Workshops & Group Sessions

Fall is the busiest season at Options, and there is a significant wait to meet 1x1 with a consultant. We want to help you get going! To provide assistance and serve our communities, we have created a customized group model. Join three of our most senior staff: Melinda Giampietro, Options president and founder; Monika Gay,

These sessions are designed for students who have already attended the Video Interview Workshop. The business and engineering specific sessions will build on the general Video Interview Workshop, and provide more in-depth strategies and practice for questions asked by business or engineering programs. The business-specific workshop covers topics such as: the most important qualities to

This three-hour session introduces students to writing components for Canadian applications. The session will include a presentation that outlines the typical essay and supplemental writing prompts required by major Canadian universities and programs (e.g. UBC, Queen’s, Western). During this presentation, session leaders will also provide writing and time management strategies and sample essays from previous

These sessions aim to help students complete the supplemental writing portions of their post-secondary and scholarship applications. Writing Workshop allows students to work on the written portions of their US, UK, and Canadian applications (and scholarship applications, too!) in an oversighted and productive environment. Students are able to receive assistance in all parts of the