Academic Major & Career Coaching

Many consultants focus on helping you choose the right college, leaving you alone with the rest. We think having a clearer idea on your chosen career path and related major is most important, which then helps you choose the right college. This saves you time and money that would have otherwise been lost on switching majors, taking a 5th or 6th year to graduate, not graduating at all with wasted financial investment and debt, or having to change careers and start over later in life.

Using various, up-to-date tools providing information on colleges across the country and today’s careers, combined with research-based personal assessment tools that determine your overall personality, learning styles, values, desired work environment, and interests, we advise you on the following:

• Determining your best fit major/s and career of interest at all stages of your college career starting in high school
• Advising on non-academic activities that will enhance your personal growth, skills, and career marketability
• Guidance with resumes, internships, assistantships, job interviewing, etc.
• Major and career options unique to international students

Cultural & Life Transition Coaching

It’s not just about getting in and surviving for 4 years- it’s about thriving there so you can graduate as a confident, clear, purposeful, and career-ready adult. Leaving the comfort and familiarity of your family, region, country, and/or high school, which often have clearer expectations and rules, can be exciting but challenging for many no matter where you came from. Furthermore, studies show that what you’re not directly asked to do in college- such as volunteer and leadership activities, informational interviews, time management strategies, experiences that build emotional intelligence, etc.- are actually greater determinants of success than G.P.A.  International students have the added challenge of an often unfamiliar culture and studying advanced academics in a non-native language. “College culture shock” can happen to students of all backgrounds, however, whether it be academic, emotional, social, cultural, or any other myriad of ways. Here are some ways we can help:

For Domestic Students:

• Guidance with transitioning to and adapting to college life, academically, socially, and career-wise based on your unique needs and personality
• Time management, study skills, college-level writing skills, and other academic and life skills for young adulthood in a college setting

For International Students:

Many international students often arrive to the U.S. with very different
expectations than what they actually encounter. Culture is so more than just the “6 F’s” commonly represented in movies and social media: Food, Fashion, Festivals, Folklore, Films, and Famous people. You’re not only adjusting to a major life transition, but also unfamiliar values, ways of seeing the world and patterns of communication- not to mention a language that is not your own.   We can educate you on the realities, idiosyncrasies, and other less-known aspects of your new culture: ways to thrive, not just survive. This includes pre and post-placement coaching on:

• Culture shock and how to handle it
• Academic culture and expectations in the classroom and in your work output
• Academic writing etiquette & skills
• Social expectations and norms, gender roles, etc.
• Work and career etiquette and expectations
• Language etiquette and usage; important phrases and idioms