Help for students writing admissions essays


Published on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:27 AM PST

Dianne Klein, a former staff writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times with more than 20 years experience, assists young people with essays required for college admission. Klein’s website can be found at www.dreamschoolessays.com. The site includes sample essays, before and after examples, and information about the process and anticipated results.

Klein has been a foreign correspondent, staff reporter and editor for the Houston Chronicle and United Press International based in Mexico City, Madrid, San Juan, P.R., Washington, and New York. She holds a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York.

Most recently she has worked with high school students hoping to put their best writing forward for college admissions officers.

Young people struggling under the weight of essay-writing responsibilities, might consider visiting her website, www.dreamschoolessays.com.

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