1. WHO WE ARE

 

Élan Advising: First and only company to offer high school students both

Academic Success Coaching℠ (our unique brand of academics-centered Life Coaching)

and College Admissions Consulting.

 

We serve students from all over the country via phone and Google Hangout/Skype, emailing and texting.

 

Our Number One Goal: Happy, Productive Students!

 

2. WHAT WE DO

 

Through 10 sessions / school year, we coach students into knowing who they are, 

what they want to achieve in life, and how to get there one concrete step at a time.

 

In coaching sessions, we address any stumbling blocks that are preventing students from being the best they can be by jointly designing concrete action steps the students can take. Procrastination? Stress? Grades? Relationships? We cover it all--in simple, low-key conversations, an hour at a time.

 

In college admissions consulting sessions, we guide students through the applications process from start to finish, including college search; essay writing; study skills; choosing the right classes; standardized testing; extracurricular activities and more.

 

The best part? Students do all of the work themselves so that applications are a true learning opportunity. We just teach them how to be more efficient.

 

3. WHY IT WORKS

 

Unlike high school counselors, we start a working relationship with students as early as the summer before freshman year. We have the time to form a deeper connection with students and have a proven system of holding students accountable by checking in with them between sessions.

 

Over the course of our program, students also receive guidance on completing a self-directed 

Deep Interest Project, in which students learn to turn interests and hobbies into concrete achievements. The project teaches initiative and resourcefulness, both lifelong skills that will prove useful to students’ future careers and personal lives.

 

When students through our program are given the tools to lead happier and more productive lives, they will naturally become better college candidates.

 

4. HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT

 

In our program, students will gain valuable life skills that will remain useful through their adult years. For us, it is not enough that students simply be accepted into college. We want to students to be Happy, Productive, and Set For Life.

 

Informing everything we do is a genuine respect for students and their unique stories.

Our program uses the college applications process as a convenient tool to teach

empowerment, self-reliance and emotional intelligence.

 

At Élan Advising, coaches are more than mentors; they are professionals who are specifically trained

and certified to work with young people.