Friday, November 7, 2014

Directions to College Essay Boot Camp on Saturday, November 15th



This year, the entire event will take place at Snell Library on Northeastern University campus.

Still need to register? 


Tutor registration for College Essay Boot Camp is now closed. Thank you for your interest & please keep us in mind next fall! To sign up for an 826 Boston volunteer orientation and tutor with one of our other programs, please visit: http://www.826boston.org/volunteer/

If you are coming by T:

1.    Take the Orange Line to Ruggles Station. When you exit the train, onto the platform, walk up the stairs and take a right towards NEU campus.

2.    At the end of the walkway, go down the stairs and walk straight out of Ruggles station towards Shillman Hall. Walk for roughly 200 ft.

3.    Take a right after the Egan building, before Neal F. Finnegan Plaza and Northeastern’s Veteran’s Memorial.

4.    Continue for roughly 500 feet. Pass Snell Engineering Center on your left.

5.    Snell Library will be directly in front of you. Walk through the glass entrance doors. Registration will be in the lobby.

NOTE: BE SURE TO ENTER EVENT FROM THIS ENTRANCE ONLY (the main entrance of Snell Library requires ID’s, and is a separate wing of the building)

SNELL LIBRARY IS ON GOOGLE MAPS! If you get lost and have a smart phone, plug in “Snell Library Northeastern” and follow the arrows.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Announcing 826 Boston College Essay Boot Camp, Saturday, November 15th!






826 Boston and Northeastern University will host an intensive weekend writing session in fall 2014 to assist at least 100 college-bound high school students from the Boston area with their college essays, personal statements, and applications. Trained tutors will be available to provide individualized writing help to students from across the city. This free event includes: one-on-one support with a trained writing tutor, optional tours of the Northeastern University campus, and lunch on site.

College Essay Boot Camp serves students at every stage of the writing process - even students who arrive empty-handed in the morning leave the six-hour workshop with a draft saved to a thumb drive, and an essay hard copy. 

Most of the College Essay Boot Camp tutors are recruited through the volunteer networks of 826 Boston, a youth writing and tutoring center located in Roxbury with a volunteer base of over 500, and from the Northeastern University student body. The Northeastern University Writing Program and the Opportunity Scholarships and Outreach Programs office are providing key support, as well as providing insight into the college application process as part of the workshop welcome session.    

The location on Northeastern University campus is TBD and will be announced this summer/fall. 

Questions? Please call 826 Boston at 617.442.5400 or email info@826boston.org.