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Get Into the College of Your Dreams - A Wow Coach Can Help!

By Kim Lifton
President
Wow Writing Workshop

Wow Writing Workshop is off to a busy college application essay season, and to meet the increasing demand for personal writing support, we’ve hired four fabulously talented writing coaches. They are ready to help college-bound high school students write their way into college!

Each team member is an expert at writing and teaching and must meet our high standards before working with any student. They are trained extensively in the Wow Method, which simplifies and streamlines the writing process in a way that calms students, puts parents at ease, and helps students stand out where it matters most—inside the admissions office. Year after year, our students get results and gain admission to their top choice schools, including the Ivies, prestigious liberal arts schools, and top state institutions.

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We continually interview admissions representatives to stay current on the industry. Because we know what admissions officers are looking for, we are able to train our coaches to meet the specialized needs of the application essay using the Wow Method. We bring this insight into the admissions industry to all of our work with students. We also train high school counselors and independent educational consultants.

While each of our writing coaches brings a different style to Wow, we all follow the same proven process with each student who comes through our door.

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Our Writing Coaching Team

Missy Borman, Head Writing Coach

Missy Borman loves a challenge, which makes her a perfect fit for the Wow team. Organized, focused, and process-driven, Missy works closely with Wow CEO Susan Knoppow and President Kim Lifton to develop all of Wow’s writing coach and other training programs. Missy teaches staff and independent educational consultants how to use the Wow Method with students, and she supervises our team of skilled coaches. Before joining Wow, Missy was a K-12 English teacher who also worked extensively with community outreach youth programs. She received a BA in English and an MA in Education. She is an avid movie buff and sports fan; Missy watches Sports Center every day and charts team statistics with her two young sons. She is married to Alan, an advertising industry web producer.

Joe Kane, Writing Coach

Joe Kane wrote his first poem at his childhood home overlooking Lake Huron, where he also spent many days at the beach playing volleyball. He loves to write—and teach! A poet and copy editor, Joe has been teaching college and high school writing for nearly a decade. He comes to Wow after working as a writer-in-residence for the nationally recognized Inside Out Literary Arts Project, where he used the Wow Method to teach Detroit Public Schools students how to write college application and scholarship essays. He holds a BA in English and an MA in creative writing, and his poems and stories have been published in a variety of magazines.

Lauren Sterling, Writing Coach

A piano and guitar player, Lauren Sterling likes to find the music in language. A favorite K-12 writing teacher to anyone who has been fortunate to experience her warm, engaging style, Lauren has also collaborated on the development of K-12 writing programs and integrated project-based units of study. Lauren dual majored in English and psychology and holds an MA in Education. She is married to Jonathan, an attorney, and is a mom to two young children. Lauren enjoys traveling and has been to many distant places, including Africa and Israel.

Norene Cashen, Writing Coach

A veteran writing teacher and poet, Norene Cashen is a writer-in-residence with Inside Out Literary Arts Project and Wow’s newest team member. Before joining Wow, Norene coordinated Citywide Poets, Detroit’s youth poetry slam team, which earned the prestigious Coming Up Taller award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Norene, also a former music journalist, holds a BA in English. She is the author of a poetry collection, The Reverse Is Also True, which was released by Doorjamb Press in 2007.

Get a Jump on the Application Process!

Summer is the perfect time to get a jump on the application process! If you would like a writing coach to supplement the online writing program, it’s best to sign up now before the end-of-summer rush. The more you get done now, the easier time you’ll have meeting college deadlines this fall! Remember, good grades and test scores are not enough to stand out. Wow them with your college application essay.


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