University Admissions & Academic Writing

Every year millions of students apply to universities in the US and the UK. What separates an offer from a rejection is, more often than people think, not brightness or hard work — it is a steady command of the forms of academic writing. My work is to close that gap, between real talent and the form that lets it show.

How I came to this

I spent the past several years between British and American universities — educated in London and at Oxford, now a doctoral candidate at Princeton. I started during my time at Oxford, helping friends with their applications to British universities, and noticed the same thing again and again: the deciding factor was rarely ability. It was knowing how an application is actually read, and how to write for that reader.

So I began tutoring more widely. Students came with the questions that matter — where to apply, how to write a personal statement that isn’t generic (no, ChatGPT won’t do it), how to structure an essay or a research proposal — and along the way I gained a close, first-hand sense of how admissions work, from top-tier research universities to small liberal-arts colleges.

Who I work with

High-school, undergraduate, and graduate students applying to — or already enrolled at — any English-speaking institution: the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland.

My expertise is in the humanities — literature, history, philosophy — where I have built graduate-level research projects across several fields. I also offer all-round academic support to undergraduates in any field. I do not advise on research projects in the sciences.

What I help with

  • Pre-application — choosing where to apply, based on your interests and background rather than rankings alone.
  • The application package, start to finish — personal statement and statement of purpose, CV, personal-history statement, research proposal.
  • Post-application — reading through your offers and deciding between them.
  • Academic writing in general — essays, dissertations, theses, at any stage, including the early messy draft.

How it works

If you’re writing about an application, I’ll ask for your list of schools and your current materials. If it’s proofreading or academic writing, I’ll ask for the work as it stands — a draft is fine — your sense of where you want it to go, and a basic bibliography.

Once I’ve read your materials, I send a personalized quote. Pricing depends on how complete the work is, how many pieces are involved, and their length, so it’s set case by case.

I reply to every email myself; expect a few business days.

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