Academic Skills Resources
Academic Coaching
We offer Academic Coaching for both undergraduate and graduate students. Academic Coaching provides you with a "personal trainer” who can observe your strategies and techniques, suggest changes to your approach, and provide encouragement as you implement new ways of learning. Our professional Academic Coaches hold advanced degrees and bring a diversity of academic, professional, and personal experience to their roles. Our peer Academic Coaches are mid-to-late stage graduate or professional students who are familiar with the academic challenges at Stanford. Meet our Academic Coaches.
Academic Coaches meet with both undergraduate and graduate students and help you tackle common challenges like:
- Procrastination
- Test preparation & anxiety
- Thesis & dissertation writing
- Time management
- Reading & note-taking
Book an Undergrad Coaching Appointment Book a Grad Coaching Appointment
Academic Skills Workshops
Request an Academic Skills Workshop for your academic department, dorm, or student group. Workshops are facilitated by an academic coach and focus on transferable academic skills like time management, exam preparation, reading and note-taking strategies, academic resilience, and more. Coaches can also introduce our academic coaching programs and CTL resources.
Tips and Tools
Reaching your academic potential can be challenging, but learning effective habits can help you get there. We have plenty of tips and tools to help you make the most of your time and effort.
Find study tips and tools on:
- Time Management [weekly schedule]
- Note-Taking
- Reading
- Test preparation & anxiety
- Course-specific strategies
- Grad-specific strategies
- General study skills