The Best College Counseling Tutors in Santa Monica, CA

Hello! My name is Daria, and I am currently a graduate student specializing in Chemical Biology. I hold a B.S. in Biochemistry with minors in Science Education, Global Health, and Professional Writing. I have successfully completed the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSETs) in both General Science and Life...See Daria's full profile

**Update: I'm able to take 2 more students for the 2025 application season! I'm new to Wyzant, but I have a 10+ year record of getting students into Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, UPenn, Northwestern, Duke, the UC system, and many more top universities. I'll help you craft an application that is perfectly tailored to...See Will's full profile

I help students write compelling, effective college essays. The college application process is daunting — especially when it comes to writing about yourself. Drawing on twenty years' teaching experience and my background as an author published with Harvard University Press, I help students overcome their fears and...See Ben's full profile

As the Operations Officer for Youth Mentoring Connection in Los Angeles for the last 7 years, I have assisted a number of youth with college counseling. I specialize in finding resources that are often under the radar, such as the College Corps program here in California. With my current assigned mentee, Kevin...See Ray's full profile

My students have been admitted to Harvard, Yale (3), Stanford, Princeton, Brown (2), Penn (2), Cornell (2), MIT, UChicago, Duke (2), Dartmouth, Northwestern (2), Georgetown, Emory (2), Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, UCLA, NYU, CMU, UT Austin, UW, and many more. How does a student with a 3.5 GPA make it to the top of the...See Rayner's full profile

I’ve been a tutor/teaching assistant since 2009, working with students from pre-K through college on subjects including language, performing arts, college counseling/standardized test prep, and college-level coursework. In college I was a volunteer tutor/teaching assistant in community schools, a...See Amani's full profile

Welcome, new students! In summary: knowledgeable, efficient, and responsive business/writing tutor for projects at the college level. About me and the way I tutor: My insatiable curiosity and passion for learning fuel my highly effective tutoring sessions. My students love my flexibility, responsiveness, and the...See Amalynne's full profile

Greetings! My name is Lisa, and I am here to help you craft the most compelling college essay possible so you can achieve your college admissions goals. I have personally interviewed dozens of students for Stanford so I know what makes an application stand out from the crowd and shine! I have been blessed to...See Lisa's full profile

Hi! I'm Dr. Tammy - My passion is helping students learn and succeed! I have over 20 years of experience teaching and tutoring high school and college students. My primary focus is helping graduate and doctoral students with thesis and dissertation editing, and helping build strategies to efficiently navigate these...See Tammy's full profile

Hi there! I've been editing and tutoring for 7+ years, ever since I graduated from Yale (cum laude, double majoring in history and film). I then went on to obtain an MFA in screenwriting from USC. Throughout all this time, I have worked as both an independent and contract tutor with various companies, helping students of...See Sebastian's full profile

I have been assisting and advising high school college applicants for years. I have served as an alumni interviewer for Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. I have interviewed dozens of applicants and routinely advise them on how best to present themselves to achieve success in their college...See Alan's full profile

With 7+ years of experience mentoring students and a background as a PhD candidate and career coach at UCLA, I help high school students navigate every stage of the college application process. From building a strong college list to crafting compelling personal statements and activity descriptions, I offer tailored...See Kirsten's full profile

Hi! My name is Claudia and I'm an alumna of Washington University in St. Louis where I graduated with degrees in Film and French. Currently I work as a TV writer in LA, where my most recent credits include writing for the series A Million Little Things. While in college I worked as a Writing Center tutor for a mix of...See Claudia's full profile

Hi! I’m Janani, an elite, results-driven tutor trained at the University of Southern California, where I studied Artificial Intelligence for Business on the Pre-Med track. With 6+ years of experience, I’ve helped students of all ages excel in AI, languages, English, Spanish, math, music, and more. My secret? A...See Janani's full profile

As a member of the Johns Hopkins University Advising team, I help alumni and students craft compelling narratives for admission into elite grad school, research, and professional programs. I love helping high school students and undergraduate students get into the schools of their dreams. My specialty is Ivy League and...See Inna's full profile

As a UCLA alum with my BA in English and Associate Degree in Spanish from Los Angeles Valley College, I am a devotee of the functions of language in communication and expression. A Summa Cum Laude UCLA graduate, I am also a professional film and television actor. I love to share with students my enthusiasm about the...See Jy's full profile

After graduating with a 3.8 from Northwestern University, where I double-majored in Theatre and International Studies and minored in Film & Media Studies, I moved to LA where I now work as a writer. My own college essay got me into Northwestern, Wesleyan, NYU, University of Michigan, and Barnard. College essays I have...See Arianna's full profile

...profile through college essays/extracurriculars/majors to a niche that will maximize your chances of admission at top-ranked schools. Year after year, my college counseling students have earned acceptance to every Ivy League school, MIT, Stanford, Georgetown (my alma mater), Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, and more. ...See Nick's full profile

I love students of all shapes and sizes! I love shepherding students through the process of writing an essay or understanding the Pythagorean Theorem. I particularly enjoy helping students with executive function disorder break their work into manageable chunks and GET IT DONE with a minimum of stress. I love helping...See Deirdre's full profile

Harvard-educated with 20 years guiding students to Top-Tier acceptances. UC PIQ and Common Application Personal Statement and Supplemental Essay specialist. I've helped thousands of students secure spots at Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Harvard, Yale and other elite institutions. My expertise centers on college...See Mark's full profile

I have extensive experience in college counseling, successfully guiding ~10 students to secure admissions into Ivy League schools, the Air Force Academy, and top public universities. My expertise lies in crafting authentic narratives that showcase each student's unique strengths and qualities. I focus on...See Rishikesh's full profile

Hi! I'm Brooke, a Stanford grad with 15+ years experience tutoring. I've coached several students to perfect SAT or ACT scores and scored perfectly on both exams myself as an adult. My college essay students have been admitted to Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn, Brown, and down the list. I have 15K+ hrs...See Brooke's full profile

I have been tutoring for five years, and my work began shortly after I completed my own standardized testing journey. Earning a 1590 on the SAT, a 35 on the ACT, and a 518 on the MCAT gave me a strong foundation in test strategy and content mastery, but it was my certification and training with The Princeton Review that...See Mira's full profile

Hi, I'm Aidan! I'm an incoming freshman at UCLA. I graduated from a large uncompetitive public high school, but was accepted to UCLA, Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Georgia Tech, among many other universities. Having just gone through college applications, testing, and interviews myself, I'm very familiar with the...See Aidan's full profile

Hello! I’ve had many outstanding opportunities to either tutor individually or teach at academic organizations, and I really enjoy working with students. Having studied in both Korea and the United States, I have a unique perspective and deep appreciation for Korean and English language/culture. I moved to the United...See Christine's full profile