Tallahassee State College

Success Coaching

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Success Coaching is a free service for students at TSC offered to advance college success skills, navigate the new college environment, and achieve academic, professional, and personal goals. Our team of Success Coaches offers guidance and resources to students in a non-judgmental and supportive environment. On-campus and virtual success coaching is available to all students.

We help with:

  • Time management and work/life balance
  • Study skills and notetaking
  • Motivation and goal setting
  • Test-taking and test anxiety
  • Organization
  • Navigating college life
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Success Resources

Time Management

Work with an academic success coach to improve your time management and overcome procrastination once and for all. Your coach can help you set up a time management tool or guide you through a more effective way to structure your time.

Study Skills

Find the best way to study for your classes with the help of an academic success coach. Want to put together a study group? An academic success coach can also help facilitate group study sessions. 

Notetaking

Make the most out of your classes with notetaking methods that advance your learning. An academic success coach can help you find a notetaking style that you can stick with.

Test Taking and Overcoming Test Anxiety

Test anxiety is very common among college students. By practicing impactful test-taking strategies with an academic success coach, you can work towards overcoming this stressful phenomenon. 

Goal Setting

What are your long- and short-term goals, and how do you plan to get there? Your academic success coach can help you set and meet your goals.

Staying Motivated and Managing Stress

Feel yourself becoming unmotivated? Meet with your academic success coach to learn motivation strategies to help you keep your eye on the prize. 

Preparing for Class & Understanding Class Expectations

Your academic success coach can help you prepare for class. Skills include organizing, prioritizing academics, problem-solving, and better understanding the expectations of your class. 

Academic Alert

The purpose of being placed on academic alert is to help connect you with resources to support you in learning college success skills to have better academic performance. Meeting with an advisor or an academic success coach and utilizing resources like the Learning Commons can help you have a great next semester.

Our team of coaches specializes in college success skills. We host 1-on-1 coaching sessions to help you personalize your studying and goal setting. Our favorite topics include time management, work/life balance, catching up, study skills, and more!

Our Favorite Success Resources:

Your academic alert contact: Jorlyse Dickens (jorlyse.dickens@tsc.fl.edu)

 

Student Testimonials

"In my experience, Success Coaching has made a prominent impact on my readiness for class. The coaches have not only increased my level of preparedness but also the confidence I carry going into my weeks. I am thankful for the existence of this program." -Jonathan, TSC Student

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