FAQs
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What is the difference between academic coaching and tutoring?
Academic coaching focuses on developing lifelong skills such as learning strategies, organization, time management, and study habits, while tutoring focuses on specific subject content like balancing equations.
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What kind of students benefit from academic coaching?
Any student who wants to improve their overall academic performance!
Academic coaching can be especially beneficial for students who are struggling with organization, time management, motivation, note taking or study skills.
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What are the key elements of an academic coaching session?
Sessions are designed to be a collaborative conversation between coach and client and typically involve building rapport, setting goals, exploring challenges, developing action plans, and providing feedback.
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What is the difference between Professional and Peer Academic Coaching?
While Professional and Peer coaches both aim to empower students by increasing self-awareness and elevating performance, they can differ in the depth of support and nature of the student-coach relationship. Students with complex learning histories may prefer the experience and comprehensive approach of professional coaching while Peer coaches provide relatable, firsthand experience in navigating academic challenges. All Peer coaches receive extensive training, so it is really a matter of preference. -
How long do academic coaching sessions last?
Sessions can range from 45 minutes to an hour, so students can fit appointments in between classes if they wish.
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How often do students meet with their academic coach?
The frequency varies, but since successful coaching involves exploring challenges, implementing strategies and providing feedback, we encourage students to participate in more than one session.
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What if I need to cancel or reschedule a session?
Students can cancel and book new appointments in the WLC Student Portal or by following the links provided in their appointment confirmation email. -
I am interested in joining an Accountability Group. What is the attendance protocol?
In the spirit of commitment through accountability, attendance is critical for optimal success. Therefore, we ask that you commit to all six (1x week) sessions, with allowances of up to 2 absences from sickness, or another conflicting University requirement.
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What does a typical accountability group session look like?
Though times will vary based on which group you registered to attend, you can expect a typical session to follow this time frame:
7:00-7:10 Arrive, plan and prep assignments for the evening
7:10-7:50 FIRST WORK SPRINT
7:50 -8:00 BREAK
8:00-8:40 SECOND WORK SPRINT
8:40-8:45 DEBRIEF