Help for Current and Aspiring
Graduate Students
Help for Aspiring Graduate Students
Grad School Admissions Coaching
Applying to graduate school can be an intimidating process, but it doesn’t have to be. We offer tailored admissions coaching for Master’s, PhD, and other professional degree programs. If you’re confused by the process, nervous about your qualifications, or just want to ensure that you have the highest chances of success for admissions and funding, then we can help.
The Truth About Applying to Graduate School
Most students don’t have a lot of knowledgeable support when deciding to apply to graduate school. They don’t know what to look for in a program, how many programs to apply to, or how to identify what the admissions committees are looking for (hint: it’s different for each program). They also don’t know how to identify red flags for bad program fit or poor advisement, which can have catastrophic effects on their progress down the line.
We aim to change that. First, we offer a free coaching consultation, so if you just have basic questions or want an overview of the admissions process, look no further; you can speak with one of us for free. Even if you don’t intend to pursue coaching, we welcome helping the next generation of researchers and other professionals have the greatest chance of success. There’s no pressure, just a casual conversation to answer your questions and help you feel more comfortable with the grad school admissions process.
How We Help
After the consultation, if coaching is something you’re interested in pursuing, here’s what we do:
- Strategize Your Grad School Program Choices and Application Approach
- Determine how many programs you should apply to
- Prioritize which programs are the best fit for your goals
- Research the hidden admissions criteria. This is the stuff the committee is really looking for, but don’t tell you.
- For Research Programs: Identify potential advisors and screen them for fit and red flags. We don’t mean to alarm you, but advisor fit is the strongest predictor of graduate school success!
- Maximize Your Grad School Application Impact
- Identify key strengths that match what the admissions committee is looking for
- Identify and mitigate weaknesses in your background or experience
- Help you strategize your story for personal or research statements
- Review your admissions essay to help you craft a compelling narrative
- Provide feedback on CVs and Resumes to ensure the strength of your entire admissions package
- Review writing samples for academic writing excellence
- Help you obtain the strongest letters of support/reference possible
- Knock the Socks Off the Admissions Committee When You Interview
- Identify key questions they are likely to ask
- Practice to calm your nerves
- Identify key questions you should ask
Help for Stressed-Out, Current Grad Students
Grad Student Success Coaching for Master’s and PhDs
Are you swamped with the demands of graduate school, feeling stressed or overwhelmed, and wondering how the heck you’re going to manage it all? With drop-out estimates as high as 50%, you’re in good company. Many graduate students need help mastering graduate school.
You knew when you applied that graduate school was going to be challenging, but you probably didn’t expect it to be this hard. Massive stacks of reading, high-pressure exams, research or teaching responsibilities, impossible deadlines, and a looming thesis or dissertation can be overwhelming. Balancing all of that with the everyday responsibilities of life and you may feel like it’s just too much.
Maybe you feel lost, untethered, and unsupported. The good news is, you don’t have to go it alone. There is help! Academic success coaching can help you overcome the challenges of grad school so that you can get unstuck, stay unstuck, and finish your degree.
Why Academic Success Coaching?
Graduate student success isn’t all about willpower, commitment, or even intelligence. Unlike your undergraduate degree, you can’t brute force and memorize your way through the curriculum. Graduate school requires strategy, resilience, and many hidden skills that allow you to work faster and more efficiently. Sadly, faculty often take it for granted that you have developed these skills and don’t provide enough support. There’s even a term for it, the hidden curriculum, and it’s brutal.
That’s why we’re here. To help graduate students develop these skills and build their confidence so that they can tackle the challenges of graduate school.
The Truth About Graduate School
Let’s face it, graduate school is expensive! Every semester you’re there costs you time and money. Not to mention the stress. And what if you don’t finish? Did you know that:
- An estimated 1 in 3 master’s students and nearly half of all Ph.D. students drop out!
- The average cost of a Ph.D. ranges from $50,000 to over $100,000!
- That’s on top of the average $30,000 to $120,000 that you might have spent earning a master’s degree!
- The average time for a Ph.D. is 8.5 years!
It’s outrageous! And it’s enough to drive you crazy, but it doesn’t have to. I (Dr. Cristie), earned a master’s degree while working two jobs and finished my research-based Ph.D. in 3 years. How? I had great support and fantastic mentors. Unfortunately, not all graduate students are that lucky. That’s where academic success coaching comes in.
Let Us Help You Kick Grad. School Ass!
One of the strongest predictors of graduate student success is the amount of help and support they have. That's what we provide. We're here to teach you the tips, tricks, and strategies to overcome all of the major challenges grad students encounter. Our mission is to give you the support you need to graduate sooner and with less stress.
Whether you are having trouble balancing your responsibilities, fighting procrastination, have become stalled on your thesis or dissertation, or you've had a major setback, coaching can be your ticket back on track to finish your degree. With a few clicks of the button below, help is just a click away.
Helping Graduate Students To:
- Improve time management
- Overcome procrastination
- Reduce stress
- Make graduate school manageable
- Maintain work-life balance
- Overcome writer’s block
- Un-terrify statistics
- Develop good research skills
- Improve your writing speed and skill
- Deal with challenging faculty or committee members
- Overcome setbacks
- Defeat the perfectionism demon
- Handle feedback with grace and aplomb
- And most of all: FINISH! FINISH! FINISH!
Together, we will find or create a solution that fits your needs. We're here to be your personal coach because let’s face it, if it were easy, you’d have already done it.
If you are feeling stuck, stressed the hell out, and ready to scream, then schedule a consultation. We can help.
Help for Students Struggling to Write
Academic Writing Coaching
Lacking confidence in your academic writing skills? You and a lot of other students! You hear the complaint all the time: today's students don't know how to write, but when is the last time you had a professor sit down with you and explain what you're doing wrong and how to correct it?
That's what we do with our document review services. It's 25% editorial review, 75% masterclass in writing. We work with you, one-on-one, to give you the writing skills you need to excel in grad school and beyond. Whether you're an undergraduate planning on going to graduate school or a current grad student who needs to level up their writing skills, our academic writing services are for you.
Whether you are starting from a blank page or have a document you're working on, we can help you improve your writing with the detailed kind of feedback that tells you where you're going wrong, how you can fix it, and how you can take an acceptable piece of academic writing and make it exceptional.
Just like all of our coaching, our academic writing coaching starts with a free consultation. So, schedule a consultation and learn how we can help you improve your writing craft.
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