Matheiu F.

August 11, 2022

Palos Verdes Estates, CA (2022)
Resilience, Tenacity, and Heart

I have known Christine my whole life as she has tutored me when I was a child. She has always been a family friend that I have grown up with for over 11 years. I knew that she worked as a college advisor, so as Senior year approached, there was only one person I could reached out to for help with my supplemental essays.

In order to ensure each essay met the college standards but also told my personal stories, I didn’t trust anyone else to handle my life’s struggles and failures with fairness and without judgement. Because Christine has been with me since 1st grade and knows my lifelong struggles with maintaining attention and coping with stressors, it was easy for me to discuss my essays with her openly. Her brainstorming and writing processes were very precise without feeling like an interrogation and helped me to identify and express what I really wanted to say without getting off track.

When writing my essays, I had difficulty finding ways to talk about diversity and life experiences. However, with Christine’s help and support, we were able to create more than essays. The discussions we had showed me new ways to think about the world and about myself, new ways to cope with the coming challenges of university and moving away from home.

I would recommend Christine to anyone looking for help or advice on college applications or life in general because in addition to her skills as a writer and counselor, she is a friend and my whole family has learned that she keeps her word when she says she will be there if you need her. I’m less than a week away from moving to Arizona and as scary as it is, I’m excited for this new part of my life and I thank Christine for playing her part in getting me here.

 
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