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College & Medical School Essay Coach | UCLA Med & Harvard MPH Student
Ethan L.

64 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

Hourly Rate: $150

About Ethan


Bio

I'm a Harvard Master of Public Health student and UCLA medical student who helps students navigate admissions with confidence. I've worked with more than 100 students on admissions, scholarships, and study skills, including students accepted to Yale and UNC and named finalists for competitive full-ride scholarships.

I graduated from Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College with a B.S. in Psychology, a 4.0 GPA, and Honors in English. I also studied at the University of Oxford for two terms....

I'm a Harvard Master of Public Health student and UCLA medical student who helps students navigate admissions with confidence. I've worked with more than 100 students on admissions, scholarships, and study skills, including students accepted to Yale and UNC and named finalists for competitive full-ride scholarships.

I graduated from Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College with a B.S. in Psychology, a 4.0 GPA, and Honors in English. I also studied at the University of Oxford for two terms. After completing three years of medical school at UCLA, I'm currently pursuing a fully funded MPH at Harvard.

I offer scholarship, college, graduate school, and medical school essay editing, as well as interview preparation, college advising, and mentoring. My line-by-line editing goes beyond grammar: I help students clarify their ideas, strengthen their essays’ structure, and tell compelling stories while preserving their own voice.

My teaching experience includes leading two undergraduate anatomy and physiology lab sections of 20 students each. To support students outside the classroom, I created weekly YouTube recap videos that were shared with more than 700 students across all lab sections. I love making challenging material approachable and helping students become confident, curious learners.

I also founded a nonprofit that helps low-income and first-generation high school students get into and pay for college, leading a team of seven mentors from colleges across the country. This work earned recognition as one of Penn State’s four annual Liberal Arts Changemakers and was featured on ABC News.

I've worked with students with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, and adapt my approach to each student's strengths, needs, and goals. Whether you're starting an essay, preparing for an interview, or figuring out your next step, we'll break the process into manageable pieces.

Please reach out to discuss your goals and schedule a session. I'd love to work with you!


Education

Penn State Schreyer Honors College, University of Oxford
Psychology, Honors English

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $150
  • Rate details: Cancellation penalty: 25% of the session fee if you cancel within 5hr of our session or do not show up.
  • Lesson cancellation: 5 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 12/20/2022

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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In 2020, I founded a 501c3 non-profit to help underprivileged students from across the world pay for and get into colleges in the US. I've worked with 50+ students one-on-one, helped 1000+ students through social media, and 500+ parents through a weekly newsletter. I've also hosted college prep workshops at a number of high schools. More importantly, I have helped students get into elite universities and qualify for extremely competitive scholarships. Recently, I founded Ethan's College Prep, which has allowed me to expand my reach and help even more students! My goal is to make an otherwise incredibly daunting process more manageable and stress-free.
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Knowledgable, patient tutor that exceeds expectations

Ethan helped me with my application, specifically my personal statement and other essay questions, for a masters program in London. Having previously studied in the UK, he was extremely knowledgeable about the best language to use and what these universities are looking for in an applicant. He did line-by-line edits and bounced around ideas with me about the actual content. Ethan is intelligent, positive, and does not waste time during sessions. The thing that sets Ethan apart is his genuine care for the success of his students. He went above and beyond for me aside from tutoring like introducing me to other students he knew at the university I was applying to through LinkedIn, being available whenever I needed him including last minute sessions, and did extra research on the university that he did not have to do just to be more prepared. Overall, great person and tutor. Honored to have worked with him and made a friend throughout the process.

Emily , 2 lessons with Ethan

Thoughtful, insightful, and Skilled Tutor

Ethan is quite a thoughtful, empathic, patient and skilled tutor. My daughter needed help writing essays for a summer internship. Ethan asked my daughter just the right questions for each essay to help her gain greater insight into what she was actually trying to convey in response to each prompt. He had a keen understanding as to the purpose behind the various prompts and he helped her creatively formulate her ideas. He was patient, empathic, and thoughtful; and he himself is an excellent writer. He will help your student learn how to write outstanding essays!

Juhi, 3 lessons with Ethan

Very knowledgeable, incredibly helpful and efficient

I was completely stuck on a supplemental essay for a physician assistant grad school application. Ethan was so kind, responsive, and flexible before/after our session! He helped me figure out a structure and a plan for writing my essay using information highlighting my strengths and unique background. He is a very knowledgeable writer with excellent examples and advice to help with wording. I felt more confident and had a first draft done several hours after our session. **I would certainly advise anyone who wants to show their best selves in their applications for school admissions to work with Ethan!!**

Mariah, 1 lesson with Ethan

Passionate and Knowledgeable Tutor

Ethan helped me with my essay writing skills. He is a very talented writer and is capable of providing the best content for you. Also, he constantly checks if his feedback makes sense and always teaches alternatives way of approaching the writing. He is a very chill guy who is fun to work with, but someone who is also very serious about his students' work. Thanks Ethan!

Daniel , 1 lesson with Ethan

Insightful and Very Helpful

Ethan was able to last minute review my college essays before deadlines. He provided very helpful and insightful comments. He helped me tweak my essay in bits, which left me more confident overall. I definitely recommend Ethan to review your essays if you're looking to refine and better communicate your ideas!

Eujin, 2 lessons with Ethan

Knowledgeable and Creative Essay Review

I had a comprehensive review session of my Common Application with Ethan, and he made many insightful and detailed suggestions about my writing. Our session was very beneficial, and I recommend his services!

Miheer, 1 lesson with Ethan

Smart and knowledgeable tutor

Ethan is knowledgeable, friendly and smart. He helped me with my grad school interview and it was invaluable. His feedback was very insightful and he knows his stuff. I strongly recommend if you need any help with your school or application. Thanks Ethan!

Sonia, 1 lesson with Ethan

Smart and knowledgeable tutor

Ethan is knowledgeable, friendly and smart. He helped me with my grad school interview and it was invaluable. His feedback was very insightful and he knows his stuff. I strongly recommend if you need help with school work. Thanks Ethan!

Sonia, 1 lesson with Ethan

Friendly, helpful and patient tutor.

Ethan was very comfortable to work with and was able to create a friendly atmosphere while still giving good constructive critiques on my essay. He asks questions that help you brainstorm more ideas and also tells you what works and what doesn't.

Audrey, 1 lesson with Ethan

Ethan knows his stuff

Ethan worked with my son on competitive pre-med summer program essays. He gave excellent feedback and helped in brainstorm and editing. There are more essays to work on and we are grateful for Ethan's help.

Ayesha, 3 lessons with Ethan
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