Hi, I’m Monika Kreile, academic coach (a.k.a. your Fairy Godmother with Oxbridge degrees).
For university students who want to:
Take control of their studies
Get the results that reflect their intelligence
Achieve their most ambitious goals
‘I know I’m capable. So why do I find it so hard?’
What makes study time effective?
How do I figure out what makes me remember things?
How do I improve my focus?
How do I fight procrastination?
How do I take notes that help me?
How do I use feedback?
How do I divide a big assignment?
How do I figure out where to begin?
How do I research a topic?
How do I interpret a mark scheme?
How do I stay motivated?
We find it hard to study because we’ve never been taught how! Instead, we’re pumped full of facts, dates, figures, and formulae.
Here’s what we’re not taught:
By the time we start university, we’re expected to have figured all that out by ourselves. You may get the odd presentation on academic writing, but mostly they’ll be busy teaching you content.
And lots of people will struggle, because…
content without method is madness!
Every assignment you submit is not just showing ‘what you’ve learnt’.
It’s also the result of:
Your mindset
Your habits
Your energy levels
What you believe you are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ at
Your attitude to risk-taking
Your ability to act on feedback
It’s a lot to deal with even when you know how. And it’s why I created YOUNG&Able.
When it comes to studying, we do our best and hope for the best. When we do well, we breathe a sigh of relief, thinking, ‘I must have done something right!’.
When we do badly, we beat ourselves up for ‘not working hard enough’.
We stay up too late, take too many notes, and take negative feedback personally.
Because studying is personal.
It’s what we spend most of our time on.
It’s at the heart of how we see ourselves.
It’s what we do when we’re alone.
Working with me, you get to:
Understand which study habits and thought patterns are serving you (and which aren’t).
Improve the way you study in a way that sticks.
Achieve the academic goals you felt you were’t ‘good enough’ for.
The Skill Refinery
My signature 90-day academic coaching programme
Learn what works for you – in learning, writing, and research.
Spend less time on assignments – and get better marks.
Aim high – and make a plan to get there.
What clients say
Don’t go looking for study hacks – let them come to you!
