I hold a B.A. in sociology from UW–Madison and a M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University. I scored a 5.5 on the GRE Analytical Writing Assessment when it was a 1-hour section, placing me in the 98th percentile.
Including the years I spent informally tutoring my younger brother, I have 15+ years of tutoring experience working with middle and high school students, especially students from ESL backgrounds. I also bring a unique perspective as the former legal...
I hold a B.A. in sociology from UW–Madison and a M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University. I scored a 5.5 on the GRE Analytical Writing Assessment when it was a 1-hour section, placing me in the 98th percentile.
Including the years I spent informally tutoring my younger brother, I have 15+ years of tutoring experience working with middle and high school students, especially students from ESL backgrounds. I also bring a unique perspective as the former legal guardian of my younger brother, who is currently a UPenn M&T student and Gates Scholar. Throughout high school, I was his second pair of eyes on virtually everything college prep-related, especially his competitive summer program, college, and scholarship applications. I reviewed his applications to three highly selective programs: RSI, UPenn M&TSI, and CMU SAMS. He was admitted to M&TSI and SAMS and named an alternate for RSI.
I have helped other students with their college application essays. In one case, I worked one-on-one with a student for six days before his QuestBridge National College Match deadline. He applied to Duke, Stanford, and five Ivy League schools. I helped him revise his essays while preserving his own ideas and voice. In the process, I never discouraged him from expressing what he wanted to say. He ultimately matched with Duke, his first-choice school, and later attributed his successful match to my essay revisions.
As an essay coach, my goal is not to rewrite a student’s work or make it sound ultra-polished. I help students strengthen their ideas, organization, clarity, and writing while preserving their authentic voices. Whether you are brainstorming an essay or polishing a final draft, I want to help you present the strongest version of your own story and writing.
