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Former adjunct English professor with 5+ years of experience as a university admissions counselor; application essay specialist and writing coach known for helping students streamline the writing process, generate creative ideas, and improve focus; extensive experience working with students to identify unique academic/extracurricular interests and build cohesive application narratives; guided dozens of students around the world through successful applications to universities in the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Hong Kong; lectured publicly to students and parents about effective application strategies, changes to the college admissions landscape, and tips for applying to highly selective universities

About Me


Education
Earned a B.S.F.S. in International Relations from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service as a John Carroll Scholar; earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst on full scholarship

Hobbies
Teaching, gardening, raising animals, reading, writing, painting, meditation, and travel

General Strengths
Academic writing, organizational skills, managing test anxiety, creative writing, executive functioning/study skills, reading comprehension, standardized test advisement, ESL, literary analysis, students with learning differences, test-taking psychology, college-level coursework, 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, International Baccalaureate (IB), non-traditional student application process, college research and advisement, course selection for undergraduate programs, journalism programs, humanities programs, business school applications, foreign college/university application process, college list building, public health programs, highly selective colleges/universities specialization, high school selection, transcript analysis, extracurricular/resume development, application review, personal statement brainstorming and composition, business programs, scholarship search (merit-based aid), liberal arts school specialization, interview skills, homeschool student application process, career assessment tools, computer science, kinesiology

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Experience: Less than 10 years

Campus tours: 11 to 15 / year

Education:

B.S. B.S.F.S. in International Relations Georgetown University

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