Rachel Eskin Fisher

Rachel is a tutor, teacher, and storyteller. She has a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MFA in Screenwriting from Long Island University. She co-produced and directed the historical documentary Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent, has written scripts for several short films, and has published essays in multiple media outlets. Rachel has taught writing, filmmaking and screenwriting in classrooms at UCSB, LIU, CUNY and other colleges and has been tutoring high school and college students in writing since grad school. Prior to moving back to her hometown of Philadelphia and joining Craftwell, Rachel was a writing coach at CTK College Coach in Maplewood, NJ. Rachel loves connecting with students on an intellectual and personal level to help them tell their stories in their authentic voice. Because of the unconditional support that students feel, they end up taking risks and rising to the challenge of getting their writing to the next level.

Rachel’s personal essay coaching not only helps students get into college, but just as importantly, it helps them know themselves better and become critical thinkers and better writers.

Rachel is a mother of two, one a college graduate and the other a college junior. She volunteers with Changing the Conversation, an organization that engages in deep canvassing to encourage people to vote. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband of over thirty years, Dan, where they love hiking in the Wissahickon Valley and trying great restaurants in different neighborhoods around town.

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  • “The essay writing experience was made so much better by Rachel’s strong guidance throughout the entire process. She really made it manageable and, dare I say, even fun for my son, and we both felt his essays were true reflections of him and a celebration of his strengths.”

  • “Rachel worked with my twin daughters on their personal statements for college. She was a phenomenal coach and support during this college application process. Rachel is warm, dedicated, and immensely skilled. My daughters loved working with her and looked forward to every session. They trusted her and felt encouraged every step of the way. Rachel also figured out the strategies that worked well for each of them and got them to write their absolute best work. None of us can imagine going through this process without her and we are so incredibly grateful to her. I cannot recommend Rachel more highly!”

  • “Rachel took the time to get to know me. She helped me write an essay that was really strong and also true to me and my voice.”

  • “My daughter loved working with Rachel and always looked forward to their in-person sessions. The end product was an amazing, creative piece of work. Rachel pushed my daughter to go beyond her limit which helped her get into her top choice. I highly recommend Rachel. She is a phenomenal coach who truly cares about her students.”

  • “I highly recommend Rachel as a tutor! My daughter had an excellent experience working with her - specifically, learning how to write outlines for AP US History. Rachel helped her better understand how to identify the key points to include in an outline and to be confident in her ability to get assignments completed. Rachel also does a great job of just relating to teens and I only wish we had signed up sooner in the school year!”