Achieve success with Dr. F, your personal writing and music professor!
Hi, I'm Dr. Erica F! Teaching is my passion, and I would love to work with you.
I am a Top Wyzant Tutor with 12 years of teaching experience. I studied English and Music at an elite liberal arts university, then went on to pursue two master's degrees, a Fulbright fellowship, and a Ph.D. My teaching style is upbeat, encouraging, and student-centered.
WRITING:
As a writing coach, I specialize in helping students with personal statements and admissions essays for college, graduate school,...
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Don't miss out on working with a phenomenal person like Erica for your medical school applications!
I began working with Erica in the Spring to begin crafting my primary application for medical school. Erica takes the time to get to know you and your story. She will ask you questions that will allow you to reflect and produce your best work. She is also someone who is flexible and is dedicated to seeing your success. With her help, I was able to submit an application I was very proud of. Her professionalism and years of experience make her an outstanding person to work with. You will feel very comfortable with her because of her warm personality and positive spirit! I am continuing to work with Erica now on my secondary applications and know I will be in good hands with her support and expertise. I know that she has helped me get this far in my writing and confident she will help you with yours. Thank you Erica for being the best!
Natalie, 18 lessons with Erica
Knowledgeable and patient tutor
During my first lesson with her she patiently went through the lesson with me and kindly answered all my questions. I would highly recommend Erica to anyone trying to learn about music theory.
Mary, 18 lessons with Erica
Knowledgeable, patient, and efficient.
Erica helped me with writing a personal statement for a law school application. In just three sessions, Erica helped me craft a fantastic end product, one that I would not have been able to do on my own. In addition, she is always upbeat, and her feedback is always constructive. I highly recommend Erica to others.
Faisal, 7 lessons with Erica
Excellent Excellent
You are a delight to learn from. Thank you for having me as your student. The lesson was very fun and enjoyable to me. I particularly enjoy your input to revise the notes/chords in Bohemian Rhapsody to make it sound authentic. Happy Happy birthday to you!! See you next Tuesday.
Brian, 31 lessons with Erica
Fast Response
We prepared for my music camp next week which involved a wide range of music techniques. She takes time to answer any question or concern. I feel "full" at the end of our session.
John, 13 lessons with Erica
Best tutor I’ve had
I’ve been working with Erica the past seven months and I can’t recommend her enough. I’m an adult trying to learn piano with three kids under five and a demanding job. And I couldn’t imagine a better teacher to partner with me through it. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable (she has an amazing ear and hears every note I play or miss) but she is also patient and realistic about my schedule and what I can accomplish in a week. We set realistic goals for each week based on how much time I can dedicate to practicing and she also allows me to explore the music and songs I want to. She also never makes me feel guilty if I only get through one song in a week and will work through new songs with me every week during our time together. I’ve learned so much since I started. And I feel confident I could learn a lot of different and difficult songs as long as I can work through them with her. Highly recommend her!
Jennifer, 23 lessons with Erica
Quite knowledgeable, patient, keeps lessons interesting.
Working with Erica has been an excellent experience. As an instructor and educator Erica is above and beyond. I have learned and progressed steadily under her guidance. I have more confidence and practice better. I could not have a better teacher!
Scarlett, 190 lessons with Erica
English
Erica is. excellent English teacher. My daughter really enjoys learning from her and she understands the style she teaching my daughter. Wish we had know her earlier to help with my daughter English homework. I will strongly recommend her to anyone.
Christina, 6 lessons with Erica
Excellent Excellent
You are a delight to learn from. Thank you for having me as your student. The lesson was very fun and enjoyable to me. I particularly enjoy your input to revise the notes/chords in Bohemian Rhapsody to make it sound authentic. Happy Happy birthday to you!! See you next Tuesday.
Brian, 31 lessons with Erica
AMCAS writing, Mentorship, and Writing Organizational skills
Erica has been in the process of helping review personal statements and the work and activities section of my application to medical school over the past few months! I was told about erica from a friend, who expressed erica's passion for writing, working hard to improve the writing and kind nature. It was all true. From the start, she made sure she had a strong idea of the type of essays I was interested in writing and made me feel so comfortable during each session. Her positive personality has made the process very fun too! The process of writing essays for medical school is no easy fleet, but erica has managed to make it so smooth for me and I am so grateful for her past experience working with so many other students in my boat. She has worked hard to help me organize my train of ideas and has coached me on how to write in a way that retains my personality while sounding professional (something that can take a non-writer a few years of experience). She has even purchased countless books about medical school writing to enhance her knowledge set on the most powerful types of essays. To me, that undoubtedly showed me her commitment to her students and I know my writing would not have progressed in the way it has without erica's support and helpful ideas. I would not have written as strong of an essay without ericas positive energy and essay writing guidance/life gudiance during a stressful time. I can't recommend Erica enough to other students in this process! She truly is the best at what she does!
Taylor, 33 lessons with Erica
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