College Success Plan Client Testimonials

Client Testimonials

  • Liberating! I don't have to ask about grades, assignments, micromanage anything or beg for academic information. The weekly update tells me how she is doing and what she is doing. I don't have to beg her to go to the writing center or go into office hours. I can just focus on loving her and talking about all the fun aspects of her life.

    -Parent of Freshman at University of Texas, Austin

  • “Grades went from Fs to As and Bs. He's meeting deadlines, asking for help, advocating for himself. It's saved our relationship with our son. We no longer feel the need to hound him or check up on him. We rely on weekly updates from his coach.”

    -Parent of Junior at Montana State University

  • “My son's GPA has gone from 3.2 to over 3.5 and he made the Dean's List. He is more confident and is better able to organize his tasks and responsibilities. His coach is nothing short of a dream. Highly recommend!”

    -Parent of Junior at Northeastern University

  • “This service is worth every penny! I cannot say enough good things. The calendar, to-do list and weekly emails are beyond helpful. My son struggles with executive functioning and his coach was amazing in helping him stay organized and on task.”

    -Parent of Freshman at Grand Valley State University

  • “GPA went from 2.75 first semester freshman year to 3.78 second semester sophomore year. We've seen our son be more responsible and accountable academically and personally.”

    -Parent of Sophomore at Belmont University

  • “I was so impressed with the way his coach just dove in from day one. She was up and running with him in no time. I was able to easily track his progress through the updates she would send each week. The communication was clear and timely — I always felt like I was in the loop.”

    -Parent of Senior at University of Colorado, Boulder

  • “Bailey's results this semester exceeded our expectations! I was so impressed with how Jill was able to be firm on expectations and accountability yet be able to build such a trusting and solid relationship with Bailey at the same time. Bailey looked forward to her meetings with Jill.”

    *student name has been changed

    -Parent of Sophomore at University of Arizona

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  • Parent Story

    Elena’s mom Nancy called College Success Plan ready to give up. In fact, she was convinced she would be on her way to bring Elena home any day now. The missed assignments were adding up … Nancy wasn’t even sure if Elena knew where to find her work … there were just so many places to look. Her first quiz, Elena wasn’t even sure she was there for the right subject … somehow the other students knew what to study but she had no idea. And, always challenged with social anxiety, Elena didn’t even know how to begin to ask for help from her professors. Calls between mom and daughter were growing increasingly tense, with mom trying to help Elena stay on track and Elena just feeling like mom kept treating her like a child.

    “I don’t think Elena would have stuck it out without College Success Plan,” reflected Nancy. “Right away, it felt like a weight had been lifted between us … someone else was there to help guide Elena and I did not feel like I needed to be on top of her assignments constantly…” Based on her in-depth conversation with Nancy, Elizabeth Pyle selected Kate, one of College Success Plan’s highly trained coaches to work with Elena. Together, Elena and Kate created a realistic study plan, one that allowed Elena to enjoy the social side of college also. Each week, they mapped out what needed to get done, and focused on ways to tackle the myriad of projects, papers, blog posts, problem sets, and more that were all new to Elena. And Kate was not just a face on a Zoom call once a week … check-ins by text and email, updates to Nancy … within weeks Elena felt more in control and confident about her classes. She and Kate even came up with some extracurriculars for Elena to try … adding to her college experience.

  • Student Story

    Daniel was thrilled to be accepted to his dream school - his state’s flagship university with all the rah-rah and unique opportunities available at a school with tens of thousands of undergrads. Very quickly though Daniel felt out of control with his studies. “I really just had no idea what was expected of me as a college student. In high school I went to school, went to sports - I did the work my teachers assigned at night and I did pretty well.

    A couple of weeks into college though, I started getting zeros on a bunch of assignments … assignments I didn’t even know I had! Sure I had a lot more time on my hands to do work, but I really didn’t even know how to find my assignments, or how to manage several large projects and papers at the same time. It got so complicated that I got overwhelmed and kind of gave up. And I play club lacrosse … I love it, but it takes up a lot of time.”

    Daniel’s parents had heard about a friend’s son who had worked with College Success Plan and told Daniel to take a look at the website and think about whether working with an academic coach might help him get back on track. “Looking back on this year I know that I am in a much better place having had Kelli on my side,” reflected Daniel. “From our first meeting, I felt that she ‘got it.’ She wasn’t telling me not to go out and have fun, or not to play lacrosse, instead, she helped me stay organized and plan so that I could study and have time to enjoy the other parts of college. We set up a block schedule so I could visualize when I had time to get my work done, and I learned a lot of ways to study smarter so that the time I spent studying was more effective.”

    “Kelli really kept me accountable and was there whenever I had questions or needed help approaching an assignment or even emailing my professors. I’m pretty proud of how I did this semester and how far I’ve come since high school!”