Hourly Coaching
Personalized admissions guidance, available when you need it most: flexible, focused, and tailored to your unique goals.
Targeted Support,
How & When You Need It
Whether you want to discuss which summer school classes to take or are writing your supplemental essays, Fortuna’s Hourly Coaching gets to the point and addresses your specific needs. Our coaches assist you with high-impact guidance tailored to your college admissions priorities.
What You’ll Get
Fortuna Coaches are experts in identifying where additional hours may serve you the most during your college admissions process. Our objective is to bridge any gap and ensure comfort and confidence along the application journey. Some ways we can help include:
- Strategic advice on school selection and application positioning (US and global)
- Insights on admissions systems and essay formats
- Profile development and differentiation strategy
- Essay brainstorming, structure, and revision
- Impactful college visit strategies
- Interview preparation, including mock sessions with feedback
- Review and critique of final application materials
- Waitlist strategy and decision-making guidance
How Applicants Use Hourly Coaching
Fortuna Hourly Coaching is flexible by design. Here are a few ways clients have used Fortuna’s Hourly Coaching:
“I want to study abroad, but with a strong engineering school.”
An 11th-grade candidate used 3 hours to build a targeted list of U.S. and international schools known for STEM focus. Her list considered differences in selectivity, curriculum and cost, as well as factoring in test requirements (SAT/ACT, A-Levels, IB, etc).
“I am applying to colleges with completely different application processes.”
During the summer, an Indian family booked 4 hours to understand, discuss, and strategize on multiple applications to California schools with the UC Application, as well as 4 Ivy League applications using the Common App.
“I have great ideas, but clear writing is not my superpower.”
An all-Ivy applicant booked 5 hours to ensure he chose the best essay prompts and his unique story was clearly articulated for each essay.
“I need to practice for my interview.”
An applicant to Yale and the US Air Force Academy booked 3 hours with sessions focused on successful alumni interviewing as well as developing succinct responses about their leadership, teamwork, and values alignment with each institution.
Who It’s For
Hourly Coaching is a great fit if you:
- Want targeted support on specific parts of your application
- Have already started and need expert feedback to strengthen your materials
- Need help preparing for interviews or responding to a waitlist decision
- Prefer a flexible, personalized coaching experience over a full package
Interested in full-cycle support? Explore our All-Inclusive Package, our most popular offering to guide you through every step of the college application process.