Personal Essays

Rising Grades 9 to 12

Read, discuss, draft, and workshop personal essays.

Read and discuss literary and journalistic personal essays by major authors.

Plan, draft, and workshop your own personal essays, which may include essays for future college applications.

Fairfax Collegiate will offer this course for the first time in the 2026 Summer Program, and the full course syllabus (goals, topics, and day-by-by schedule) will be posted closer to the start of the Summer Program. For questions or additional details about the course in the meantime, please email our team at registrar@fairfaxcollegiate.com or call us at (703) 481-3080.