I’m currently studying English at the University of California, Berkeley, which is the top public university in the world and also has one of the top-ranked English programs. Since April 2025, I’ve worked as the Marketing Specialist for Alive Book Publishing, where I have experience editing articles, media pitches, and social media content. In high school, I wrote bimonthly articles for my local newspaper, The Alamo Today and Danville Today News, and excelled in many rigorous English classes, including AP Lit, AP Lang, and AP Research.

I’ve always had a passion for reading and writing and desired to somehow use this gift to help others. Since I was young, all my family and friends knew I had a way with words and would ask me to look over things they had written. I always found joy and satisfaction in helping them optimize the way they told their stories. 

When I reflected on my stressful college application experience and the unnecessarily great expense of college counseling, I finally realized how I could use my gift of words. I wanted to fill the need for affordable, effective college essay advising.