Christina

Stanford University

Christina Cowart-Smith is a Stanford graduate and London-based academic. Born and raised in Redmond, Christina attended high school at Holy Names Academy in Seattle. In 2012, she moved to the Bay Area to pursue her undergraduate degree in Classics at Stanford University, graduating with honors, distinction, and Phi Beta Kappa in 2016. A few months later she flew to the UK for graduate school, where she’s been based ever since.

Christina has a master’s degree in medieval history and a master’s and PhD in medieval archaeology. For the past seven years she has taught undergraduate students in history and archaeology at Durham University (UK) and Glasgow University (UK). Upon finishing up her PhD, she was appointed to a fixed-term lectureship in the Department of Celtic & Gaelic at the University of Glasgow.

Before joining Seven Points Prep, Christina was a Stanford University admissions interviewer. Since 2018, she has conducted over 80 interviews with students applying to Stanford from the UK. In addition, Christina brings over a decade of experience in tutoring middle and high school students in English language and literature, writing, history, and music (classical/traditional music).

Christina is particularly adept at preparing students for college admissions interviews and advises on college applications at large. She enjoys helping students craft their written voice and grow in confidence. She is an attentive and engaged teacher and mentor with a nuanced understanding of the university system (having spent 11 years in university herself!). Owing to her familiarity with both the US and UK university systems, Christina is also on hand to guide students interested in expanding their application list to include UK and European universities.

Christina spends each summer digging on a tiny tidal island in the North Sea called Lindisfarne (think Vikings). She loves to chat about anything related to Scottish and northern English history and archaeology. You can learn more about Dr Cowart-Smith’s academic work on www.christinacowartsmith.com. 

SERVICES: College Admissions Counseling

Pronouns: She/Her