Writing tutoring that finds the voice.

Writing is the most portable thing we teach. It shows up in every other subject, on the tests, and in the applications. Our UCLA tutors come from English, History, and Humanities programs, and they treat writing as something you do in drafts rather than something you get right on the first pass.

The students we tend to do best with.

Middle and high schoolers in essay-heavy classes, AP English Language and Literature students, seniors working on application essays, and ISEE or SSAT essay prep.

Four things every Writing engagement includes.

01

Structure before sentences

An essay that isn't working usually isn't working at the outline. We get the thesis and the argument straight before touching sentence-level edits.

02

Editing as a separate skill

Writing and editing are different muscles. We teach both, and we show students how to edit their own work without losing the voice.

03

College application essays

Senior fall sessions go to the personal statement and the supplements. We don't write the essay. We ask the questions that get your student to a draft worth revising.

04

AP English exam prep

We coach the synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argument essays on a tested structure that scores in the 6 to 9 range with practice.

A plan you can read in a paragraph.

Writing improves slowly, in small steady gains. We hold the same time every week and read your student's drafts as they go.

Writing questions families ask.

When should we start college application essays?+
Late June or early July is ideal. Brainstorming alone is two or three sessions, the personal statement is four to six drafts, and the supplements pile up fast in September.
Will the tutor write the essay?+
No. We coach the structure, ask the questions that surface the real story, and edit at the sentence level. The voice has to be the student's, and admissions readers can tell.

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