I am originally from South Alabama, where I graduated in the top of my class in high school and received excellent ACT and SAT scores. I focused on literature in high school, and then majored in literature (and minored in French) at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. I also worked for three years as a tutor at Eckerd's writing center, helping students write and polish essays. I was trained to work with students at every point in the process, from crafting thesis statements to final re...