...I am a Writer and Actress with over 20+ Years of experience. Communication is the bread and butter of these fields, and good writing skills have opened many doors in regard to creative, academic, and professional opportunity. Countless careers are balanced upon the building block of good writing, and I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for the written word with students of all ages. (read more)
...Control the things that you can (gaining knowledge and skills, effort, self-awareness) and ignore the things that you can't (grades, jobs, social perception)--principled pragmatism. Random facts: I've coached high school basketball, I'm a classically trained pianist, backyard trained BBQ pit mas... (read more)
...That's why I go deeper into the past, starting as far back as the Greeks. After all, Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay did, when they wrote The Federalist Papers. How can we understand the tensions between the colonies if we've never heard of 17th century England's "Westminster Confession of Fait... (read more)
...Once I received acceptances from ALL of the University of California schools (including UC Berkeley and UCLA), I made it my mission to help students get into their dream colleges! For the UCs, the PIQ essays are actually really important. It's one of the best ways to stand out amongst the crowd whether you have a 4.5 or 2.9 GPA. (read more)
...My masters degree was in applied data science from the University of Southern California. I am finishing my last year of doctorate in Civil Engineering, where I study big data techniques to analyze massive smart meter electricity datasets. I've had extensive experience in screening graduate school personal statements and Department of Defense Scholarship essays over the past 4 years. (read more)