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Academic Coaching
The secret to academic success is knowing how to organize, plan, prioritize, manage time, maintain focus, self-assess, and study/work efficiently to reach your goal. However, these self-management skills, known as executive functioning skills, are not innate for most people and must be learned. These skills are increasingly essential in a complex world with many distractions and competing priorities. Executive functioning coaching is provided.
Services include:
Establish goals: Understanding baseline grades and setting goals
Build executive functioning skills: focus on learning organizational skills, planning/prioritization, goal-setting, and time management
Academic guidance: understand teacher/professor expectations and meet deadlines
Extracurricular and leadership experiences: strategize to manage schoolwork around out of class experiences needed to build your profile
Ongoing Support: track progress through email, zoom, or in-person
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College Profile Development and Application Advising
For a competitive edge, start building your academic profile years before you apply to college. Families consider starting in middle school while others in high school. Once goals are identified, we can help you solve the curriculum puzzle and set the stage for college.
Services include:
• Diagnostic strengths and interest assessment: personalized analysis and discussion
• Academic guidance: refine future course selection
• Extracurricular and leadership experiences: strategize what experiences are needed to build your profile while enjoying your activity
• Test preparation: identify timelines and the best way to strengthen SAT or ACT results
• Financial consultation: determine options for financial aid and scholarships.
• Final application review: Feedback to improve your application including question responses, narrative essays, and comprehensive review of activities. You will know by the end that you gave it your best!
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Deciding on a Major Path
You may have thought you knew your major or career path, but then you took a class or heard something that is causing you to change your mind. If you do not know what direction or major to explore next, you will be guided by being asked the right questions and supported in defining your priorities in a major/career!
Services include:
Diagnostic strength and interest assessment
Academic guidance: empowered to select a career path that operates in areas of strength and interest
Extracurricular, leadership, internship, and civic engagement experience: strategize to build your resume so time and money invested will lead to a desired career
Financial consultation: review financial aid and scholarship options
Ongoing support: track progress through email, zoom, or in-person
“Silvia was empathic to my child’s needs and priorities. She actively listened and guided my child to a decision that made academic and economic sense.”
— Mary S. CLIENT
