16+ years tutoring and college counseling experience; served as writing/composition and grammar instructor at Santa Monica College; served as peer tutor at UCLA and member of UCLA Campus Events Staff; college counseling experience with understanding of individual UC schools, UC Regents scholarship program, and track record of coaching successful applicants to UC system and Top 20 schools; received fellowship for a workshop in conjunction with LACMA; received fellowship for an advanced course at the UCLA Special Collections Library

About Me

Education
Earned a B.A. in English Literature (with a specialization in Creative Writing) from UC Los Angeles with a minor in German

Hobbies
Eating, drinking, making merry, then exercising and eating broccoli to balance things out

Test Prep
ACT (English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing), TOEFL, ISEE, HSPT

Academic Subjects
American Literature, British Literature, World Literature, Composition, Creative Writing, Journalism, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition
General Strengths Academic writing, managing test anxiety, creative writing, executive functioning/study skills, reading comprehension, standardized test advisement, literary analysis, students with learning differences, test-taking psychology, college-level coursework, international student application process, major advisement/selection, editing and proofreading college essays, resume review/evaluation, transfer student application process, course selection for high school, UC specialization, college research and advisement, course selection for undergraduate programs, humanities programs, business school applications, college list building, highly selective colleges/universities specialization, transcript analysis, extracurricular/resume development, application review, personal statement brainstorming and composition, arts & music programs, business programs, interview skills, acting programs, computer science, kinesiology

Specialty Areas

Students Enrolled

Syracuse University, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Davis, University of Oregon, University of Washington, Seattle, University of California, Santa Cruz, Case Western Reserve University, The George Washington University, University of Colorado Boulder, Bentley University, Chapman University, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, Brandeis University, Northeastern University, Fordham University, Loyola Marymount University, Arizona State University -- Tempe Campus.