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Expert College Essay Coach and Editor, Princeton Grad
Mimi C.

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Hi, I’m Mimi! I help college applicants craft compelling, authentic, and heartfelt college essays that get them into their dream schools.

My multi-faceted professional background makes me uniquely effective as a college application essay coach. I'm a published writer and seasoned editor who loves to teach—and I've also worked on the admissions team at an Ivy League university, evaluating thousands of undergraduate applications. I have a great feel for college application essays that will...

Hi, I’m Mimi! I help college applicants craft compelling, authentic, and heartfelt college essays that get them into their dream schools.

My multi-faceted professional background makes me uniquely effective as a college application essay coach. I'm a published writer and seasoned editor who loves to teach—and I've also worked on the admissions team at an Ivy League university, evaluating thousands of undergraduate applications. I have a great feel for college application essays that will resonate deeply with admissions committees, and I know how to guide you as you write your own. I'm passionate about making the college application process fun, meaningful, and doable for my students.

Recent students of mine are or will be attending Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, UChicago, Penn, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, NYU, the UCs, UVA, and UT Austin, among other top-tier colleges.

I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton with a degree in English and a certificate in Creative Writing. I hold an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers.

I work with undergraduate applicants on their Common App essays, supplemental essays, UC personal insight questions (PIQs), and transfer essays. I work with graduate applicants on their personal statements for medical school, business school, and law school.

While I'm delighted to meet you wherever you are in your writing process, I’m a perfect choice if you’re feeling overwhelmed or even “stuck.” I can help you strategize about how to approach your college essays, from brainstorming ideas and narratives to coming up with a plan for diving into your first draft. As you revise, I can help you dig for deeper insight, find the right pacing and structure, hit the perfect tone, and use storytelling techniques to catch and keep your reader's interest. Finally, I can help you edit, proofread, and polish your work, so that you're all set to submit truly standout essays you feel proud to have written.

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Princeton University
English
Michener Center for Writers at UT Austin
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College Counseling

College Counseling

Your college essays are your opportunity to dazzle the admissions committee with your unique perspective and singular voice. I'm a professional writer and editor who's also worked in admissions at an Ivy League university. I bring a writerly perspective, editorial depth, and firsthand insight into the college admissions process to my career as a college essay coach. I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton with a degree in English and a certificate in Creative Writing. I love supporting students as they work to develop their ideas and polish their prose into submission-ready essays.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

In my 10+ years of experience teaching and editing writing, I've led workshops, critiqued a diverse array of manuscripts, and edited a renowned literary magazine. I earned my bachelor's degree summa cum laude in English from Princeton University with a certificate in Creative Writing. I hold an MFA in fiction from the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a James A. Michener Fellow. I enjoy working with students at any stage of the writing process.
English

English

I earned my bachelor's degree summa cum laude in English from Princeton University and hold an MFA in fiction from the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a James A. Michener Fellow. I love sharing my enthusiasm for literature, textual analysis, and writing with my students. As a tutor and editor, I've worked with everyone from high-schoolers struggling with reading comprehension to renowned literary scholars.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I help college, graduate school, and medical school applicants craft compelling application essays that give them an edge in the admissions process. I'm a professional writer and editor with a passion for teaching. My students' unique, heartfelt essays have helped them earn admission to top-tier universities, including Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Penn, and the University of Chicago. I bring past experience evaluating applications for an Ivy League university as a member of their admissions team and editing an internationally renowned literary magazine to my career as a writing coach.
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

Your personal statements are your opportunity to dazzle the admissions committee with your unique perspective and singular voice. Recent students of mine are or will be attending Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Penn, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt, among others. I've served as an application reader for an Ivy League university and as an editor at a nationally renowned literary magazine. I love supporting students as they work to develop their ideas and polish their prose into application-ready personal essays.
Proofreading

Proofreading

Your college essays are your opportunity to dazzle the admissions committee with your unique perspective and singular voice. I'm a professional writer with past experience evaluating applications for an Ivy League university. I've also worked as an editor at an internationally renowned literary magazine. I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in English and a certificate in Creative Writing, and I hold an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers. I love supporting students as they work to develop their ideas and polish their prose into application-ready personal essays.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in English literature and a creative writing certificate. As a professional writer and editor who loves to teach, I'm passionate about helping students raise their SAT Reading and Writing scores. My tutoring style is practice-based, conversational, and focused on helping you deepen your skills as a reader and writer. We'll have fun along the way, too—I promise!
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in English literature and a creative writing certificate. As a professional writer and editor who loves to teach, I'm passionate about helping students raise their SAT Reading and Writing scores. My tutoring style is practice-based, conversational, and focused on helping you deepen your skills as a reader and writer. We'll have fun along the way, too—I promise!
Writing

Writing

In my 10+ years of experience teaching and editing writing, I've led workshops, critiqued a diverse range of manuscripts, and edited a renowned literary magazine. I earned my bachelor's degree summa cum laude in English from Princeton University and hold an MFA in fiction from the University of Texas at Austin, where I was a James A. Michener Fellow. I enjoy working with students at any stage of the writing process.
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A true talent and support

We are and will be forever grateful to Mimi and her support throughout this grueling college application process. She has the incredible ability to connect with students and make them reflect and and shine in their essays. Her sensitivity to the person's strengths and ability to bring that humanization to writing is a true gift. My child felt supported and encouraged, and even enjoyed writing his essays because of Mimi's approach to preserving the style and voice of the student, while elevating them through thoughtful discussions and suggestions. Thank you so much Mimi.

Katherine, 15 lessons with Mimi

College Personal Essay

Ms. Mimi played a crucial role in helping my daughter craft her college personal essay and statements. After several sessions, my daughter emerged with a newfound confidence. Ms. Mimi is not only patient and kind, but she also possesses a deep well of knowledge that truly makes a difference.

Jihyun, 6 lessons with Mimi

Extremely knowledgeable tutor!

Mimi was incredibly helpful in providing her thoughtful feedback and suggestions to make the draft read better and just solid in general. My highschooler definitely appreciates Mimi's clear and kind communication and looks forward to another session once the draft is polished a bit. Thank you so much for all the helpful feedback!

Carin, 2 lessons with Mimi

wonderful teacher

My daughter enjoyed her very first lesson with Mimi and she felt much more encouraged and confident in her essay writing. Strongly recommend!

Ping, 5 lessons with Mimi

Highly recommend

We give Mimi our highest recommendation. Her expertise and patience were invaluable as she helped guide our daughter through the college application/essay writing process.

Alison, 13 lessons with Mimi

very helpful

Mimi has been doing a great job helping my daughter with college essays and applications. So happy to have her support!

Michelle, 21 lessons with Mimi

Friendly, knowledgable and patient

Mimi helped my son with fine tuning and perfecting his college personal statement. She was always patient and understand with clear and meaningful suggestions. It allowed my son to introduce better emotion and continutity to his essay, just in time for applications. Thank you!

Ashhad, 5 lessons with Mimi

Knowledgeable about the college application process

Mimi is extremely sweet and provides a comfortable environment for discussion. My topic was the college application process and standards. I found Mimi to be a wonderful resource and I can say with certainty that I will reach out to her again once my child progresses towards high school.

Dara, 1 lesson with Mimi

Great Mentor for College Essays!

I had a session with Mimi to work on my college essays, and it was very helpful. She offered excellent feedback and creative ideas that improved my writing. Her pleasant personality made the session enjoyable. I would definitely recommend her to any student seeking guidance with their writing projects.

Yuli, 7 lessons with Mimi

Excellent tutor, very easy to work with

Mimi is helping my son with college essays and supplementals. She is a very talented writer, very quick to provide suggestions and feedback and generally speaking a pleasure to work with. Thanks, Mimi!

Oana, 2 lessons with Mimi
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