Education

Dartmouth College, CU Boulder

Bio

Hello! I am a writer, editor, and violinist, and for the past seven years I've coached students writing college essays.

When I was in college (Dartmouth '16), I became interested in creative writing. During my time there, I won the student awards for best Short Story and Best Creative Work by a Senior. I also founded the campus literary magazine. After graduating, I channelled my passion for writing and editing into the world of admissions, and I began working with rising high school seniors in 2016. Since then, I've worked with all sorts of students including transfers, veterans, students applying for med/graduate school, students taking gap years, as well as more traditional undergraduate applicants.

In the 2022-2023 application cycle, my students received admission from Stanford, Duke, Northwester, UVA, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, Bates, Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve, and many others.

In my parallel life, I am a violinist, and I play with a number of groups in and around the Chicago area, notably the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. I graduated from CU Boulder with my Masters of Music in 2019 and my Artist Diploma in 2021.

I also write fiction - which has been published in magazines like CRAFT and New World Writing - and won or been nominated for several awards including the Lorian Hemmingway Short Story Prize. The breadth of my writing experience has given me insights into the editorial process, and I know my students benefit from it.