Kimberly Foster launches her online presence as a college essay specialist after years honing her skills. She and her students have celebrated hundreds of great outcomes. Kimberly has used her teaching background, mentors and experience to create curriculum for high school students to write an effective personal statement. While she recognizes that it is a stressful time (she has two daughters!) it can be productive and confidence building. With real life examples, logic and empathy, Kimberly offers a familiar yet effective style toward coaching the college essay.
EDUCATION
Her formal education: B.A. English Literature, UCLA; Masters in Teaching, University of Washington provided a skill set that was enhanced by parenthood, teaching, and life challenges.
DIVERSE WRITING CAREER
In her 20’s, Foster coauthored a lively event planning book, Planning Your High School Reunion- Making it Fun and Easy. She targeted a pre-internet market of reunion planners. Through directing marketing and earnest networking sold all 2,500 copies; most of which landed in libraries throughout the United States.
After the unexpected and premature death of her father, Kimberly started looking for answers about big questions. She wondered about coping skills, manifesting ideas and ended up with a nightstand of books and an idea. Her book, The Clover Tree explores the concept of creating your own story for young readers. The Clover Tree offers a metaphor for creating your hopes and dreams and writing your own story.
As a former NBC Parenting contributor and @lifetoolsforteens.com , Kimberly continued to ponder the questions of asking teens to develop skill sets and consider how they might navigate adolescence with a different lens.
PHILOSOPHY
A pattern developed: Write Your Own Story. Of which she is passionate. Keep your voice. Tell your story. Be vulnerable; but have a strategy.
TESTIMONIALS
“Not only did Kim teach me how to write and edit better, but actually how to think about what you want the reader to know and how to tell the story in the written word. Without Kim’s counsel and overall help, I definitely would not be in the position I am today.”
- Jordan, Class of 2025
“Mom, deciding to work with Kim was the best decision I ever made!”
- Courtney, University of Washington, Foster Business School.
“Kim, I wanted to reach out and thank you for all the help with my essays. I’ve appreciated your support and constant belief in me. After all the hard work and the many, many essays, I’ll be attending the University of Michigan next year! I really couldn’t have done it without you!”
- Hannah, Class of 2024, University of Michigan
“Thanks so much, Kim! You were so helpful for our family. This was a great investment.”
- Sandi