"Hi, I’m Mimi! I help college applicants craft unique and powerful college application essays that get them into their dream schools. I'm a professional writer and editor who loves to teach. I've also worked on the admissions team at an Ivy League university, evaluating thousands of undergraduate applications. I have a great feel for essays that will resonate deeply with college admissions committees—and I know how to help you write your own. I'm passionate about making the college application process fun, meaningful, and doable for my students as I support them in creating their very best work.

Students of mine from the past few years are or will be attending Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, UChicago, Penn, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, NYU, the UCs, UVA, and UT Austin, among other top-tier colleges. While my students have a range of admission goals, they share a strong track record of acceptance to their top-choice colleges.

I graduated summa cum laude from Princeton with a degree in English and a certificate in Creative Writing. I hold an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers.

In the age of generative AI, it's more important than ever to communicate your singular perspective through college essays that capture your own original voice. I can help you tackle both your Common App personal statement and your supplemental essays. I'm delighted to meet you exactly where you are in your writing process. I can help you strategize about how to approach your college essays, from brainstorming ideas and narratives to coming up with a plan for diving into your first draft. When you’re ready to revise, I can help you dig for deeper insight, find the right pacing and structure, hit the perfect tone, and use storytelling techniques to catch and keep your reader's interest. Finally, I can help edit, proofread, and polish your work, so that you're all set to submit truly standout essays you feel proud (and maybe even surprised!) to have written." less...