[Remote] Student Success Coach (College Admissions Coach)

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. egelloC Corporation is a leading coaching company dedicated to guiding students and families through the college admissions process. The Student Success Coach will lead students toward their top-choice universities by providing individualized coaching, ensuring accountability, and implementing strategic plans to achieve admissions goals.


Responsibilities

  • Provide individualized coaching and accountability: Serve as the primary point of contact for a caseload of students and their families. Conduct weekly check-ins and monthly meetings to guide students through their academic, extracurricular, and college application milestones
  • Strategic Academic & Profile Planning: Provide expert advice on course selection, major strategy, and building a competitive extracurricular profile over time. You will advise on UC-specific GPA impact and ensure students are strategically positioned for admission to both the UCs and national Top 100 universities
  • Activity Optimization & Packaging: Leverage your tactical mastery to translate student experiences into high-impact descriptions. You will guide students in selecting and quantifying their achievements within the unique constraints of both the Common App and the UC Activities sections
  • Testing & Strategy: Guide families through the nuances of testing timelines (SAT/ACT) and the tactical differences between Test-Optional and Test-Blind environments
  • Strategic Narrative Oversight (PIQ & Essay Approval): You are the 'Editor-in-Chief' of the student’s story. While our dedicated Essay Editing team handles the heavy lifting of drafting and line-editing, you provide the final strategic approval. You ensure every PIQ and personal statement isn't just well-written, but perfectly aligned with the student’s goals and technical profile
  • Strategic Intervention: Serve as the primary driver for a caseload of families. You proactively monitor progress and 'strategically intervene' to ensure every milestone is met
  • Expert Parent Liaison: Serve as the 'Voice of Truth' for parents. You will proactively lead meetings, provide timely updates, and manage expectations with a mix of empathy and professional authority
  • Collaborative Support: Partner with the Client Success team to ensure a seamless family experience. They handle the scheduling and logistics so you can lead the strategy

Skills

  • 3+ years of College Admissions Coaching, plus minimum of Bachelor's degree, preferrable in Education, Counseling, or related field
  • UC/CSU System Expertise: Deep knowledge of all 9 UC undergraduate campuses, the CSU system, impacted majors, and varying competition levels
  • Top 100 & Common App Mastery: Sophisticated understanding of the admissions landscape for Top 100 U.S. colleges and universities. You know how to pivot strategies between elite private institutions and out-of-state publics
  • High-Volume Organizational Excellence: You can navigate a busy caseload with precision because you aren't doing it alone. Leveraging our Client Success team for logistics and our Essay Editing team for drafting, you maintain a high-level view of every student's roadmap, ensuring that strategic quality remains top-tier across your entire caseload
  • Collaborative & Ego-Free: You are a dedicated team player who contributes to our internal knowledge base and thrives in a feedback-heavy environment. You aren't afraid to provide (or receive) direct strategic direction to ensure the best student outcomes
  • Technical Proficiency: You move fast in Slack, Discord, Calendly, Google Drive, and Zoom with the ability to learn new systems quickly
  • The 'Batteries Included' Mindset: You don't wait for a student to miss a deadline; you spot the plateau and fix it before it becomes a problem

Benefits

  • Paid Training
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid Holidays

Company Overview

  • egelloC Corporation is dedicated to helping talented high school students get accepted into, and be able to afford, the top universities and colleges in the US. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in Irvine, California, US, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://egelloc.com/.

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