Published author and college advisor with extensive expertise in writing and editing

Ph.D. in English Language and Literature; high school and college English teacher for 20+ years; published writer in multiple genres, including the personal essay; course developer and author for 12+ years

Having completed the Bar course at Birmingham University of Law, and gained a Bachelors Degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University I now work as an audit and compliance manager for Amazon.

I have six years of experience helping students with academic writing, including personal statements, application letters, and publications. Having just finished my PhD in the philosophy of education, I also hold a MA in Philosophy of Education from UCL IoE and a MSc in Higher Education from Oxford University. Higher education is my passion and as a long-time international student from the USA in the UK, I am keen to help you achieve your educational goals at top universities.

My name is Sophie Dodds and I'm a freelance copy-editor and proofreader based in Edinburgh. I have a BA from the University of Oxford and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh. I have several years' experience of working in fields such as the arts, health, publishing and software, and I have recently spent 18 months with an organisation that encourages equality and diversity in universities across the UK. I love working with students who speak English as a second language, and I have a track record of supporting them to achieve academic success.

With an MSc from the University of Edinburgh, I have many years of experience in teaching undergraduate students and have mentored hundreds of students. As a writer and editor, I am skilled at providing effective, inspiring and motivating feedback. My first priority is establishing a warm and supportive relationship with any student I work with. From there, I will work closely with you to boost your confidence, hone your writing skills and ensure your application stands out.

I am very proud to be a senior advisor at ZhishiQ and have had the pleasure of clients gaining successful entry into many fine international universities including London School of Economics, Imperial College, Penn U, Colombia and Chinese University of HK. I see words creatively, like a picture that needs every element composed to make a masterpiece, as well as, technically - how they fit and what meaning they convey. I have edited numerous disciplines; physics, architecture and planning, biomedical informatics, environmental engineering, marketing, education and pedagogy, public policy. When students get into their dream university programs, this of course makes me very happy and is why I do this job ;)

Hello! I'm Megan, a neuroengineer and researcher. I received my bachelor's degree from Harvard University in neurobiology, along with a certificate in global health and health policy and a language citation in Chinese. In 2021, I completed a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering with research projects in neuroengineering and synthetic biology. I have extensive experience as editor of global health and scientific research publications, and I am the author of numerous articles, publications, and policy documents. I have also served on admissions committees for some of the most selective scholarships and summer programs in the United States. I am very excited to work with you and help you reach your goals!

An American by birth, I was educated at a highly competitive American liberal arts college before beginning graduate study at Cambridge, from which I received a PhD. With 8 years' part-time experience as a professional editor, I have considerable experience in professionally editing written work, particularly application essays and recommendation letters, and am highly experienced in academic writing, having published numerous articles, reviewed articles for journals, and edited textbooks. I look forward to helping clients perfect their writing abilities and put their best self forward!

As scientist with a PhD from Oxford and one of ZhiShiQ's Senior Advisors, I have helped hundreds of clients make successful applications to graduate/undergraduate programs to some of the world's most prestigious universities: think Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, UCL, MIT, Yale, Harvard, Stanford, NUS, HKUST, and ETHZ.