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College Essays That Stand Out!
Colleen K.

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I can't wait to work with you or your kid(s) on the college essay and application process! As a professor at New York University in NYC and Union College in Cranford, NJ, I work with students daily on their writing and narrative development. A mom and former Hollywood marketing executive, I discovered the need for support while helping my oldest daughter with her college applications. Next, I began helping family, friends, and neighbors; now, I am excited to offer my services at Wyzant!...

I can't wait to work with you or your kid(s) on the college essay and application process! As a professor at New York University in NYC and Union College in Cranford, NJ, I work with students daily on their writing and narrative development. A mom and former Hollywood marketing executive, I discovered the need for support while helping my oldest daughter with her college applications. Next, I began helping family, friends, and neighbors; now, I am excited to offer my services at Wyzant! College coaching marries my knowledge of higher education, my love of teaching, and my lifelong writing and editing career into one fantastic opportunity.

Together, we will bust through procrastination and fear to uncover your/your child's unique differentiators and showcase them in the form of college application essays. I help students dig deep to find what is special about them and express it clearly and compellingly. I'll also share tips and tools to have fun with their writing now and into the future. I offer a proven process for crafting a strategy for Personal Statements and Supplemental Essays that stand out and get noticed. I walk you through brainstorming, organizing, writing, rewriting, editing, and finalizing all Personal Statements and Supplemental Essays. I also help students and families create a rationale for each school on your college list and manage the application process through the Common App.

I'm a patient, empathetic writing instructor with extensive experience coaching high school and college students. I understand the pressures around this process and treat all people with openness and respect. I DO NOT write essays for students, EVER. Students who work with me must put in the work and do their assignments to receive my continued coaching and guidance. A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I earned my BA in English and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, and my MA in Mass Communication from UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


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University of Notre Dame
English and Spanish
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Masters

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ADHD

ADHD

As a college professor at a community college, I am experienced working with high school and college aged students who are neurodiverse and who live with ADD. I happen to have an ADHD diagnosis myself and know how to work with these students patiently, compassionately, and effectively. I find that when I share my anxiety and ADD diagnosis with students they feel seen and encouraged that they, too, can learn and succeed with a mind that works differently. Once students feel psychologically safe they are more open to new information and learning.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

- From Wall Street to Madison Avenue to Hollywood to Main Street, I have worked with CEOs, celebrities, and local business owners to distill their messages into memorable speeches and presentations and deliver them with impact. - Speechwriter and presentation specialist for various speakers addressing high-profile audiences and events. I will write it myself or work with you to channel your thoughts and ideas into a functional series of words that you can deliver with ease. - Venues I have prepared speakers for include Carnegie Hall, San Diego Comic-Con Ballroom 20, countless local and Reg-FD Quarterly Earnings Calls, National Television Interviews, Commencement Speeches, Funerals, and Weddings.
Writing

Writing

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I earned my BA in English and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, and my MA in Mass Communication from UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. While working in corporate America post-college, I hired, nurtured, and mentored dozens of young writing and creative talent. After two decades, I traded in my business suits and launched my next career, becoming a professor of writing, communications, and marketing at New York University and Union County College in Cranford, NJ. To this day, I teach college writing classes part-time. With the empathy of a Mom, the focus of an executive, and the teaching skills of a professor, I work with aspiring college students of all backgrounds, sensibilities, and levels of preparation to write Personal Statements and Supplemental Essays that get noticed.
English
Grammar
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Vocabulary

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