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Expert on Writing Successful College Essays and University Selection
Vince B.

316 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $90
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My students have been admitted to Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, New York University, and many other selective and state universities. I help students through the difficult but rewarding process of writing college and transfer essays that stand out to admissions officers. Students get guidance on every step, from brainstorming compelling essay ideas to drafting and polishing the final product that showcases their unique story, strengths and aspirations. I also assist in selecting...

My students have been admitted to Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, New York University, and many other selective and state universities. I help students through the difficult but rewarding process of writing college and transfer essays that stand out to admissions officers. Students get guidance on every step, from brainstorming compelling essay ideas to drafting and polishing the final product that showcases their unique story, strengths and aspirations. I also assist in selecting colleges that are a good fit for students and in completing their applications.

Let's start with a free consultation so I can answer your questions. I have taught young people to improve as writers for three decades as a senior editor at national publications including Bloomberg News. Parents appreciate my ability to motivate students.

"Vince helped my son turn his pretty good essays into a focused and distinct package. He overcame my burned-out teenager's frustration and resentment and drew smarter, more interesting writing out of him with clearly explained strategies. Every session provided encouragement and direction that kept my son's spirit positive. Even though we were well along in the essays when we brought Vince in, he led us to much better results than we would have gotten by ourselves." Peter D., Brooklyn, NY, 2021

Classroom Essays: I work with students from middle school through college to develop the skills they need to thrive. Middle schoolers get tripped up by strict rule-based approaches. High schoolers don't know how to structure more sophisticated essays and are afraid to express their own voice. College students become overwhelmed without the tools to meet the rigorous demands of professors.

I start by assessing the particular issues a student faces and then tailor my lessons to address their needs. I can work with students on a single assignment or provide longer-term tutoring. My students gain confidence as they master the craft of writing.


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James Madison College, Michigan State University, Honors
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I have taught students and young journalists how to write with clarity and elegance for three decades as a senior editor at leading news publications and popular magazines in New York and San Francisco. I also served as an adjunct professor teaching journalism at a private college. My professional experience has equipped me to guide and support students and adults in crafting compelling college admissions and classroom essays, research papers and more.
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Extremely helpful and knowledgeable

Vince helped me with my common app essay and most of my supplemental essays. He was extremely helpful in his comments, and improved my essays drastically. He was always open to any suggestions I had and incorporated rich and sophisticated language into my essays which helped them flow much better. I highly recommend him to any student looking to improve their college essays or simply essays in general.

Sasha, 6 lessons with Vince

Experienced, knowledgeable, and patient tutor

We wanted to have a fresh set of eyeballs on our son's common application essay. From the start, Vince was prepared, friendly, patient, and had a positive attitude. He spent a couple of hours with my son over two sessions focusing on finetuning. Vince had a knack for drawing information out of my son to add more color to the piece. Vince ensured the structure was correct and that the "So what?" of the essay was reinforced. Vince has an eye for efficiency in words and proper word usage and will also scrub for punctuation/capitalization/spelling errors. In the end, we agreed the final result was much improved.

Gina, 3 lessons with Vince

Knowledgeable, patient, very fast and efficient.

Vince helped my daughter with her college essays. She was struggling to give proper shape to her ideas and could not make any progress. With less than three weeks left to submit applications for early action, there was panic everywhere. In one short session, Vince was able to give her guidance on how to structure her ideas and focus on her strong points which got her going. As my daughter raced through her essays, Vince provided feedback almost in real time to meet the application deadlines. It just took a few sessions to complete what seemed like an impossible task, thanks to Vince's knowledge and expertise. I highly recommend Vince to anyone looking for essay help.

Ramesh, 18 lessons with Vince

Amazing tutor.

Vince had helped me with my college essays. I recommend using him. He had made my flow and wording better for my essay. I'm currently applying to many top colleges and he takes a little bit of that stress of not thinking your essays are good enough.

AnnaRose, 2 lessons with Vince

Patient and detailed....!

My son had a few sessions with Mr. Vince for his college essay. He spent time to understand our needs and target universities before working with my son. We feel that the essay's have turned out to much much better from what they were initially. I would say this was time well spent with Mr. Vince on the college essay.

Balaji, 7 lessons with Vince

Effective and Knowledgeable Tutor on Scholarship Essay

Vince helped my daughter tremendously with her scholarship essay. She was procrastinating as she had a heavy course load as well as college application, and the deadline was coming up. Vince was able to guide her through it and helped her from start to completion in just over a week in just three sessions. Very impressed. Effective tutor for writing, college essay, or scholarship essay. Highly recommend. Will use him again when the need arises.

Li, 3 lessons with Vince

Great tutor for college essays

Vince was awesome in helping me find what to write my essay about and how to phrase my ideas. i am very grateful to him for my essay that i love and am really confident in.

Anna, 3 lessons with Vince

Responsive and attentive

My HS Senior has been using Vince for help with his college admissions essay. They were able to quickly narrow a topic which seemed completely overwhelming to my son. He then was able to write his first draft smoothly and quickly. He and Vince communicate regularly with edits and changes. Vince has been such a great help and is truly giving my son confidence through the whole process that is making such a difference.

Kaelin, 4 lessons with Vince

Gives a lot of great advice

He really helped me with my college essay, making it shorter, and taking out unnecessary details. He’s patient and wants to help you succeed:)

Maria, 8 lessons with Vince

Wonderful Writer and Patient Tutor

Vince helped me craft my essay in a way that drove emotion out of my readers. I was applying to schools and I already had some idea of the message I was trying to send across. However, it was quite a challenge for me to find the correct sequence of words that showed the emotions I wanted my readers to feel. Vince took his time to draft many paragraphs and essays with me. Through the process, he learned more about me as a person and was able to even write finer details about my character in my essay.

Ebuka, 5 lessons with Vince
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