The Personal statement
with Dr. Marissa Ericson
a 20+ year college admissions expert
We've helped thousands (!) of students to craft, edit, and polish their common app personal statement, UC (4) essays, and supplemental essays (individual long and short essays for each university)!
We are essay whisperers.
OUR ESSAY CLASS INCLUDES:
✔ 6+ hours of in-class instruction, WRITING, EDITING
✔ Proctored exams and comprehensive review
✔ Real SAT Collegeboard test questions
✔ Capped at 8 students
✔ Mindfulness & mental strategies
✔ ‘Office hours’ — open forum 1-2 hrs each week to stop in and ask questions or go over anything you want!
We differentiate from other SAT/ACT test prep companies by providing our students with the mental tools for the test beyond just the content, strategies, knowledge, and tricks.
Each small learning group (POD) is capped at 8 students.
Marissa earned her Ph.D in Clinical Neuroscience from USC and BA from Cornell University. She focused her research on adolescent development, cognitive processes, learning, and, in recent years, stress and resilience, the effects of meditation and mindfulness on the brain, neurofeedback, and consciousness.
Marissa has over 20 years experience as an SAT/ACT mentor, test writer, application reviewer, college interviewer, & expert graduate essay editor. Her goal is to help all individuals create calm and resilience, transcending testing environments, and affecting all areas of life.
