Ergisa X.

I’m a writer and writing teacher with an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa, where I spent two years as instructor of record for Creative Writing and Creative Nonfiction courses. I’ve led workshops of 30 students at a time, but my favorite part of teaching has always been one-on-one: sitting with a single draft and helping a writer find what they’re actually trying to say. For college applicants, that’s the whole game. Admissions readers see thousands of essays, and the one…