Kaila Kuban, Ph.D.

(A Coach - Not a Company)

Academic Coaching

Specializing in executive function and teaching students vital organizational, analytic and study skills, I help students manage work (from homework to dissertations), learn how to prioritize, stay focused, and reach their goals.

College Application Coaching

My goal is to make the college application process rigorous yet fun. I help students identify schools where they will thrive both educationally and socially-and teach them how to write essays that make them stand out in a crowd.

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"I met with Kaila twice a week throughout the past 2 years. She has helped me and guided me in the right path to not only do my work but be more organized. If it weren't for her, I don't know how I could have made it at school during this time. I particularly am grateful to her for always believing in me especially when I didn't believe in myself."

A.V.

Student

"Kaila was able to break down the application process into simple, manageable tasks, which eased my anxiety. Since she is an insider in the world of academia, she knows exactly what colleges are looking for in an applicant."

S.R.

Student

Lighting The Way

Whether they're in high school, college, or graduate school, many students need help learning how to juggle all their responsibilities, get their work done on time, and organize their stuff and their ideas.

For many students, working one-on-one with someone is the best way to learn these skills.

This is where academic coaches come in.

Specializing in teaching students vital organizational, analytic and study skills, academic coaches help students manage work (from homework to dissertations), learn how to prioritize, stay focused, and reach their goals.

"Kaila worked really well with both our children in their application process, and our kids are so different in strengths, preferences and personalities. They both thrived under her guidance. We've recommended Kaila to several parents of high school students. She makes the college application process easier and less stressful not just for the student, but also for the parent!"

J.C.

Parent

"My daughter and Kaila had an instant connection on their first tutoring session. Her genuine interest in discovering what kind of a writer my daughter is, her patience in brainstorming ideas, editing while reading through the essays together made the work an enjoyable and a self-reflective process for my daughter."

J.G.

Parent

"Kaila helped both our children organize their college admissions process, got to know them individually, and found schools that fit each of their personalities and interests. Engaging Kaila to work with my children allowed me to be the calm, supportive parent that I wanted to be during the highly stressful college admissions process."

C.J.

Parent

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Hi, I'm Kaila

I'm an anthropologist who has been working with high school and college students for over two decades. Combined with my Ph.D. in Anthropology - and doctoral research on the American teenager - this experience gives me a unique ability to understand students and help them take control of their academic lives.

As an Academic Coach I work with current high school, college, and graduate students on everything from a particular assignment (in any course) to executive function skills (such as time management and organization).

As an Application Coach I help current high school and college students understand the range of colleges and graduate schools that exist, find the programs that are the best fit for them, and help them construct applications that will get noticed.

I love this work, and I do it with a sense of humor. Having run a comedy school in New York City and produced comedy specials for television, I enjoy connecting with students through laughter.

I understand the high expectations placed on students and bring my signature mix of academic rigor, compassion, humor, and lightheartedness to every student meeting. My goal is for every student I work with to make progress while having fun.

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"I didn't realize how much asking for your help would improve the quality of my application. Not only that, you helped me take things into account about applications that I would have never considered to be important to the process. I came out of this with a very solid application."

S.C.

Student

"Not only is Kaila great at catching even the smallest of spelling errors, she has helped me hone multiple presentations, check my slides for grammatical errors, and polish academic papers. I wish I could keep Kaila's editing skills in my back pocket for daily use because she helps make all the work I come to her with shine."

H.P.

Student

"I worked with Kaila on my college application process and she was amazing. She was very understanding of my schedule and very knowledgeable of all the tiny details that shape a great college application. She was always very personable and gave great structure and guidance to complete my applications with the best final product possible."

J.F.

Student

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