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Jill Shulman is the author of College Admissions Cracked and College Essay Confidence, and the founder of In Other Words, a college essay coaching service, with decades of experience guiding families through admissions and evaluating applications at elite colleges. She has also taught writing at The New School, CUNY, and NYU. Her work has been featured in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Parents. She lives in Western Massachusetts.