Writing Coaching
Write it as you would say it. Show don’t tell. Don’t end sentences with a preposition. Tie it all together in your conclusion. Don’t use adjectives or adverbs. Use nouns and verbs. Vary your sentence structure.
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I don’t know if I can tell you what learning to write is, but it sure isn’t memorizing rules.
Many students never get direct guidance on their writing in school. They end up with rushed, superficial, often contradictory guidance. Unfortunately, the name of the game in school writing is to impress the teacher, not learn to communicate effectively.
That’s where we come in.
Working one-on-one, you’ll develop the ability to write with purpose, to fuse what’s in your mind and what’s on the page. Whether it’s figuring out what you really want to say, structuring your essay, or just punching it up for extra kick, we can help turn your writing into a powerful asset.
Check out our blog “Dispatches” for some helpful writing tips and a peek at our philosophy.
Application Essays
If you need help with application essays, look no further.
Year after year, my college essay students gain acceptance to every Ivy League school, MIT, Stanford, Georgetown (my alma mater), Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, and other top-ranked schools.
A huge part of this success is that my students end up with top-notch application essays. I can help you perfect your personal statement, "why our school", extracurricular activities, and other types of college application essays.
My years of experience writing web copy have taught me how to apply that punchy style to college essays in order to grab a reader's attention, but to hold it, you need to have the right Admissions Strategy.
Many students and parents have the college game backwards.
They try to conform to what they think colleges want, but "what colleges want" is unique students with profiles of specific talents and interests.
Colleges don't want a class full of all-around good students. They want a class of specialists and budding niche experts.
With my comprehensive knowledge of special "backdoors" many accepted students use to get an edge at top schools, I can help you identify a specialty and tailor your profile through college essays/extracurriculars/majors to a niche that will maximize your chances of admission at top-ranked schools.