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Tag: Writing Tutoring
Personal
Personal statements are the worst nightmare of even a confident writer. A mysterious amalgamation of ego and sycophantry, decisiveness and open-to-influenceness, personal statement writing often begins with wild listmaking and doesn't get much further until a panicked, last-minute rewrite at 1AM, wracked by guilt and accompanied by a bottle of Chateau Ste. Michele. As a… Continue reading Personal
Cards
I've been wanting business cards for such a long time. I never felt quite right making them myself--I'm such a big supporter of graphic designers and artists, I felt like designing my own cards was sacrilege. Enter my cool coworker McKenna, who designed these groovy business cards for me. She's got such a clean aesthetic,… Continue reading Cards
Student
No matter what sort of bureaucratic nightmare I have to suffer to work as a professional writing tutor, the frustrations pale next to the exciting, multi-talented students that I get to support and challenge. I have had an extra vibrant string of students this week--sociological studies on Michael Jackson, human geography of Tanzania, critical analyses… Continue reading Student
Tutor
I'm trying to not get wildly upset at the SCCC administrators about their totally useless tutor training. The most difficult part of my grumpy energy is that I don't even know who to direct my comments towards; everyone I've tried to communicate with has pointed me to someone else. It almost feels as if they… Continue reading Tutor
Jesse Rice-Evans 