What is Success Coaching?
The Launchpad Success Coach works with first-year students to develop a personalized plan to help students reach their academic and personal goals. Students work with the Success Coach to set goals, identify challenges, and create action steps to overcome obstacles to achieving their objectives.
Topics the Success Coach could help first-year students with...
What Success Coaching is NOT:
- Academic advising: Although a Success Coach can help students navigate academic resources and career exploration, they do not create academic plans or advise on course selection.
- Tutoring: While a coach can provide study tips and strategies, they do not directly teach course material.
- Therapy: A coach focuses on academic and personal development, not clinical diagnosis or treatment of mental health conditions.
- A quick fix: Lasting academic success requires consistent effort and practice. The Coach provides tools and support, but students must actively apply them.
- A guarantee of perfect grades: Coaching can significantly improve academic performance, but it cannot guarantee specific outcomes.
- A replacement for personal responsibility: The Coach empowers students, but ultimately, students are responsible for their academic success.
