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19+ years counseling experience & tutoring experience; conducted presentations to Los Angeles high school students about the college application process; volunteered with the Young Storytellers to bring creative writing and arts to underserved youth in Los Angeles; tutored in Oakland/Berkeley after-school programs and taught SAT prep classes; filmmaker (14 years), actress (19 years), former competitive dancer (20 years)

About Me


Education
Earned a B.A. in History from UC Berkeley with honors; earned an M.F.A. in Theatre from The Actors Studio Drama School

Hobbies
Photography, hiking, yoga, baking/cooking, watching/making movies, traveling, writing

Academic Subjects
American Literature, British Literature, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, US History, AP US History

General Strengths
Organizational skills, executive functioning/study skills, literary analysis, students with learning differences, college-level coursework, students with ASD, international student application process, summer enrichment planning, major advisement/selection, editing and proofreading college essays, social science programs, resume review/evaluation, transfer student application process, pre-college summer programs, course selection for high school, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, UC specialization, non-traditional student application process, college research and advisement, course selection for undergraduate programs, humanities programs, business school applications, social science Masters and Ph.D. programs, Cal State specialization, foreign college/university application process, college list building, film programs, public health programs, STEM Masters and Ph.D. programs, arts & music Masters and Ph.D. programs, highly selective colleges/universities specialization, high school selection, transcript analysis, extracurricular/resume development, application review, personal statement brainstorming and composition, arts & music programs, business programs, medical school applications, humanities Masters and Ph.D. programs, scholarship search (merit-based aid), liberal arts school specialization, interview skills, art portfolio building and review, dance programs, visual arts programs, BFA programs, performing arts programs, classical performance and composition music programs, contemporary music programs, film, television, and digital media, acting programs, studio art programs, video game design programs, architecture programs, computer science, kinesiology

Related Experience
19+ years counseling experience & tutoring experience; conducted presentations to Los Angeles high school students about the college application process; volunteered with the Young Storytellers to bring creative writing and arts to underserved youth in Los Angeles; tutored in Oakland/Berkeley after-school programs and taught SAT prep classes; filmmaker (14 years), actress (19 years), former competitive dancer (20 years)

Specialty Areas


Students Enrolled


University of Oregon, Georgetown University, The University of Utah, Ball State University, Savannah College of Art and Design, California State University, Chico, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Davis

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Chelese

Experience: More than 10 years

Campus tours: 11 to 15 / year

Education:

MFA Theatre Pace University

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