Academic Coaching: Improve High School Grades
Why Academic Coaching?
- Better Study Habits
- Break Down Assignments into Manageable Steps
- Meet Deadlines
- Avoid Procrastination
- Tutoring
- Strengthen Confidence and Motivation
- Become an Independent Learner
- Promote Deeper Understanding and Analysis of Course Content
- Plan for Future Academic Obstacles
- Improve Overall Academic Performance
Best Start Time: Beginning of 9th Grade
- Create Ongoing, Unified, Holistic, and Adaptable, Long-Term High School Plans
- Academic and Extracurricular
- Develop academic and extracurricular profiles involving progressive, appropriate academic challenges and growth-oriented leadership opportunities
- Prepare to navigate unexpected challenges with clarity, focus, and independence
Begin anytime in High School
How Can Academic Coaching Help?
How Can Academic Coaching Help?
- Definition of Objectives
- Identification of Reasons for Academic Difficulties
- Study Skills Assessment
- Refinement of Study Skills
- Time Management
- Cultivation of Effective Classroom Habits
- Utilization of School Resources
- Learn How to Ask for Effective Feedback
- Production of Targeted Plans to Meet Objectives
- Increased Confidence and Motivation
College Admissions Counseling: Search and Apply
Why College Counseling?
- Discover Options which fit Student and Family Goals
- Learn How to Express Student Individuality through Essays
- Reduce Rising College Costs with Scholarship Search
- Determine Suitable Standardized Tests
- Assess College Campuses and Social Life to find a Good Fit
- Obtain an Unbiased Opinion
- Manage High School and College Admissions Stress
Best Start Time: Beginning of 11th Grade
- Step-by-step personalized, strategic guidance throughout the College Admissions Process, including, but not limited to:
- Formation of a College List
- Revision of College Essays
- College Selection
- Scholarship Search
Begin anytime in 11th or 12th Grades
How Can a College Counselor Help?
How Can a College Counselor Help?
- Formulate an Individualized College List
- Assist with College Applications
- Identify Scholarships and Financial Aid
- Advise and Review College Essays
- Strategize a Standardized Testing Plan
- Research Academic Courses and Majors
- Assess Campus and Social Environments
Ready for College Plan: Life After High School
Why the Ready for College Plan?
- Create a 1st College Semester Plan
- Foster Self-Sufficiency and Community Involvement
- Identify Campus Resources (Academic, Social and/or Personal)
- Prepare for Course Registration
- Review Study Strategies
- Utilize AP, IB and Dual Enrollment credits
- Optimize the Roommate Matching Process
- Determine Resources for Students with Learning Differences
- Improve Reading Strategies
Best Time to Start: Start in 12th Grade
- Take charge of the transition from High School to College
- Develop academic and study plans
- Evaluate Course Syllabi
- Learn how to Advocate for yourself to achieve your goals
- Identify useful resources on campus ahead of orientation
- Academic Support
- Advising / Course Planning
- Social Opportunities
Begin in:
12th Grade or
Summer After 12th Grade
How Can the Ready for College Plan Help?
How Can the Ready for College Plan Help?
- Use College Campus Resources
- Develop Communication with Professors and Advisors
- Select Courses
- Evaluate Course Syllabi
- Note Taking Strategies
- Organize your Studies
- Compare Housing Choices
- Optimize Freshman Orientation
- Manage Learning Differences on Campus
- Learn How to Advocate for Yourself