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Academic Coaching

Do you sometimes feel to lack structure and motivation? Would you like to set goals for the semester, but you don’t know where to start? Do you need support achieving your academic goals? Do you want to increase your academic success and learn important strategies and skills? Ready for a change?

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“It was really helpful for me to talk with someone who’s worked with other students in my situation. I left the meeting feeling more prepared to deal with college work and also less stressed out.”   Adele, First Year
“We all hear and experience how rigorous education at Bowdoin is, so for us to keep sane and thriving, there are numerous outlets of support and coaching we can access! The hardest part for me was to just book the appointment; from then on, I saw the many stretched out helping hands ready to troubleshoot my next endeavor.”  Yordana, First Year
“Ms. Chong has helped me since the very beginning of my first year of college. She provided me useful tips that have contributed to my success in all my classes.“ Amorine, First Year
Tina provides helpful strategies to stay organized, focused, and on top of your game. Highly recommend! Anonymous, First Year
"Tina has helped me take the steps I needed to start getting myself on track. Coming into college, I knew that I need to do a full 180 on my studying habits and procrastination. When I met with Tina, she listened to some of the goals and concerns I had about my study habits and linked me to helpful resources and people to assist me. Now I feel like I'm on the right track to being more studious!" Anonymous, First Year
"One of the hardest things to teach is how to learn, and Tina is an amazing teacher. Through our conversation I was able to calm down and make my own plan to succeed. Because Tina helped me find my own way instead of telling me what to do, I was able to apply those skills every day." Anonymous, Junior
"Tina, I really enjoyed our appointment at the start of the semester. Thank you so much for working with me. I haven’t hesitated since then to let people know how great of a resource you are and definitely encouraged them to reach out. I’m excited to look into more of the resources the Baldwin Center is providing this semester. Thank you again!" Anonymous, First Year
Quote from anonymous first-year student: I felt supported during our meeting, and I felt like I had a clear plan for my short and long-term academic goals.
quote from Micheka, a first-year student:I came in feeling as though it was too late to get help, but left knowing I still have a chance to do better and improve. I felt responsible and determined to become academically driven as I was before.
quote from Elizabeth, a Bowdoin senior: Tina was incredibly kind and supportive–she made me feel comfortable and able to share my anxieties. She helped me come up with strategies to tackle future tests and feel confident in myself! Reach out to Tina if you feel like you want academic support or want to improve your time management, organizational skills or focus this semester!

What is academic coaching?

Academic coaching is an interactive process between a student and a coach. This working partnership focuses on learning skills and resources, tailored to the student, which help students be successful in college and beyond. An academic coach asks questions to examine learning preferences, habits of working, current challenges in an academic context, and barriers to success.  Based on the student’s strength and needs they co-create a personalized plan of action of learning strategies to overcome those challenges and create a foundation for success in college. Throughout this process the student learns to identify and practice the strategies and resources that work best to reach their goals. The ambition of Academic Coaching is to increase awareness of what it takes to stay on track academically and anchor this awareness with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability.

You can talk with an academic coach about:

  • Time management and planning
  • Managing research and large projects
  • Techniques for acquiring new knowledge and skills
  • Efficient reading and learning from text
  • Studying and mastering large amounts of information
  • Motivation, goal-setting, and overcoming procrastination
  • Managing ADHD
  • Test anxiety and exam preparation 

Good times to meet an academic coach

  • Beginning of the semester to set goals and start strong
  • Mid-semester to reflect on mid-terms and revise your stragegies
  • End of the semester to prepare for finals and to finish strong
  • Anytime you...
    • feel overwhelmed and stressed out
    • want to sharpen your learning or life management skills

Can't wait to get started? Want to connect with an academic coach?

255 Maine Street
Brunswick, Maine 04011
 (207) 725-3000