About Eric

Eric Tipler is a nationally-recognized expert on college admissions. Author of Write Yourself In: The Definitive Guide to Writing Successful College Admissions Essays, Eric is regularly quoted in media such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, and Parents magazine, and he presents at schools and parent associations across the country. His students have attended the country’s top colleges and universities, including all eight Ivy League schools. Eric holds degrees from Harvard and Yale, and he is a proud member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

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Eric Tipler has spent the past twenty years working with teenagers, first as a high school teacher and more recently as a writing coach, tutor, and college admissions counselor. 

Throughout his career, Eric has taught writing to students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. He taught social studies at Friendship Public Charter School in inner-city Washington, DC, and at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, often ranked the number one public high school in the United States. Eric holds degrees from Harvard (AB) and Yale (MA), and he taught and advised Yale undergraduates as a teaching fellow and served as an Assistant Head of College for Yale Summer Session. 

As a writing coach and admissions consultant, Eric currently works with students across the country, as well as doing pro bono work in New York City and rural New York. In addition to teaching and tutoring, Eric writes musical theater and works as a story consultant for Broadway-bound musicals. He is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and the Dramatists Guild of America.

  • "Over the last four years, Eric worked with both my children. I’m so grateful to him for helping my kids develop confidence, pride, and their voices as writers. I am also grateful that Eric helped them get into their top-choice schools."

    — Suzy, NYC

  • “Eric not only helped me absolutely nail my college essays, he also helped me develop the writer’s confidence I needed.”

    — Dani, Cornell '21

  • "Eric’s method of teaching could be more appropriately categorized as mentorship."

    — Richard, Eton ’15 & Columbia ‘20

  • "Eric tutored our two children, and worked intensively with one on organizational and time management skills. Both credit Eric for helping them become better writers and thinkers, giving them the tools and confidence for success in college."

    — Carol, Washington, DC