
Chris N.
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Harvard & NYU Grad | 60+ College Admits | Personal Statement Expert
Studied at University of California, Berkeley

Works at Leadership Enterprise For a Diverse America
Available tomorrow at 1:00 PM UTC
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Chris's Coaching Offerings

Common App + FREE BYU Application and Essay Guidance
Expert help on the Common App + FREE BYU essays and application support
$1,50015h–25h of coaching

Get Into Your Dream College — Complete Package
Expert help on your applications, including essays, activities, and more
Starting at $2,50020h+ of coaching

Write Powerful College Essays
Expert help to brainstorm, draft, and polish winning college essays
Starting at $3375h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $75/hr
Get help with Editing, School Selection, and .
Chris’s free events & group classes
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
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

Writing Instructor
Leadership Enterprise For a Diverse America
June 2025 - Present
Creative Writing and Personal Statement Coach
Oriel Admissions
June 2025 - Present
Adjunct Instructor of Artificial Intelligence
University of Maryland
January 2025 - Present
Academic Coach
Zsoldos Coaching
September 2023 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing
New York University
January 2025 - June 2025
Content Writer and Reviewer
February 2024 - January 2025
Chris was also given offers to work at
Meta (Facebook)
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Oxford
Study Abroad, Philosophy and Law
Exeter College, Oxford
New York University
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing - Nonfiction
2023 - 2025

Harvard University
Master of Theological Studies, Religion, Literature, and Culture
2021 - 2023
Chris was also personally admitted to
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Davis
University of California, Santa Barbara
Syracuse University
University of Chicago
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