Workshop Information

Thanks for your interest in the summer writing class; I would love to have your son or daughter as a part of it.

A Little Background on me:

I graduated in English Education with a minor in Spanish from Brigham Young University in 2001; I graduated last May with my Masters of Education from Cal State Fullerton. I have a Utah and a California teaching credential in English, and have seven years of experience teaching high school honors English. I also taught yearbook and newspaper; I feel very familiar with the writing arena and I enjoy it tremendously. I am taking a small hiatus from the classroom to be home with my two most important students: my children. I started feeling their youth was like sand spilling from my fingers and I just didn’t want to lose any moment of it. I do, however, miss the classroom and the bonds I made with my students, and seeing the progress they made as young scholars and people. I will return to it someday, but until then I look forward to the summer writing program each year to give me my “dose” of teaching. This will be my fifth summer teaching the writing class. I have had great success with the program, and the students involved found it to be a very helpful component to their application process.

What the Classes Involve:

It is a four week course that focuses on writing college application essays. In fact by the time the class is done your student will have his essays written, proofread, and ready for submission long before the deadline. (All his essays will be finished by the end of the summer. What a relief!) The course discusses ideas, organization, sentence structure, word choice, and voice - all traits needed for good writing and also are imperative qualities for a crisp, inventive college essay. So not only will he get polished college essays out of the workshop, but he will also learn valuable tools for his future high school/college writing. Each session contains the following: a mini-lesson on the week’s writing focus, time to discuss concerns, problems, prompts, and break-out time to read essays and receive feedback.


When and Where is the Class Offered?

The class will be taught this year in Ladera Ranch at a studio home. (Directions will be provided once the student is enrolled.)

I am offering two, four-week sessions: a summer session and an early fall session.

Summer Session Dates:

August 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th

Fall Session Dates:

September 13th, 20th, 27th, and Oct 4th

We meet every Monday for four weeks. There are three sections to choose from: a 5:00pm, a 6:15pm, and a 7:30pm. Students choose one time and only come once a week. There are usually 12-15 students in each hour.

I am teaming up this year with an outstanding college counselor. Her name is Coleen Bryan and she has been helping students prepare successfully for college for eight years. She is an outstanding person and is super saavy in terms of college applications. Every time we talk I am more and more impressed with her. Her information can be found at http://www.collegematerials.com/. I am going to do all the essay work and she is going to be available to cover the application intricacies. Each Monday she too will be offering classes during the 5:00pm time slot (If your student chooses that time frame for the workshop then the weeks he works with Coleen he can attend the writing workshop with me during another hour.). Coleen’s classes include: The College Application Process: Finding Your Niche and Creating a Successful Application, Creating a Resume and Having an Interview that Defines the Individual, The Common Application, and The UC/Cal State Application. The fee for Coleen’s breakouts is $75.00/class.

During the four-week class time frame students have unlimited email access with me. They can send me drafts at anytime and receive feedback from me to help enhance each essay. I make myself very available to them during this time.

What’s All This Cost?

Four Week Workshops: $425.00

Coleen Bryan’s Breakouts: $75.00/class

Private Essay Help With Me: $95.00/hour

Talk the class and all the options over with your son or daughter and see what you all think. I am already registering students for the summer and anticipate it to fill quickly. Let me know if you have any more questions.

I look forward to hearing from you soon, Kamee

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What Previous Students Had to Say

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"The college application process is so stressful and confusing. Nuz takes away so much of this stress because she makes you feel confident about the essays that you are turning in. My essays would not have been nearly as well written had it not been for her help. She is one of the greatest people you will ever meet; she is always so willing to do whatever it takes to make your essays perfect. It also helps tremendously getting your essays done over the summer! Thanks Nuz!" –Tyler Runge (Harvard)

"Tutoring with Nuzman was the best decision I made all
year! She helped me immensely with my essays and made
me feel confident about all of my applications! "—Taylor O’Sullivan (Chapman University)

“This class not only helped me with my college essays, but it was a way to grow deeper as a writer. Mrs. Nuzman helped to bring out the best writer in me, and I looked forward to the class every week. The other benefit was that I did not have to be stressed out, spending countless hours fillilng out college applications."—Kaleigh Teskey (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)

“Mrs. Nuzman and her class helped to keep me on task and free of stress. While most of my other friends were slapping something together at the last minute, she helped me to take the time to write something that was meaningful, something I was proud of.”-- Lindsey Berg (University of Southern California)

"If eating free pizza was a class, it would be second only to Mrs. Nuzman's class. Instead, she feeds your brain indispensable knowledge about college essay writing!"—Taylor Thompson (Vanderbilt)

"This class changed my life...literally. It taught me the proper ways of college writing, and what they are looking for in an essay. By the time the class had ended it was just the beginning of my senior year with plenty of time to perfect my essays while everyone else was waiting till winter break to start their essays. If it was not for this class, and Mrs. Nuzman's incredible teachings, I probably would not have been accepted to my first choice for college." –Anthony Saweres (University of California, Irvine)

“This class has totally motivated me in preparing for college. It has given us an upper hand on other applicants who haven’t had the opportunity to work with an English teacher and other motivated students.” –Jenna Villatoro (University of Colorado, Boulder)

“This class was a great help in getting ready for applying. I feel that my essays are so much better than they ever could have been if I attempted them on my own. I am extremely confident in my essays thanks to this class.” –Tyler Markowitz (University of California Santa Barbra)

“I loved this class. Not only did it help me with my writing and give me an advantage over other college applicants, but it was genuinely a fun time. The class is something to look forward to- it’s like hanging out with your friends while being really productive on your essay writing. Yay!” –Julie Pereira (University of San Diego)

“This class was incredible! Nuz helped us with our college essays and gave us tips that will help us for every essay we will write in the future.” –Jordan Woolbright (University of California Los Angeles)

“This takes all the intimidation out of writing your college essays! My writing has improved tremendously and now I have loads less to think about come application time.” –Brooke Bergen(University of Southern California)

“Thanks to this class the impending chaos of admissions and choosing the right college for me was lessened. I am deeply appreciative of the guidance and feedback I received on my essays and they turned out to be wonderful!!” –Jenna Brown (Chapman University)