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Helene F.

College Essays, College Counseling, Writing, Public Speaking

College Essays, College Counseling, Writing, Public Speaking

$90/hour

5.0 (393 ratings)

  • 1,314 hours tutoring

About Helene

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Welcome! I am a college counselor and a writing tutor/mentor for students of all ages. I have been doing this work since 2013. I help students improve their academic or creative writing and editing skills, and to become more confident, fluid writers. Additionally, I work extensively with students applying to college programs—undergraduate or graduate, and offer soup to nuts, front to back college counseling services. These comprehensive services are individualized to the needs, interests,...

Welcome! I am a college counselor and a writing tutor/mentor for students of all ages. I have been doing this work since 2013. I help students improve their academic or creative writing and editing skills, and to become more confident, fluid writers. Additionally, I work extensively with students applying to college programs—undergraduate or graduate, and offer soup to nuts, front to back college counseling services. These comprehensive services are individualized to the needs, interests, and requests of each client-student.

ESSAY WRITING
I help students with essays for college applications and for academic papers. My role is to guide students and support them through the writing process, and to help them craft strong, compelling narratives that hew closely to their own voice. For college applications, essays usually include the personal statement (i.e. Common Application), as well as supplemental essays, and a student resume.

Depending on how far along in the writing process someone is when I begin working with them, determines my role in the writing process. For example, students may need help brainstorming topic ideas, while others need help refining and revising the essay(s), or both. Many students (and parents) have commented that they feel better prepared for college writing after working with me on this process.

In my experience, I find that most essays require a minimum of three 1-hour sessions. The length of time varies from student to student, and often depends on the individual's natural writing abilities, and/or how much time they have to work on the essay(s).

COLLEGE COUNSELING (UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE)
I often conduct an initial search and/or review and refinement of a student's college list in order to ensure it aligns with the student’s interests, budget, academic record and any specialized needs. The search process can coincide with discussions and possibly research re: scholarships and financial overview. This may also include any other help, such as how to “visit” a college website, p

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Education

BA, SUNY Purchase College
Literature
City College of New York
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  • Background check passed on 5/27/2019

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Corporate Training

Proofreading

Proofreading

As a writer, plain language "translator," and cofounder of a health literacy organization, I have 30+ years experience reviewing and refining written work. I have also been the project manager for medical reviews of curricula and responsible for close readings and accurate revisions of text including academic papers, grant narratives, essays, websites, and more.

English

Literature,

Literature

I have a B.A. in literature, with a concentration in American Lit. and writing. I am currently enrolled in an M.F.A. program for creative writing. I have worked with many students to help them create effective academic and term papers. I help students improve their writing and editorial skills, catalyzing their ability to "translate" their ideas into powerful prose.
Proofreading,

Proofreading

As a writer, plain language "translator," and cofounder of a health literacy organization, I have 30+ years experience reviewing and refining written work. I have also been the project manager for medical reviews of curricula and responsible for close readings and accurate revisions of text including academic papers, grant narratives, essays, websites, and more.
Writing

Writing

I am an experienced writer and tutor, and work with students to help them improve and refine their writing and comprehension skills.

Homeschool

Writing

Writing

I am an experienced writer and tutor, and work with students to help them improve and refine their writing and comprehension skills.

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Writing

Writing

I am an experienced writer and tutor, and work with students to help them improve and refine their writing and comprehension skills.

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College Counseling

College Counseling

I have worked with many students on essays and applications for both undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities -- to great success! This is my bailiwick. I help students craft strong, well-written and compelling essays. I focus on either or both general (or common) application essays, as well as required or supplemental essays, and ones for scholarships. I have worked with students applying to a range of schools, 2- and 4-year, public and private, small and large, including highly competitive schools.

Summer

Writing

Writing

I am an experienced writer and tutor, and work with students to help them improve and refine their writing and comprehension skills.

Test Preparation

College Counseling

College Counseling

I have worked with many students on essays and applications for both undergraduate and graduate colleges and universities -- to great success! This is my bailiwick. I help students craft strong, well-written and compelling essays. I focus on either or both general (or common) application essays, as well as required or supplemental essays, and ones for scholarships. I have worked with students applying to a range of schools, 2- and 4-year, public and private, small and large, including highly competitive schools.

Examples of Expertise

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Great help for college essays!

Helene has been assisting my son with his essays and she has been an amazing help. She is part counselor, part editor, and part cheerleader. She is able to help him clarify his ideas and express them clearly in his voice, not hers. She is patient and always available. I can't say enough good things about her!

Linda, 12 lessons with Helene

Very knowledgeable tutor.

Helene taught my son to focus on a single issue -expand on it so as to hold the readers attention as opposed to referring to multiple issues in his essay. She also gave him good tips on how to make it more effective. We look forward to more sessions with her.

Neelima, 3 lessons with Helene

Knowledgeable and engaging tutor

Helene worked with my twin girls to help with college admission essays. Both girls had high praises for her. She was very thorough and engaging. She even got my reluctant writer to express her thoughts on paper. We plan to continue working with Helene in the future. She is excellent and goes above and beyond for her students.

Marlyse, 10 lessons with Helene

Excellent first meeting!

Helene gave us so much good information to work with and get a good foundation built; so impressed! Looking forward to help with essays and scholarships! Julie R.

Julie, 5 lessons with Helene

Excellent, experienced, and a tells it how it is.

Helene didn't waste any time letting me know what parts of my practice essays I needed to improve upon and what parts were solid. Helene has a solid background in writing professionally, which helped me considerably, as I was practicing how to write in an essay format that required extreme professionalism. We covered a tremendous amount of ground in the short time we spent together. Additionally, she is very patient and compassionate, so you get to hear what you need to hear without being taken out of your comfort zone. I took the time to review the notes she left on my practice essays multiple times to let it all sink in. By the time the entrance exam day finally came, I felt immensely confident in my ability to write professionally, all on my own. Later on, I discovered that I beat the average admitted score by a wide margin! These written exams were necessary for admission to one of America's most selective business programs, so they weren't easy. She is terrific, and I couldn't recommend her more.

Abraham, 1 lesson with Helene

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

She helped both my sons with their college application essays and supplemental essays. She could help them narrow their ideas and brainstorm as well as organize and help with the editing and actual writing. Very flexible as far as timing, very agreeable. We'd work with her again without hesitation. Both my sons felt comfortable with her and feel they benefitted.

Katie , 3 lessons with Helene

great to work with and very knowledgeable with college essays

Helene was very great to work with throughout editing my college application. She was very knowledgeable and awesome at pointing out some of the things i missed. Overall great experience

Muratcan, 2 lessons with Helene

Knowledgeable and Patient

Helene worked with my 17 year old son on his college essay. She gave him great pointers and helped him to learn some great editing skills. I would highly recommend Helene and we would use her again in the future

Melissa, 4 lessons with Helene

excellent tutor

Helene tutored my daughter who is not an American nor a native speaker of English. She was kind, patient, dedicated, and honest. I think Helene's experience and expertise in all the process of applying to a USA college including essays college selections and application details make her a top level college tutor even for international students.

Gilberto, 5 lessons with Helene

Very Helpful Feedback

Gave me good advice on what changes to make in my essay and was very constructive. I feel much better about my essay now and how to answer other questions in the Common Application and supplemental questions from individual schools.

Aiman, 2 lessons with Helene
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