About
Hi! I'm Karen Tai and I recently graduated from Yale University, where I studied Molecular Biology. At Yale, I was involved in a number of community service organizations and spent lots of time in the laboratories conducting biomedical research. I've had extensive experience writing personal statements for admissions to schools as well as scholarships, such as the Rhodes Scholarship. I've also helped several clients gain admissions to their top school through advising and essay review session. I've studied at the University of Oxford for a Master's and am currently pursuing an MD at the Johns Hopkins University. In my free time, I love exploring new board games to play and testing out recipes in my kitchen. Excited to work with you in preparing for college and beyond! Feel free to opt into the essay review or reserve a time in my office hours for general admissions consultation or an essay brainstorming session.
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My process
Essay review
Essay/common app consultation (30 min)
Description
A 30-minute, comprehensive review of a 0-500 word essay and/or common app through zoom/call. Feedback will only be provided over call (not commented on a document) and is recommended for discussing writing strategies, brainstorming sections, talking through and rewording parts of the essay.
Essay/common app consultation (60 min)
Description
A 60-minute, comprehensive review of a 500+ word essay and/or common app through zoom/call. Feedback will only be provided over call (not commented on a document) and is recommended for discussing writing strategies, brainstorming sections, talking through and rewording parts of the essay.
Full Review
Description
A comprehensive review of your essay draft. You will receive a well-annotated and commented document of your draft with essay suggestions. Recommended if you have a rough or strong draft.
Recent reviews
“Helpful detailed comments! "
Lena N.“I am so grateful for Karen's amazing review of my essay! You can tell she put a lot of time and thought into making my essay the best it can be while still keeping my voice. Thank you, Karen!"
Blake B.“she has such good feedback its insane. the amount of effort she puts into making sure my responses are interesting while explicitly answering the prompt is incredible"
cece k.