Lisa Poliak

Founder and Director @Inner Genius Prep

Santa Monica, CA, US

innergeniusprep.comInner Genius Prep specializes in writing coaching for college and grad school application essays, and career coaching for resume and cover letter writing, as well as interviewing confidently to land the job you want. We teach effective written and verbal communication skills to clients ranging from high school students to executives and empower our clientele to succeed academically and professionally. We give students and professionals an invaluable edge in today\'s ultra competitive higher ed admissions and work environments. SAT & ACT PREPReading, writing, data analysis, and math skills taught by seasoned test prep experts. Our students improve 200 points on average on the SAT and 5-7 points on average on the ACT.HOLISTIC TUTORING™Stress management and anti-anxiety strategies empower students academically and psychologically.WRITING COACHINGIndividualized tools for crafting winning college and grad school essays, academic and personal essays, dissertations, writing projects and memoirs.I am a highly experienced writing coach whose passion is helping my clients become confident, successful writers. My writing coaching clients have ranged from 12 year-old middle schoolers to 50-something doctoral candidates, publicists and memoirists. I guide students in crafting winning application essays that represent their unique voices and pave the way into the colleges and grad schools of their dreams. I also work with adults on creative nonfiction projects and memoir writing, helping them turn their life stories into riveting narratives. In addition to receiving my MFA in Creative Writing from the top-10 program at Brooklyn College, I have had the pleasure of studying writing and creativity with MacArthur Genius Lynda Barry.

City University of New York-Brooklyn College

MFA

University of Oregon

B.A. with honors