“Doreen was recommended to me by an editor friend, and we worked together to edit and polish my article for journal submission. Doreen was super friendly and responsive, and she accommodated my deadline with no problem. We worked on clarity, flow, as well as minor grammatical issues. The journal editors commented that my polished paper was ‘beautifully written’. Would definitely work with Doreen again for my future projects!” – M.W., Ph.D., UCSD
“After winning Doreen’s instagram giveaway (highly recommend entering her future ones!) for a consultation on a personal statement, I was able to get personalized feedback on a teaching statement I had due for a job application. Because of its pending deadline, Doreen got back to me promptly and was so helpful in scheduling a session to talk about the statement after sending me detailed comments. Her advice was really helpful for me to think about concrete examples of my experience and will make future versions of my personal statements much stronger. I recommend working with Doreen if you are working on any applications for graduate school or are on the academic job market!”
– christina ong, Postdoctoral Scholar at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Asian and Asian American Studies
“I had the pleasure of working with Doreen to workshop my CV, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience. Before our session, she provided clear, constructive, and actionable feedback on the structure and sentence-level bullet points of my CV, which gave me a great starting point. During our one-on-one, Doreen was incredibly easy to talk to and once again delivered invaluable insights in response to my questions. I left the session feeling much more confident about my CV and clear on the steps I need to take to refine it. I highly recommend Doreen and Dr. Write-Aid and will 100% be using her services in the future.”
– Andrea K., Ph.D. Student
“I had the opportunity to workshop my academic job application materials with Doreen and was very pleased with my experience. She helped me refine my language and tailor my application to align better with specific job requirements. Doreen’s thoughtful insights made me reflect more deeply on my values as an educator in my job materials, leading to a more polished and authentic application. I highly recommend her!”
– Esha S., Ph.D., Research Fellow, Cornell Law School
“Working with Doreen has been an amazing experience! She is thoughtful with her feedback and offers a thorough perspective that anyone could appreciate. She was able to break down areas where I had overlooked in my own writing, and gave me guidance on what to do next! I am so grateful to have come across her page and it is always a wonderful opportunity to work with her.”
– T. N., Undergraduate Student
“Thank you so much Doreen! It was so helpful to work through the ideas together and find some structure and focus for what I wanted to say. It helped me get over the hump of actually starting, and I was able to bust out my grad school application essay in the next few days after we talked!”
– Abby S., Web Project Manager/Translator
“Working with Doreen has been such a great experience! She created a customized writing consultation plan for my Ph.D. applications’ Statement of Purpose. My favorite parts of her consultation were the brainstorming and feedback sessions. During our brainstorming sessions, Doreen helped me organize my thoughts and write outlines and provided great constructive feedback on my drafts during the feedback session. Thank you for helping me become a better writer!”
– A.K., Marketer
“Thank you so much again for your work at the workshop and the brief 1:1 conversation. I really enjoyed your presentation and the way you communicated things so precisely. I also love how you carry yourself as well as your business. It is probably just a matter of time until your business blows up on ig!!
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– Gizem F., Ph.D. Student