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College & Grad School Application Essay Tutor w/ UCLA Ph.D.
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High school seniors, transfer applicants, and grad/professional school applicants—now is the time to write your application essays and personal statements. My recent students have been accepted by Stanford, Brown, Columbia, Princeton, NYU Yale, UCLA (undergrad majors, Law School, and graduate Nursing program), Cornell, USC, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, UVA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, Washington University in St. Louis, Georgia Tech, UIUC, University of Washington, and many other schools.
AI-generated essays will hurt you with admissions officers! I will help you write essays that sound like *you*. A recent client wrote, “Dr. Gudas was able to encourage me to write essays that had me in them, so I was able to show the colleges who I am.” I have been helping students succeed at their college and graduate/professional school admissions essays for more than ten years.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation with me to start working on your application essay strategies. Contact me via Craigslist or see my gudasessays website for more about me and use the contact page there. I’m very familiar with UC Personal Insight Questions, Common Application essays, supplemental essay topics, and common personal statement and diversity statement topics for graduate and professional schools.
My recent clients and former students say:
"Dr. Gudas was not only super helpful with the small details, such as wording, structure, and grammar, but he also gave me a deeper understanding of how to approach writing in the first place. He somehow managed to show me just how much I had to learn about writing in the nicest, most encouraging way possible. Working with him helped me become more confident as a writer, even beyond my college essays. Highly recommend."-Student, UC Berkeley (Data Science) class of 2029
“Your guidance, especially on my Common Application essay, was invaluable, and I’m grateful for your help in shaping my application.”—Jonathan Z, Cornell student, class of 2028
"Gudas老师指导我完成了Common Application的主文书。在他的帮助下，我成功获得了多所顶尖大学的录取，包括UCLA加州大学洛杉矶分校、UT Austin得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校、UIUC伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校、NEU东北大学、OSU俄亥俄州立大学、UCSB加州大学圣巴巴拉分校和UCSD加州大学圣地亚哥分校。他非常耐心专业，总是细致聆听我的每一个想法，并且以巧妙的方式激发我的创作灵感，帮助我写出自己的独特风格。我非常喜欢我们一起修订的最终版主文书，文风真诚，同时又具有感动人心的力量。作为一名中国学生，我也会非常推荐Gudas老师，他总能根据我的口语水平，用清晰易懂的英文表达与我交流。我们之间的思想交流毫无障碍，共同完成了一篇特别精彩的文书～" —Student, UCLA (Environmental Science_ class of 2029
"Writing college admission essays—where students must thoughtfully express who they are and how they view the world—can feel overwhelming. Dr. Gudas has been an exceptional writing coach for our daughter throughout the demanding process of writing college admissions essays. If you’re looking for someone who will teach your child how to generate ideas, break down the writing process, strengthen their grammar, and refine tone and pacing—all while empowering the student to take the lead with his supportive guidance—then Dr. Gudas is the expert you need. Looking back, we are truly grateful we found him. He didn’t just assist with the essays; he taught our daughter invaluable lessons in critical thinking and writing—skills that will benefit her well beyond the college admissions process and throughout her future career."—Parent of student, University of Michigan, School of Pharmacy, class of 2029
“Dr. Gudas’s pivotal involvement during the application process largely contributed to my acceptance into a top-tier Master of Science in Nursing degree program at my first-choice dream school. Dr. Gudas’s knowledge of the craft of writing and his level of professionalism are unmatched, and he will serve as my primary collaborator for future writing projects.”—Julie, UCLA Master of Science in Nursing student, class of 2026
“Eric Gudas really helped me to refine my college application essays. He got me to better understand the prompts and how I could better adhere to them while guiding me in finding and developing the weaker parts of my essay to bring it together as a strong cohesive piece of writing. I deeply enjoyed working with him and look forward to working with him in the future.”—Faith, UC Berkeley student, class of 2026
“Dr. Gudas helped me review and strengthen my Common Application and UC essays, along with essays for my AP English class. Ultimately, I was accepted into UCLA, USC, UCI, UCSB, and other colleges. Without the assistance of Dr. Gudas, my college application essays would definitely not have been as refined. During sessions, he really helps you understand the prompts and find your own ways to answer them. He is also skilled at grammar-fixing and sentence-structuring. Furthermore, Dr. Gudas has a great personality and is enjoyable to work with. I would recommend Dr. Gudas to anybody looking for any sort of help with writing, especially college application essays.”—Jason Ni, UCLA student, class of 2027
“Dr. Gudas helped me to achieve a 4 on the AP Language Test. I went from not understanding the structure of the test and having difficulty writing compelling arguments to having confidence in both those areas, all in the span of a couple of months. As for college essays, I received thorough criticism each week when reviewing each essay. Dr. Gudas helped me to take the most important parts of my experiences to craft the essays that got me into my desired schools (UCI, UCSB, UCSC, UCD).”—Sophia T, UC Irvine, class of 2028
“Dr. Gudas helped me greatly through the college essay writing process, from concept to polishing my final drafts. He is understanding, his comments and suggestions are insightful, and his eye for grammar and syntax are superb. Dr. Gudas helped me create no less than four stellar essays that helped me gain entry to many colleges. Also, Dr. Gudas was able to encourage me to write essays that had me in them, so I was able to show the colleges who I am. Dr. Gudas’ help is one of the reasons I’m going to college today, and Dr. Gudas is an exceptional person and writer.”—Pierce, University of Florida student, class of 2027
“We really appreciate your help with our son’s college essay writing. After working with you, he started to put real effort into the writing. As I read his drafts at different stages, I began to appreciate the value of essay writing as part of college application. I am glad you were guiding him during this process. Your guidance will have a long-term effect on him. I also listened to your podcast, and got some good advice for parents.”
—Parent of UC Davis student, class of 2027
“Eric Gudas advised me throughout the graduate school application process when I applied for an M.F.A., and his feedback on my Personal Statement and Personal History and Diversity Statement was extremely important in getting admitted to three out of the four programs I applied for. As an experienced teacher and academic, Eric is tuned-in to the nuances of higher education, and so his suggestions ensured that my application documents would land with the right audience.”
—Olivia Soule, M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Nevada at Reno, class of 2018
“Not only did Dr. Gudas help refine my writing but was instrumental in shaping my ideas into a well thought out essay. I feel fortunate to have found Dr. Gudas for my personal statement for graduate school and look forward to working with him on any future writing projects.”
—Simran Phadnis, UCLA Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology B.S., class of 2019
“Dr. Gudas was my Freshman year English professor at UCLA. His teaching style is unique, because he really tries to get to know you and your story when revising your papers. Rather than simply reading my papers to check for simple spelling or grammar mistakes, he pushed me in ways that allowed me to think outside the box, which helped me grow as a writer.”
—Franca Park, UCLA Psychobiology B.S., class of 2019