it possible to know if you're one of the first 100 to sign up?
    We've still got space available (but not much!)
  • EmergingAttorney180EmergingAttorney180 Alum Member
    133 karma
    I would absolutely take the time to attend this seminar. David is outstanding at what he does.
  • helenharrishelenharris Alum Member
    72 karma
    @"Nicole Hopkins" Hi Nicole, I signed up few days ago but still didn't receive the email...So I signed again this morning, it's there any spots available now? Thanks!
  • David BusisDavid Busis Member Moderator
    7395 karma
    Hi everyone,

    Excited about tonight's Webinar. If you can't make it, all the material will be available in the Personal Statement Bundle (scroll to the bottom), and I'm already thinking about the next Webinar.
  • danielznelsondanielznelson Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4181 karma
    More personality v. shorter length - Do admissions officers prefer a clean and concisely met minimum (two pages, for example) over a half-to-full page longer personal statement with more emotion and personal background to it?
  • The AviatorThe Aviator Member
    69 karma
    Where can we find videos of the webinars if we can't attend on that day?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @"The Aviator" said:
    Where can we find videos of the webinars if we can't attend on that day?
    Through the magic of the 7sage forums :) Subscribe to our YouTube channel to make sure you don't miss them!
  • stephgmeisterstephgmeister Alum Member
    100 karma
    Do you have to have a paid membership with 7 sage to attend the forum? And is there still space?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @stephgmeister said:
    Do you have to have a paid membership with 7 sage to attend the forum?
    No :) Free and open to the public!

    We will be posting the link for everyone to join at 8:55pm ET tonight in this thread. Check back here at that time.
  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma
    Hey I keep getting an error trying to join....
  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma
    weird it worked with the link, but not the join webinar and code...
  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    edited January 2016 3197 karma
    just got a notice the meeting ended...

    Update its back...
  • courtneyrcourtneyr Alum Member
    edited January 2016 26 karma
    is the webinar full? I just signed up but i have not received an email notification
  • Sheri123Sheri123 Alum Member
    1196 karma
    I think an email was sent out with a link to all those scheduled to attend this morning. I'm not sure if it is still open to additional participants or not at this point.
  • courtneyrcourtneyr Alum Member
    26 karma
    Thank you, I am in!
  • stephgmeisterstephgmeister Alum Member
    100 karma
    Oh no I completely forgot to check back in and assumed one had to have a paid account with 7 sage. Is there a way I could have access to the link still? Please.
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @stephgmeister said:
    Is there a way I could have access to the link still? Please.

    We will likely be doing this same webinar again quite soon :)
  • Omed_OvOOmed_OvO Alum Member
    158 karma
    Has the recording(link) been posted for the personal statement webinar for those who weren't able to make it?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    Session 2 coming up this Thursday for those who missed!
  • cjones76cjones76 Alum Member
    318 karma
    Will there be a sign up sheet again?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @cjones76 Nope! Open to all.
  • cjones76cjones76 Alum Member
    318 karma
    Woo!!
  • jenniferjennifer Member
    3 karma
    Hello Nicole,
    How do I register and attend the January 21, 2016 Personal Statement Bootcamp?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @stepharizona said:
    weird it worked with the link, but not the join webinar and code...
    Yeah totally a different meeting ID :D I'll update the main post when we have the new invite.
  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma
    @nicolehopkins that was from last Thursday's session. Happened with the other one too which was weird.
  • amyrussellamyrussell Member
    20 karma
    How do I access the webinar tonight...?
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    @amyrussell said:
    How do I access the webinar tonight...?
    see instructions in the top post!
  • inactiveinactive Alum Member
    12637 karma
    This is going on right now!
  • Nicole HopkinsNicole Hopkins Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐
    4344 karma
    Another chance to attend this Thursday (Jan 28th), folks! 9pm EST—webinar info updated in the original post.
  • LetsHigh5LetsHigh5 Alum Member
    703 karma
    I know I've asked this before, but are all of these events recorded? If so, I'm still unsure of where to find them. I am unable to attend this conference but I would love to listen to it later on YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. Either way, if it is possible or not, thanks for making these webinars available to all of us eager students.
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