Ask any successful individual and you’ll find they didn’t get to where they are now without a goal, and a plan to reach that goal.
That’s why we start with assessing every student and setting up a Roadmap to their goal/destination.

Research by Dr. Gail Matthews at Dominican University revealed that people who wrote down their goals and shared progress reports were 33% more successful in achieving their goals than those who just formulated goals. So while the exact percentages vary across studies, the general consensus is that only a minority of people, perhaps somewhere between 10-30%, actually follow through and accomplish their written goals over an extended period of time. Regular follow-up, accountability, and specific action plans seem to increase the likelihood of goal attainment.

The main takeaway is that setting goals is easy, but consistently working towards them and overcoming inevitable obstacles is where most people struggle. Writing goals down is helpful, but needs to be combined with diligent execution for achieving ambitious aims.That’s why we make sure we follow up regularly with students, and check on and talk about their progress towards their goals.

Students start preparing for college admissions as yearly as 6th grade but many start in the 9th grade. We’ve found middle school students enjoy building up their foundation of skills to reach higher goals in upcoming years, even if they don’t have a career goal or college in mind yet.

Regardless which grade students start our program, the first thing is a detailed assessment of their abilities and establishing their short and long term goals.