"Hi, I’m Mimi! I help college applicants craft compelling, authentic, and heartfelt college essays that get them into their dream schools.

My multi-faceted professional background makes me uniquely effective as a college application essay coach. I'm a published writer and seasoned editor who loves to teach—and I've also worked on the admissions team at an Ivy League university, evaluating thousands of undergraduate applications. I have a great feel for college application essays that will resonate deeply with admissions committees, and I know how to guide you as you write your own. I'm passionate about making the college application process fun, meaningful, and doable for my students.

Recent students of mine are or will be attending Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, UChicago, Penn, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, NYU, the UCs, UVA, and UT Austin, among other top-tier 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.

I work with undergraduate applicants on their Common App essays, supplemental essays, UC personal insight questions (PIQs), and transfer essays. I work with graduate applicants on their personal statements for medical school, business school, and law school.

While I'm delighted to meet you wherever you are in your writing process, I’m a perfect choice if you’re feeling overwhelmed or even “stuck.” 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. As you 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 you edit, proofread, and polish your work, so that you're all set to submit truly standout essays you feel proud to have written." less...