Chris N.

Chris N.

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Harvard & NYU Grad | 60+ College Admits | Personal Statement Expert

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Studied at University of California, Berkeley

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Works at Leadership Enterprise For a Diverse America

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Chris's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $75/hr

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Chris’s free events & group classes

Ask Me Anything: The Personal Statement

Ask Me Anything: The Personal Statement

Wed, Sep 3 from 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM UTC

Chris’s College Qualifications

Coaches professionally

60+ people coached for College

Welcome to my profile! With a diverse academic background from prestigious institutions like UC Berkeley, NYU, and Harvard, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to college admissions coaching. As a Creative Writing and Personal Statement Coach at Oriel Admissions and an Academic Coach at Zsoldos Coaching, I've guided 60+ students in crafting compelling narratives that stand out in the competitive college admissions landscape. My experience as a Writing Instructor and Adjunct Professor further enhances my ability to help students articulate their unique stories. I also offer additional expertise in applying to religious studies and fine arts programs (creative writing, in particular).

Chris can help with:

Editing

School Selection

Application Strategy

Essays

General Exploration

Supplementary Materials

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About Chris

I earned my Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley, and I hold a Master of Theological Studies in Religion, Literature, and Culture from Harvard University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction Writing from New York University. I have a decade of experience teaching and coaching writing at the K-12, undergraduate, and graduate levels, and most recently served as a Writing Instructor at the Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA), hosted at Princeton and Yale Universities. In particular, I take pride in assisting students with writing college personal statements and supplemental essays.

Why do I coach?

I take the role of personalized mentorship in clients’ lives seriously, and I am committed to the transformative nature of coaching.

Work Experience

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Writing Instructor

Leadership Enterprise For a Diverse America

June 2025 - Present

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Creative Writing and Personal Statement Coach

Oriel Admissions

June 2025 - Present

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Adjunct Instructor of Artificial Intelligence

University of Maryland

January 2025 - Present

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Academic Coach

Zsoldos Coaching

September 2023 - Present

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Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing

New York University

January 2025 - June 2025

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Content Writer and Reviewer

Google

February 2024 - January 2025

Chris was also given offers to work at

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    Meta (Facebook)

Education

University of California, Berkeley Logo

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts, English

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University of Oxford

Study Abroad, Philosophy and Law

Exeter College, Oxford

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New York University

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing - Nonfiction

2023 - 2025

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Harvard University

Master of Theological Studies, Religion, Literature, and Culture

2021 - 2023

Chris was also personally admitted to

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    University of California, Los Angeles

  • University of California, Santa Cruz Logo

    University of California, Santa Cruz

  • University of California, Davis Logo

    University of California, Davis

  • University of California, Santa Barbara Logo

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Syracuse University Logo

    Syracuse University

  • University of Chicago Logo

    University of Chicago

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