If you're preparing an SOP for graduate programs, I can edit and evaluate your materials and suggest improvements to drastically increase your chances of admission. I can't guarantee you'll get admitted, but I can guarantee that committees will think: "Now, THIS is an A+ essay."

What you can expect from my editing process:

For most clients, I end up starting from scratch with development and brainstorming, or restructuring and revising their entire essays. Most essays require three editing rounds before we get it right.

This is a collaborative relationship and engagement. I work as your editor and adviser rather than a writer-for-hire. I can't write in your style or voice, nor will I have your luminous intelligence and academic background. However, I can help ensure that your essays capture your potential for brilliance, and do their best to sway admissions committees' hearts. I'll need your guidance and hands-on involvement to do that.

I usually have lots of questions and will certainly require your feedback to produce the best results - you'll find those questions in my famously detailed margin comments. Likewise, I always welcome your input and insight on what's missing or what you're hoping to achieve. If I know what concerns you, I can better address it in my edits and questions.

For your essays, I will correct structure, content, logical flow, grammar, and spelling if needed, but I always recommend you do a final proofread with Grammarly and/or the Hemingway Editor before sending off your materials.

I will apply formatting and styling that is expected and consistent with standards at the most elite American universities.

I can also provide insight and advice on any other issues raised by your application (Bad GPA? Lack of work experience? Researching other suitable programs?).

My goal is to help you tailor your SOP with deadly precision for specifically targeted programs. After the editing work is finished, I'm available to answer your follow-up questions via email at no charge. You're also welcome to get in touch as questions arise during the submissions process. I want you to feel confident and less anxious as you submit your applications—to know that there's someone you can trust and communicate with whenever you encounter doubt or frustration. What I provide goes beyond a transaction: it's a relationship that requires communication and trust.

My credentials: I have 16 years of experience in the private college counseling industry. My students have been admitted to every single Top-30 university in the US News rankings, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in virtually every academic field from Machine Learning to Physical Therapy to Studio Art. (I particularly love arts students). I’ve been featured in the New York Times Chronicle of Higher Education as well as The Writer’s Chronicle, I’ve guest lectured for the University of Virginia, and been a featured speaker for the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China on application issues unique to international students.