About
I work with serious students who want to write thoughtful, rigorous college essays — essays that reflect who they are, not just what they’ve achieved.
Before focusing on college essays, I trained as a historian and writer. I earned a PhD in History from UC Berkeley and served as a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows. As a scholar, the aim is not simply to present information, but to understand context, motivation, and significance, and to communicate ideas clearly.
My academic training shaped the way I think and teach. Today, I apply it to helping students make sense of their own experiences and turn them into meaningful college essays.
I am the author of The Collaboration (Harvard University Press), a study of Hollywood and Nazi Germany. My academic work taught me how to ask careful questions and write with clarity and precision — habits that remain central to my work with students.
Over the past decade, I have worked closely with high-achieving students from many different schools and backgrounds. I value this work because it is serious, personal, and intellectually demanding. It asks students to reflect deeply and communicate honestly.
If you are looking for a careful, grounded approach to the college essay, please get in touch. I would be glad to work with you.
I am the author of The Collaboration (Harvard University Press), a study of Hollywood and Nazi Germany. My academic work taught me how to ask careful questions and write with clarity and precision — habits that remain central to my work with students.
Over the past decade, I have worked closely with high-achieving students from many different schools and backgrounds. I value this work because it is serious, personal, and intellectually demanding. It asks students to reflect deeply and communicate honestly.
If you are looking for a careful, grounded approach to the college essay, please get in touch. I would be glad to work with you.
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