The Best College Counseling Tutors in Santa Monica, CA

Many of the students I have worked with have been admitted to competitive 4-year programs. The accumulation of these academic, professional and personal experiences have developed my skill set for college counseling. See Pateel's full profile

I specialize in EXPERT college essays, personal statements, and application strategy. The key to acceptance is finding out what makes YOUNIQUE. Anyone can write a polished essay. Anyone can get a 4.0. Anyone can start a club, star in the school play, or score the winning touchdown. There are thousands of qualified...See Arianna's full profile

I am a high school and college instructor and tutor with over 20 years of experience. I've taught at prestigious private high schools and colleges, created online psychology classes, and even served as a reader for the AP Psychology exam administered by the CollegeBoard. I have four degrees (BS, MS, MEd, and EdD) all...See Ara's full profile

I'm Janet. I am an expert proofreader with more than twenty years of experience assisting students of all levels, high school, graduate, post graduate and professionals with the writing and editing of professional, academic, and scholarly manuscripts, admission essays, and case studies. I can provide all levels of...See Janet's full profile

I've passed the CSET General Science I and II, as well as the CSET Chemistry test. I am a tutor with 10 years of experience preparing students for university, for standardized tests, and for their own academic pursuits in mathematics, science, and English. I have been employed at a number of quality...See Scott's full profile

I earned my UCLA Certificate (with distinction) in College Counseling in 2011. It included a 65 hour Practicum completed at Malibu High School in their College Office. I have been successfully counseling students independently for the past 7 years ( transfers, freshman, and international students), helping them...See Pam'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

...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

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

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

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

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 am: Dermatology MD 100th percentile scorer on USMLE STEP and MCAT Admissions interviewer and mentor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA with honors Experienced tutor for undergraduate and graduate students (1000h+) I can assist with: USMLE STEP 1, 2, 3 tutoring MCAT tutoring Medical school admissions...See Terri's full profile

I have over five years of experience counseling students on the college application process, from test prep to college selection, as well as guidance on the essay. In 2023, 100% of my college counseling students got into top schools, including Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, U Chicago, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and...See William'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

**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

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

Stressing over college application essays? Now is a great time to get started! Over the past several years, I’ve helped hundreds of students write the personal statements and school-specific supplementals that got them into the colleges of their dreams (Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, among many others). These...See Nathan's full profile

Hi, my name is Tara--I'm a professional writer, editor, and English educator dedicated to helping students excel. I hold a double major in English and Theatre from Santa Clara University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of West London, qualifying me to teach at the university level. During my time at SCU,...See Tara's full profile

Hi, my name is Audrey, and I'm a student studying psychobiology at UCLA! I’ve been tutoring students 1-1 for four years, helping them build confidence and master subjects including Algebra, Calculus, AP Biology, AP Chemistry and SAT Prep. I have two years of prior experience in professional tutoring as an instructor at...See Audrey's full profile

Hi! I'm Olivia — a Dartmouth-educated writer and educator with 10+ years of tutoring experience across every level of English and humanities. I trained at LAMDA in London and have taught Shakespeare internationally, including in Bosnia & Herzegovina, which gave me a deep appreciation for how literature transcends...See Olivia's full profile

I am a Berklee College of Music graduate. I graduated with a scholarship, honors, and awards. I have more than fifteen years of experience teaching vocals, guitar, songwriting, lyric writing, music therapy, sight singing, ear training, music history, and music production. I have worked in many prestigious colleges,...See John's full profile

During much of that time, I've used those people-reading methods to better understand the individual needs and skills of a countless number of students, and in the form of college counseling and life coaching, encouraged them to follow their passions wherever they may lead. In addition, as CEO of a tutoring...See Eric's full profile

Hi, I’m Torin! I’m a Brown University Honors graduate with a double major in Applied Mathematics and Economics, and a Teach For America Fellow with over 9 years of experience helping students succeed in Economics, Math, Physics, Test Prep, and other STEM subjects. At Brown, I served as Head Economic Student...See Torin's full profile

With a PhD in Music Composition from UCLA and years of experience as a professional composer, trumpeter, and arranger, I am passionate about helping students of all ages unlock their musical potential. My background is rooted in both high-level academic rigor and practical, professional performance. I earned my...See Austin's full profile