I decided to do my tutoring through the public library because my older sister who lives in town volunteers with them and she told me it was a good program. After I gave Karen my application she saw my major at FSU is creative writing. "I have just the person for you!" she said and told me there was a student needing to practice essay writing for the LSAT. Karen felt that we just needed to get her to write and write until she was comfortable with the 35 min time limit imposed during the LSAT.
A few days later I met ShanShan at the library and we planned our attack. Her husband is a faculty member in Computer Sciences, and she herself is very smart. She brought me a writing sample and I was instantly impressed by the fluidity of her voice. I realized that it would be difficult to explain how to do something that has become second nature to me after writing so many papers. I told her I'd prefer to look over her paper to think about what to work on. I would then send her a LSAT essay prompt, found online, and she'd respond and we'd go over this our next meeting.
After I got to look at the essay in detail, without the pressure of her looking on, I was able to see a few things I could address. I am confident I can help her become a better writer by focusing on a few structural points. I think next class I'll help her construct an essay from ground up, using some LSAT practice information I found online.
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