As a professional tutor with over 20 years of experience, I help grade school, high school, and college students to improve, grow, and do their best work in a range of subjects.

I place particular emphasis, and bring special expertise, in writing essays, research papers, and college admissions statements. 

My work is animated by the strong belief that…

Better Writing = Better THINKING

As Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough has commented, “Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.” 

When students are not writing well, it’s often because they are struggling to organize their thoughts. They ramble. They veer off topic. Their sentences lack clarity. They repeat themselves. They give too much detail or not enough. They do not build a coherent story, but rather just splatter a bunch of jumbled ideas across the page and hope for the best. 

Together we can do better. I’m sure of it. 

Not only do I help students do their best work for a given class or assignment, but I hope to assist in the development of skills and insights that can take their writing (and thinking!) to the next level in all their academic work from this point forward. 

Please take a look at my Process for writing a great essay. From there you may read more About Me and check out my full range of Services as well. 

Or just contact me now for a no-obligation chat about your specific needs and how I may be able to help. You can reach me by phone/text at 310-479-5892 or through email at chris.marakovitz@gmail.com.