With SAT testing completed, we have resumed focusing on college application essays. While Lilly is still considering topics for her general essay, we today looked at the specific essays required by the University of Washington and worked on drafting an essay to the second required topic-cultural diversity an applicant can bring to the school. After discussing Lilly's family's dual religious heritage , I first provided a number of prompts to generate a topic sentence and then suggested a number of follow-up details to consider. Lilly then prepared an initial draft of this essay which she will complete before our next session.