"I am here to help you excel. I have a high level of skill and experience in the craft of writing, and I love the English language. I have worked as a columnist for major news publications, and I taught essay-writing and literature at UNC. I have taught upper-level writing classes and workshops at other universities. I am also a judge of a literary contest.

I can help you produce polished original writing in your own voice that you will be proud to submit. I can show you how to craft exceptionally compelling and original college essays and personal statements. Among the schools my students have gained admission to are Amherst, Barnard, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Cal Tech, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Fordham, Georgetown, MIT, NYU, Oxford, Princeton, Rice, St. Andrew's (Scotland), Stanford, Tufts, U-Chicago, UC-Berkeley, UCLA, UNC, U-Penn, USC, Williams College, and Yale. My students always tell me they get nice comments on their essays and that their essays and personal statements were cited in their interviews.

As part of college prep, I can help you achieve a high score on the digital SAT verbal portion (Reading and Writing). In tutoring SAT English, I focus not only on strategies but teach the concepts the students are being tested on. I am very thorough. I will make sure you understand each question and what exactly is being asked. I also will point out the recurring question types. I can also help with the PSAT and help you qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. My students are winners!" less...