CLARE

college essay coach

New York University, M.F.A. in Creative Writing (in progress)
Stanford University, B.A. degree in English with Honors (Creative Writing Emphasis) and a minor in Psychology

Clare graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in English and a minor in Psychology. She is currently completing her M.F.A. thesis at NYU’s Creative Writing Program, where she was a Wiley Birkhofer Fellow in Poetry. She has taught creative writing to undergraduates at NYU, served as Senior Poetry Editor at NYU’s award-winning literary magazine, and written conversational copy for a CBT-based mental health chatbot.

Clare believes that everyone has something to write about. She is excited to help students discover the stories they want and need to tell, and to offer them flexible, encouraging guidance as they shape these stories into essays. Outside of writing and teaching, she spends much of her time reading, discovering new music, and going for long runs in Prospect Park.

Favorite Book Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds

Hidden Talent I love long-distance running and have run a sub-3 hour marathon!

Senior Superlative My actual senior superlative was "Most Athletic," but a more accurate one would be "Most Likely to Not Respond to Your Texts, Then Reply Three Weeks Later with a Five-Paragraph Essay"

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College Prep

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