I'm a writer and educator who has spent over a decade teaching writing at the university level, including as MFA faculty at Columbia University and in writing courses at NYU, Fordham, Cooper Union, FIT, and The New School. I'm the author of three books of poetry, and I was originally trained as a journalist—which means I care as much about clarity and precision as I do about voice. I scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT, and I've coached college applicants through the essay process with...
I'm a writer and educator who has spent over a decade teaching writing at the university level, including as MFA faculty at Columbia University and in writing courses at NYU, Fordham, Cooper Union, FIT, and The New School. I'm the author of three books of poetry, and I was originally trained as a journalist—which means I care as much about clarity and precision as I do about voice. I scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT, and I've coached college applicants through the essay process with every student I've worked with admitted to their first-choice school.
Most of the students I work with come to me for college application essays or ACT English, reading, and writing. My approach to the essay is that it should sound like you—not like an essay. Most students arrive convinced they need to write about something impressive, and the work is usually getting them to trust the smaller, stranger, truer thing they almost didn't mention. For ACT prep, the sections I teach are learnable in a way that rewards strategy, and I'll show you the patterns the test repeats rather than drilling you endlessly. In either case, I'll give you specific, usable feedback, and I won't rewrite your work in my own voice. I want you to leave able to do this without me.
