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ABOUT

Hi, I'm Susan, and I started Type A Essays in 2023, the summer after my twins' freshman years in college. What began as a 6-week experiment editing dozens of essays, quickly evolved into a calling to help students stand out in today's competitive college apps and internship processes. 

10 Things to know about me:

  1. Education: B.S.-Electrical Engineering from a large land grant university

  2. Career focus: Semiconductor industry, Silicon Valley – tech sales, bus dev, product mktg, mgmt

  3. Most unusual job: Skycap at Chicago's O’Hare airport

  4. 1st car: 1972 VW super bug - stick shift, hole in the floor, baby blue + rust

  5. 100s/100s/1000s:  #persuasive proposals written/#resumes reviewed + interviews/#books read

  6. Favorite organizational tools:  Spreadsheets, spiral-bound day planner, iCalendar

  7. Personal productivity practices:  Take action. Make a list. Do most annoying thing 1st.

  8. Lessons Learned/Mantras: Baby steps. Bold goals. Hope is not a plan. You can do it.   

  9. Hobbies: Travel, books/reviews, plants/propagation, college football, creative arts

  10. 27/43/679: #countries visited/#states visited/#Goodreads book reviews (so far!)

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