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Academic Coaching
Studies demonstrate that students who participate in Academic Coaching are 10 to 15% more likely to persist toward their degree and have higher graduation rates than their peers.
If you're a UC undergraduate seeking additional support, a mentoring relationship, or help finding useful resources to clarify and secure your career goals, then make an appointment by clicking on the link above.
Want to learn more? Review the information and resources below!
We're looking forward to helping you reach your goals and succeed at UC!
~ The LAC Academic Coaching Team
What is Academic Coaching?
Academic Coaches are high achieving UC upperclassmen and graduate students who have been selected based on their:
- Academic achievements.
- Interest in helping their peers achieve similar success at the University of Cincinnati.
- Understanding of important study strategies and motivation techniques.
Coaches are then provided resources and support by a learning assistance specialist in order to encourage success-building practices and habits in their students.
You can review coach qualifications and specialties here!
What can I expect?
Once you've booked an appointment online, you will meet one-on-one with a coach. All meetings are one hour long and may occur once per week.
During your first meeting the coach will walk you through a questionaire to determine your strengths, interests, and areas for improvement. Your coach may assign you new strategies or exercises to try before your next meeting.
Later meetings will allow you and your coach to tailor new approaches to develop the best study and test taking habits for your unique goals, strengths, and learning styles.
What topics will we cover?
Coaches will tailor the topics to meet students' needs and goals. However, common issues that our coaches help students address include the following:
- Time Management
- Effective Notetaking and Memorization Techniques
- Motivation
- Clarifying Career Goals
- Test Anxiety
- Effective Resource Utilization
To review some of the resources or strategies our coaches may implement, please review our resource page.
The Impact of Academic Coaching
Students who participate in Academic Coaching experience a distinct impact! The secret is starting early and being consistent.
We’ve found that most students need to complete four or more appointments to see an increase.
In fact, the average increase for students completing four or more appointments during the 2011-2012 school year was around 2/3 of a letter grade. That’s the difference between a B+ and an A grade point average!
Students completing more than five appointments saw an increase of nearly a full point!
This data applies to students from every college, in all years of their academic career. But, if the numbers don’t convince, listen to what your peers have to say:
My coach was…
- so kind and explained things so that they were super easy to understand. I felt very comfortable talking with [her].
- extremely helpful and very knowledgeable.
- amazing and can without a doubt help anyone with the right mind stay on track.
- well prepared, [with] good studying exercises and activities. Opened my mind to many things.
- bomb. And funny. Good stuff.
Hundreds of your peers are getting a head start with their academic coach; make sure you don’t miss your chance to make an impact!
If you have additional questions, please email Lauren Clark.