Chris N.

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Harvard, Berkeley, and NYU Grad | Personal Statement Expert

Studied at University of California, Berkeley

Works at Leadership Enterprise For a Diverse America

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Chris's Coaching Offerings

Write Powerful College Essays

Expert help to brainstorm, draft, and polish winning college essays

Starting at $2995h+ of coaching

Get Into Your Dream College — Getting Started

Build a strong foundation and college strategy from day one

Starting at $2995h+ of coaching

Final College Application Review

Polish every part of your application before you submit

Starting at $1993h+ of coaching

Custom hourly · $69/hr

Get help with Editing, Recommendations, and .

Chris’s free events & group classes

Ask Me Anything: The Personal Statement

Wed, Sep 3 from 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM UTC

Chris’s College Qualifications

Coaches professionally

60+ people coached for College

With a diverse academic background from prestigious institutions like UC Berkeley, NYU, and Harvard, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to college admissions coaching. As a Creative Writing and Personal Statement Coach at Oriel Admissions and an Senior Academic Coach at Zsoldos Coaching, I've guided 60+ students in crafting compelling narratives that stand out in the competitive college admissions landscape.

Chris can help with:

Editing

Recommendations

School Selection

Secondary Review

Application Strategy

Essays

General Exploration

Supplementary Materials

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About Chris

I earned my Master of Theological Studies in Religion, Literature, and Culture from Harvard, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from NYU, and Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley. I also studied philosophy and law abroad at Oxford. I have a decade of experience teaching and coaching writing at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels, and most recently served as a Writing Instructor at the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA), hosted at Princeton and Yale Universities. Last year, among the many admissions offers LEDA students received, 37/100 earned spots at Yale. Previously, I taught writing at NYU, and I currently teach Generative AI and Responsible AI at the University of Maryland Global Campus, qualified by my experience as a Content Engineer and Reviewer at Google. My unique background and trajectory prove that I know how to reflect on my experience to consider my next steps, and I will help you do the same.

Why do I coach?

As a first-generation, low-income graduate who worked hard to find my own mentors throughout undergrad and graduate school, I understand the importance of having a caring mentor or guide. I find true joy assisting students in crafting their stories to share with admissions committees. The personal statement is a unique opportunity not only for admissions committees to learn more about students, but it is often the first time students take a serious, reflective look at themselves. I know I'm in alignment with my purpose when I guide students through the college admissions process and watch them discover a new, deeply rooted part of who they are-- and who they will be. In short, I take the role of personalized mentorship in students’ lives seriously, and I am committed to the transformative nature of professional coaching.