Students who work with an Academic Life Coach are more confident and feel more empowered to achieve their dreams. They have clearer goals for themselves when it comes to school and their future careers. Parents can worry less knowing that their student is working with a Coach who is 100% focused on the student's success. All students will benefit from learning new tactics for approaching their studies and life as a whole, as well as have someone to give them positive feedback on their progress.

Many students stay with us throughout their entire academic careers! There is no shortage of topics to cover or goals to achieve. We also work with motivated students who wish to work on only a few skills for just a few months. Other students like to come and go as needed. We are happy to be flexible to meet your needs, although we find that weekly sessions over the span of three months or longer produce the best results.

We have found that coaching benefits students in High School and College the most. We also offer coaching for young adults who have just graduated from college and are still trying to 'figure things out,' or who are succeeding in their career but are having difficulty staying organized along the way. We do not typically coach Elementary or Middle School students but are willing to discuss the possibility on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us directly to discuss options if you have a younger student.

Absolutely! We understand the challenges that students with learning difficulties face and are ready to help the student work on overcoming them. Some students will still need more help than we can provide and we can help connect you to resources like therapists and specialists.

Strategy Sessions are typically 30-40m long. Students meet over video chat with their Coach at a scheduled time each week. If you've selected to do two sessions per week, they may be scheduled separately or back-to-back as one longer session. Students may contact Coaches at any time over text and email, keeping in mind that if a Coach is currently working with a student (or asleep because it's 2am!), they may not be able to immediately respond.

The most common topics we cover: Time Management, Organization, Note Taking, Textbook Reading, Studying, Test Taking, Essay Writing, Presentations, Communication, Health and Wellness, Careers, College, Leadership, Scholarships - and more! We understand students are more than just their academics, so whatever their goals are, we are here to help! During our first session together, we will discuss the students overall goals, challenges, and what the coaching process will involve and be like. Students will have the chance to tell us what they find works best for them and what their needs are. We do not have a fixed curriculum as every student's needs differ and we want to be adaptable to them.

Our job is to empower the student to do their own, high-quality, work. We do not do work or speak for students. We are happy to advise students on ways to approach their work or individuals they need to contact. Students are expected to complete their own assignments and talk to their own parents, teachers, admissions counselors, etc.

Absolutely! We teach students all the skills they will need to be a competitive college applicant. We offer separate programs just for the college application process if your student needs specific help with deciding on schools or writing the application essay.

In order for a student to benefit from working with a Coach, they have to be willing to put in a little more effort than they would while working on their own. Students with significant motivational or behavioral issues are probably not a good fit for coaching unless they are working with a mental health professional who specifically recommended a Coach. We do not work with students who are failing multiple classes as we find these students typically have underlying issues that we can not treat, such as severe depression, anxiety, gaming/internet/substance addiction, or learning disabilities.

If you need to reschedule a session, please let us know at least 24h in advance. If you have to skip a week and give us at least 24h notice, we will save it as a session credit that can be used at a later date for extra help or to reschedule a session you had to cancel with less than 24h notice. Sessions canceled with less than 24h notice will not be saved as a credit or refunded.

Easy! Just shoot us an email with your information and let us know you'd like to cancel. We'll take care of it right away! Alternatively, click here to go to your PayPal account from where you can cancel.

We do not refund sessions that have already taken place or were canceled with less than 24h notice. You may cancel your subscription at any time up to 24h before the next billing date. Unused sessions from long term packages will be held as credit toward future sessions or other SCS services unless specified otherwise.

Coaching is a proven technique used to help individuals reach new goals while also having someone to be accountable towards. It is a supportive collaboration during which a College Admissions Coach assists a student in clarifying goals, assessing challenges, and coming up with solutions as they relate to college and career choices. Coaches are popular in every field - from business to sports to the arts! We are one of the few firms offering Academic Life Coaching to students who want to accelerate their academics while experiencing less stress over school.

Students who work with a College Admissions Coach are more confident and feel more empowered to achieve their dreams. They have clearer goals for themselves when it comes to school and their future careers. Parents can worry less knowing that their student is working with a Coach who is 100% focused on the student's success throughout the college admissions process.

We are also expert matchmakers and guides when it comes to the school or college admissions process. We can increase your child's chances of acceptance to their top schools in various ways such as mock interviews, essay idea generation, extracurricular advising, test prep and more!

Absolutely! We teach students all the information they will need to be a competitive college applicant. Not only that, but we will help them do research and guide them through writing their college application essays. However, we cannot make any guarantees that a student will be accepted at a particular college or awarded a scholarship. The field of admissions is often murky and institutional needs tend to matter more than student needs if it can come down to it.

For our College Selection and App & Essay programs, students need to be a Junior or Senior in high school. Academic Planning can begin as soon as a student is ready to start planning for college.

The family and student will be interviewed separately over video chat and it can be scheduled back-to-back or at different times. Expect the interviews to last around 30m to an hour. The student will be asked to complete several surveys and a career-fit test that will be sent and must be completed before their interview, including sending a copy of their transcript and test scores. After the interview and as the research process begins the Coach may ask for additional information over email.

Please allow up to 4 weeks from the receipt of all pertinent information to the delivery of your personalized College List.

College Admissions Coaches will not write or directly edit college admissions essays, contact college admissions counselors on behalf of any student or family, or arrange campus visits or interviews. Coaches will not involve themselves with any financial matters of students or parents, except to guide them toward appropriate resources.

At this time, we do not currently have financial advisors on staff. However, we collaborate with a number of outstanding financial professionals and will be happy to refer you to one in your area!

Yes! We have expert Test Prep Coaches available to help your student excel at the SAT and ACT.

In order for a student to benefit from working with a Coach, they have to be willing to put in some work. Students with significant motivational or behavioral issues are probably not a good fit for coaching and are probably not a good candidate for a competitive school or college overall. We can help willing students discover alternative education or career pathways through our Academic Life Coaching program.

Students who cancel with less than 24h notice or who do not show to a scheduled session will either forfeit the session or, in the case of an unlimited package, will be charged a $50 cancellation fee which must be paid before continuing to use it. Please refer to the Academic Life Coaching FAQs for cancellation information about that program.