University of Virginia, BA in English | Oxford University, MA in English | Edinburgh University, MA in Intermediality | Stanford University, PhD in English (current)

Kay Barrett

Bio

Kay Barrett is a PhD candidate in English with a minor in Art & Art History at Stanford University. She holds two master's degrees, one from the University of Oxford and another from the University of Edinburgh, and graduated with highest honors as an English major from the University of Virginia.

As a former Jefferson Scholar, Marshall Scholar, and Knight-Hennessy Scholar, Kay has extensive experience with undergraduate, graduate and fellowship applications. She has worked as an essay tutor for over 6 years with her students receiving acceptances into top-ranked institutions, including Columbia, Oxford, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and Wake Forest. Above all, Kay is passionate about helping her tutees hone their writing voices and craft narratives that embody their personal stories. She wholeheartedly believes in the power of writing and the self-confidence that comes with harnessing it. Whether you're in the brainstorming phase or looking for sentence-level edits, Kay is happy to share her eye for narrative flow and grammatical details.

Outside of tutoring and studying, Kay loves reading sci-fi novels, walking her dog Bucky, and belting out Broadway tunes!

Student Reviews

Kay was extremely helpful through her insightful comments. She did a great job of giving feedback but also making sure it was easy to understand and act upon. Overall, she did an incredible job helping me work my essay into something I feel confident in. Thank you so much!

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

Thank you so much for helping with my personal essay! Your guidance and suggestions for the "pour" were super helpful and I feel so much better about this version!

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

Found the feedback and edits to be extremely helpful, especially the sentence structure examples. I also liked the clear action plan and direct approach to the feedback.

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

Kay gave me some really good advice!

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2026

I'm very grateful for all of the constructive feedback I've received! I've been applying this advice to my other essays and I feel more confident about writing the supplemental essays.

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Anonymous Student, Class of 2025