Nicole Leung


• B.A. in Biochemistry

• Currently works in UC Santa Barbara's Marine Biology Lab

• Specializes in Math & Science Tutoring

February 7th, 2012 - Strategic Academic Planning & Your Tutoring Options


When a student decides that he/she wants to start taking advantage of his/her education the question often arises: Where do I even start? Do I focus more on homework? Should I get an academic tutor? Does academic tutoring even help? Do I focus more on staying organized? While all these are beneficial, at AE Tutoring Santa Barbara we suggest that the first step be to create what is often called a strategic academic plan.


When a business or an organization desires to pursue success they will often create a strategic plan to maximize time and stay on track. In the academic realm, a strategic plan is created for the same reasons, yet with an academic objective in mind. Strategic academic plans can be created for either a single school year or for the entire educational experience. In short, a strategic academic plan is a road map for success.


So then, how does one start a strategic academic plan? At AE Tutoring Santa Barbara we have discovered four elements that are essential to a good academic plan.

1) Create a Mission Statement: When a student starts high school it can often seem like a big intimidating question mark. What classes do I take? How do I study? Do I take Spanish or French? Chemistry or Biology? Pre Calculus or Trig? Should I get an in home tutor? What do I want to get out of my educational experience? At AE Tutoring Santa Barbara we have discovered four elements that are essential to a good academic plan.

Creating a mission statement allows each student to think ahead to what he/she wants to accomplish throughout his/her high school years. Yes, this paragraph will probably be a bit vague but that is to be expected. Students must think big at the beginning stages. The details will come in due time.

In addition to being a bit vague, a student’s mission statement should be personalized to help him/her reach his/her unique goals and aspirations. The mission statement should try to aim at expressing a student’s personality as well as his/her individual strengths and talents.


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