Calina C. - Harvard Grad/Duke PhD: Expert Writing Coach, College Essay Consultant

UC Berkeley Calina C. Tutors UC Berkeley Students in Berkeley, CA
$275 / hr
Pasadena, CA
(23)
10 miles Travel Radius
In-person + Online
As a former college English professor, and now as a high school Humanities department chair and teacher, I have more than a decade of experience teaching high school and college students and supporting them at a variety of stages in their academic journeys, including the college application process. As a writing coach, my aim is to draw out the powerful stories that each of my students has to tell, whether they are working on college admissions essays, on medical, law, and graduate school pe...
Reviews
Calina has been helping me write my graduate school application essays, and she is a wonderful reviewer! She's really taken the time to assist me in crafting my personal statements, and I couldn't have done it without her!
- Deepika S. from Fremont, CA
Calina has worked with my daughter over several sessions on college application essays. She is patient and does a wonderful job of drawing out my daughter's voice in her essays by asking probing questions to get her to think deeper and draws out details that make her essays more polished, grab a reader's attention and hold it. Calina has helped my daughter edit essays written prior to working with her as well as helped her get started with essays from brainstorming all the way through final edit. My daughter is very strong in English, but she feels that working with Calina helps ensure that her finished products are the best they can be and these are some of the best essays she has produced. Calina provides clear and actionable feedback and does a great job of keeping my daughter excited & proud of the work she is producing. Our daughter feels that her writing is better because of Calina's guidance and believes her essays will now not only compliment her college applications but will augment their strength. Calina has an exceptional command of writing craft and a great way of working, we highly recommend Calina as a writing tutor.
- Suzanne G. from Barrington, IL
Calina is an amazing mentor and she has been a constructive help all throughout the process of writing my college essays. From brainstorming to drafting, she is passionate about her students and takes time outside of lessons to review work. In the short time I have been working with her, I have become a stronger writer and confident in my college applications. Calina helps develop your craft meaningfully and teaches valuable technical lessons about writing as well. I am so grateful to have chosen Calina as a tutor on Wyzant and I highly recommend her for any English related assignment.
- Elizabeth G. from Dublin, CA
Calina is an amazing mentor and she has been a constructive help all throughout the process of writing my college essays. From brainstorming to drafting, she is passionate about her students and takes time outside of lessons to review work. In the short time I have been working with her, I have become a stronger writer and confident in my college applications. Calina helps develop your craft meaningfully and teaches valuable technical lessons about writing as well. I am so grateful to have chosen Calina as a tutor on Wyzant and I highly recommend her for any English related assignment.
- Elizabeth G. from Dublin, CA
She improved my writing style and helped with writing stories that really get the reader's attention. Her sessions were informative and whenever I asked for clarification, her responses were very detailed and elaborative.
- Shariq Y. from Rockwall, TX
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