Freshmen College Counseling and Services





Freshmen Program Description

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College Planning Tips for Freshmen

College Planning Tips for Freshmen

  • Use a planner for all of your activities, commitments and academics.
  • Start a College Application file for report cards, awards, achievements & honors.
  • Maintain contact with your teachers throughout high school.
  • Expand your vocabulary and READ!
  • Know your high school graduation requirements and plan a challenging college prep curriculum.
  • Establish/fine tune study strategies and maintain good grades.
  • Volunteer for 25+ hours and submit form to your counselor.
  • Explore career interests and passions. . volunteer, visit and view websites.
  • Set some realistic and challenging goals for yourself for the year.
  • At the end of the year, write an essay about your experience as a freshman in high school. Describe your extracurricular activities and work experience.

Academic Coaching

The Academic Coaching Program is ideal for busy middle, high school and college students who are finding it difficult to manage a challenging curriculum and juggle multiple priorities. Our coaches work with students to improve study skills, goal setting, time management, organization, and personal accountability.

We begin with an initial consultation with the student and parent to identify the student’s areas of strengths and weakness. A customized action plan is then developed to specifically address the student’s needs. Over the course of 8 weeks, new skills are introduced and the student’s progress towards mastering new skills is monitored.

The goal of our academic coaching curriculum is for the student to gain confidence while mastering the skills crucial to his or her long term academic success.

Are you concerned about how your student will handle his or her challenging schedule this Fall?

Does your student struggle with juggling multiple priorities?

Our mission is and always has been to prepare students to thrive in a college or university environment. Academic Coaching is a great way to strengthen your student’s academic performance and help them develop the necessary skills to successfully manage a challenging academic course load.

HOW IT WORKS: During the first two weeks of the semester we establish goals and priorities with the student and map out the course requirements for the entire semester. Each session includes a discussion of the status of upcoming assignments, tests, papers and projects; how to balance multiple priorities; scheduling time for studying, activities and personal life; study and learning strategies; review of grades and so on.

Additionally, the following skills are integrated into the sessions

  • Study Strategies specific to the student’s learning style
  • Organization, time management, and using planners
  • Note taking
  • Test taking
  • Final Exam PreparationAccountability and self-advocacy
  • Managing papers and project

Program Options:

Basic coaching program 1 hour bi-weekly sessions (8 per semester)
Intensive coaching program 1 hour weekly sessions (17 per semester)
AD/HD coaching program 1 hour weekly sessions (17 per semester and 3 check-ins per week)

Our Coaches are graduate students, doctoral candidates and credentialed teachers who enjoy working with middle, high school and college students. They all have achieved a considerable amount of success in college.