As a professional tutor and college admissions counselor with over 20 years of experience, I help aspiring college students with all aspects of the admissions process.
This ranges from test prep to building a college list, strategizing for Early Action/Early Decision, proper cultivation and listing of activities, FAFSA/CSS, and much more.
If the student already has a strong idea where they’d like to go, I’ll help them execute a plan to get in.
If they’re still unsure, I’ll thoroughly interview the student, get to know them, and then come up with a range of personalized recommendations.
I enjoy the motivational side of the work as well. It’s here where I make some of my most important contributions.
Is your son or daughter dragging their feet? I can help.
Anxious? Confused?
I can help.
I also place strong emphasis, and bring special expertise, in writing the college application essay.
My work is animated by the strong belief that…
Better Writing = Better THINKING
As Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough has commented, “Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.”
When students are not writing well, it’s often because they are struggling to organize their thoughts. They ramble. They veer off topic. Their sentences lack clarity. They repeat themselves. They give too much detail or not enough. They do not built a coherent story, but rather just splatter a bunch of jumbled ideas across the page and hope for the best.
Together we can do better. I’m sure of it.
My goal with every student is to help them create a college admissions essay that is not just great, but that is the best thing they’ve ever written.
Because it really needs to be.
The college application season can be nerve-wracking to be sure, but it’s an exciting time as well. I love the special kind of energy that my kids bring to the process. With the proper motivation and guidance, we can harness this energy and make it work for us. Writing the essay is a great opportunity for students to slow down, take a look inward, organize thoughts, and communicate something extremely authentic and powerful about themselves.
Not only do I look for an essay that can help them get admitted to their dream school, but I hope to assist in the development of skills and insights that can take their writing (and thinking!) to the next level in all their academic work from this point forward.
Please take a look at my 8-Step Process for writing a great essay. From there you may read more About Me and check out my full range of Services as well.
Or just contact me now for a no-obligation chat about your specific needs and how I may be able to help. You can reach me by phone/text at 310-479-5892 or through email at chris.marakovitz@gmail.com.