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Wesleyan University, BA in English | Stanford University, PhD in English (current)

Katie Livingston

Bio

Katie is an English PhD student at Stanford with BA in English and certificate in Writing from Wesleyan University. She has been tutoring and teaching writing for over seven years. From a small college in her home state of Oklahoma to liberal arts universities to community colleges, she's taught writing at the college level to all kinds of students.

As a result, her teaching philosophy is student-centered. She focuses on making each student feel a confident ownership over their writing in hopes that they can learn to see writing as a process, rather than a product. Katie believes that the college application essay is not just an opportunity to showcase a student's achievements, but a valuable venue for expressing a student's story, personality, and values. Her students have been admitted to Stanford, top UCs, and USC.

Student Reviews

“Incredibly helpful! The rubric and scoring were also helpful. I appreciate the proposed rewrites and rationale and recommended changes. We will be submitting 2 more now!”

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

“We love working with Katie and have recommended Essay Cafe and Katie to others!”

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Anonymous Parent, Class of 2026

“I really like your suggestion on reorganization and narrative. Thank you.”

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

“Thank you so much. I will make the changes you suggested and submit to the UCs. :)”

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

“Katie has reviewed 3 essays and she has been terrific! Her feedback and suggestions have been very valuable. Her quick turnaround time has also been very helpful to meet deadlines. Love working with her.”

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Anonymous Parent, Class of 2025

“This review was so helpful and helped us to make revisions that will highlight her talent even further.”

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Anonymous Parent, Class of 2025