“I can't tell you just how relieved and proud I am. Relieved to have finished in time, and proud to have submitted something I couldn't have done any better. For both of those feelings, I thank you.”

Applicant having finished

“Christina helped my daughter find her authentic voice and express it beautifully. Christina’s style is one that encourages students to stretch themselves and take creative risks which distinguish them in the college process.”

Mother of college freshman

“If you want attentive, personalized tutoring for your student, Christina is the best! She is very perceptive about her students' needs and extremely clever in motivating them to tackle challenges—with excellent results.”

S.J.H.

“Writing was not our son’s strength, so his essay took numerous drafts. The final essay, however, read like our son jumping off the page.”

L.A.A.

“The passion with which Christina approaches her work with students gets results. Our sons produced their best writing and were accepted to excellent colleges.”

E.A.G.

“Christina’s keen understanding of character made me feel that she grasped immediately who I was, intimately. Just as importantly, she appreciated in me the qualities that I was trying so hard to articulate through my writing, and pushed me to write more boldly and more honestly than I had dared to previously. Christina helped me weave together the threads of my narrative into a tapestry that showed exactly who I was. I went on to be accepted at Harvard, where I completed my undergraduate degree in English.”

M.

“Christina has the gift of being able to make each student feel special. She brings the best out of each student, even when the student does not feel he/she is good at writing.”

Mother of college senior and college sophomore

“Christina is much more than a College Application Coach—she is a mentor who stretches the boundaries for her stundents and instills in them a high level of critical thinking. Our two daughters returned to her, on their own, for her astute guidance when applying for a Fulbright Scholarship and law school. She is outstanding!”

L.T.P.

“Christina's experience, knowledge, intense dedication, and brutal honesty made me feel like there was someone extraordinarily competent on my side. In the fall I am attending a school I am thrilled about, and to be frank, I don't know how I would have fared without her.”

College freshman

“Christina worked miracles to reengage and inspire our son, a college dropout with a rather complicated academic history, to apply to colleges he had never heard of, which turned out to be so interested in him that he was accepted on a merit scholarship.”

A.H.

“I'd thought my essays would be the weakest part of my application, but arguably they are now the strongest part.”

Applicant on finishing

“Sending my daughter to Christina was the best gift I could have given her as preparation for college! Christina worked with my daughter on her writing skills, but mainly made her reach inside herself and discover who she really is and what her strengths are. My daughter is now a much more confident young woman.”

Mother of a psychology major

“He made it to Stanford! I want to thank you for all the help you have given him and his sister. I keep bumping into people who ask me about the recipe for Ivy kids. I think one of our key ingredients is you and I would refer them to you.”

Y.F.C.

“There was no sugar coating of the competitive reality of the college admissions scene, but at the same time, Ms. Büchmann's approach was very supportive, encouraging, and confidence building. With her vast knowledge of the “college market out there,” Ms. Büchmann spared no effort to really get to know my daughter and was thus able to help her finalize that balanced list of desired colleges that could be a good match for her.”

Applicant mother

“Christina was so inspiring to my ‘writing-averse’ son! She discussed the college essay with him, drawing out what the college was specifically looking for and gently allowing him to come up with his own ideas for how to approach the essay topic. This was empowering and motivating for him. When multiple drafts were necessary, Christina was able to encourage him to persevere through the sometimes tedious editing process. He was accepted to his top schools and is now completing his freshman year at a great school! He could not have done it without her support and guidance.”

Mother of college freshman

“Right from the start, Christina formed a special bond with my daughter, one that worked magically in managing the stress and anxiety which had kept her from working efficiently even though she had always been a very good student.”

Applicant parent

“Just wanted to remind you: You said I should apply to X University because when I got my first acceptance, I'd be glad to have that option. I just got into X University. ARE YOU ALWAYS RIGHT?!”

Relieved applicant

“As a student from an international family I thought that personal statements were boxes that didn't fit me; Christina helped me craft an essay that showed both my intellectual and my artistic sides. Her deep understanding of the process of transforming lived experience into concise, witty, and moving writing is only matched by the boundless energy with which she approaches each student as an individual.”

Olimpias

“I ended up accepting a spot at the Rochester Institute of Technology with $12,000 per year scholarship. Thank you so much for everything you did to help me in this process. I definitely wouldn't have been accepted into this caliber of school without you!”

M.G.

“Christina is very tuned-in and perceptive about her students' strengths, weaknesses, quirks, and creativity. When it comes to learning differences, she is especially patient and becomes both the student's and the parents' best ally for coping with these differences.”

Mother of history major

“I didn't know how to convert the ideas in my head to words on the page. Christina taught me how to engage with the reader to effectively make my points. The skills I learned with Christina carried me through college and now, the law-school application process. Her coaching has been an integral part of my education.”

P.W.

“Writing was not our son’s strength, so his essay took numerous drafts. The final essay, however, read like our son jumping off the page.”

L.A.A.