Signs of Progress
Progress in this work doesn't always look like a finished essay. Sometimes it looks like a student who finally sits down to write. Sometimes it looks like a parent who stops hovering. Here are some of the signs Christina has learned to recognize.
"The student shows up looking taller and broader, beaming because he has finished his first essay."
"The student who hates writing about herself discovers that short sentences work."
"The student finally fills out the Special Circumstances box — and discovers that no one else thinks he should be ashamed."
"The student mentions that she now offers editing help to her friends at school."
"The student gets an acceptance and merit scholarship while still working on her other applications."
"The student lets his parents see his finished essays and everyone exclaims that they can hear his voice as they read."
"The student returns from college to tell me that I must tell others to come to his college because it's the best place he can imagine."
"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.
"Christina's keen understanding of character made me feel that she grasped immediately who I was, intimately… 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."
— M.
"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.