Studying both Computational Neuroscience and Philosophy at MIT gives Tim an unusual range when it comes to college essays — he knows how to help a student find the one specific story that admissions officers haven't read a hundred times. He walks through brainstorming, structural arc, and voice revi...

Admissions officers read thousands of essays that say the same thing in the same way — Yasmeen knows this because she went through the process at Penn and has spent years since coaching students through it. She digs into brainstorming first, pulling out the specific details and voice that make a 650...

I am passionate about helping students because I've been a student my whole life! Even though I'm a professor now, I love to learn. And now that I have experience, I love to help others along the learning journey. I have degrees in English and education from Rice University, UT Austin, Texas State, ...

As a current Ohio State Honors College student, Brian went through the college application process recently enough to remember exactly what worked — and what admissions officers skip past. He teaches students to find one specific, honest story and build the entire essay around it, cutting the generi...

Spending years teaching math means Justin has watched hundreds of students try to explain their thinking — and he knows the difference between someone reciting steps and someone showing how their mind actually works. That instinct carries over to college essays, where he pushes applicants to stop li...

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Coming from applied mathematics rather than English, Adriana brings a structural eye to college essays — she treats each draft like a problem to solve, asking whether every paragraph earns its place and whether the argument holds together. That analytical perspective is especially useful for STEM-mi...

I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'...

I'm available to tutor biology, chemistry, physics, math from Algebra up through AP Calculus, SAT test prep, and French. I've been tutoring students in science and math for 7 years. I also spent 8 months working and studying in France, and have tutored high school and adult students in French. When ...

I am a licensed physician from Florida who is currently changing careers. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and have extensive tutoring and editing experience. While a student, I became a certified writing tutor through the Critical Writing Department. Since I completed my writ...