If you want to write essays that are compelling, fresh, and boast impeccable grammar, there is nobody better to teach you than Mark Hernandez. He is simply the best. Hernandez can help writers at all levels--from those who are just learning how to structure a thesis, to those who are discovering their own voice in writing. Indeed, Hernandez can guide writers at the post-graduate level who are playing with sophisticated structure, humor, and tone. He attends not only to an essay's readability and grammar, but to its 'connectability' and impact on readers. I personally took three writing courses with Hernandez when I was a student at Gunn high school. I not only scored 100 points higher on the grammar section of the SAT afterwards (!)--far more importantly, Hernandez gave me the space and guidance I needed to grow into a writer and college-level instructor myself. And all with a brilliant sense of humor! I cannot recommend Mark's courses enough.

Credentials: Lauren is a PhD candidate in economics (at The New School) who has taught at Barnard, The New School, and Columbia, and who has worked as a university essay writing tutor at U.C. Davis.