Writing with Sarah
❤ Build confidence
❤ Develop your voice
❤ Get unstuck
❤ Nurture your creativity
❤ Stand out in your applications
About Sarah
Hello! I am a creative and adaptable educator and published poet with more than 15 years experience teaching writing. Based in Cambridge, MA, I have taught First-Year Writing at Boston College since 2012, tutor high school students and adults, and am a former Brandeis University Admissions Officer.
Whether you're a high school student writing essays for college applications or school, you're a doctoral student working on a dissertation, or you simply want support in feeling confident about your voice on the page — I can help!
Writing Subjects
Format
Whether you need help with academic writing, creative writing, or professional writing, I can provide personalized guidance to help you succeed.
1:1 Coaching Online
Receive personalized writing coaching tailored to your specific needs and goals. Services may include live meetings, asynchronous feedback and customized lessons.
Levels of Teaching
I offer support for high school students (including rising 9th graders) up through graduate level and professional writing tasks.
Small Group Sessions
Gather a small group for affordable classes designed to enhance your writing skills in collaboration with peers.
Examples of Writing I Regularly Support
College Application Essays
Medical School Essays
High School Writing Projects
College-Level Writing Projects
Dissertations
Scholarship & Fellowship Applications
Customized Lessons in Writing Strategies
Interview Preparation
Poetry
Services
College Essay Support
From brainstorming to final edits, I'm here to help you write an authentic personal statement you are proud of! As an Admissions Officer, I read more than 1,600 college essays and know what makes an essay stand out. Together, we'll work to bring your personality to life on the page.
Customized Lessons
For anyone looking to address their writing skills, I offer customized lessons informed by my 15+ years of teaching writing. I have materials focused on process issues (ie, brainstorming, outlining, drafting and revising) as well as style concerns (writing that flows, captures attention, is precise and vivid).
High School Writing
Whether you're working on literary analysis, research papers, argument writing or something else, we can work on all stages of your writing assignments. My goal is to help you feel confident and proud of what you write and better able to meet each new writing task.
Interview Preparation
Do you want to practice for an upcoming interview? I can help you brainstorm personal and professional stories to share and how to relate them in a vivid and concise manner so that they stand out to interviewers.
College & Graduate Level Writing
Are you working on a college paper, a research proposal, a dissertation? As a college writing professor and former graduate student, I know how you feel and can offer strategies that work to get you past that finish line.
Application Support
Fellowships, scholarships, medical school essays -- I can help you get noticed.