University-entrance coaching, at any stage

Sharpen the mind. Steady the path to university.

De L'espirit Academy pairs students with a dedicated coach — with unlimited access, not a fixed weekly slot — for university-entrance exams (SAT, YKS, and more), coursework, and the path to a career that fits. For high schoolers, and for university students preparing to change direction and test again.

Currently enrolling · High school through university-track exam prep · 100% virtual, students welcome from anywhere

Progress note

Week 6 checkpoint

on track
Practice exam net score71 → 94
Essay drafts reviewed6
Weekly plan adherence92%
Universities shortlisted11

— great instinct on the thesis, keep this voice

unlimited
Access to your coach
any stage
High school to career switch
worldwide
100% virtual, any timezone
$200
Starting monthly plan
The DLA method

Four steps, repeated all year

Coaching only works if it's structured. Every student moves through the same four-part cycle — what changes is the subject matter, the goals, and the pace.

01

Assess

We map current grades, study habits, and university goals honestly — no generic diagnostic, just a real conversation and a look at recent work.

02

Plan

Your student gets an actual hour-by-hour weekly schedule — subject blocks, practice questions, even break rules — rebuilt as often as weekly when priorities shift.

03

Coach

Unlimited access to your coach, not a fixed weekly slot — plus optional group sessions, subject-specific tutoring, and career conversations whenever they're useful.

04

Review

Every check-in looks at real numbers — practice test scores, hours logged, habits kept — with the student and parents, and the plan is adjusted from there.

Inside a coaching week

What the plan actually looks like, in short

We don't publish the full daily schedule — it's rebuilt around each student — but here's the shape of it.

01

Hour-by-hour blocks

Each day is broken into timed subject blocks — not a vague "study more," but exactly what to work on and for how long.

02

Structured breaks

Breaks are part of the plan too, with clear rules — some phone-free, some built around movement — so focus actually resets.

03

Tracked practice exams

Practice tests are logged and scored, so progress is visible week over week, not just felt.

04

Habits, not just homework

Sleep, exercise, nutrition, and short reflection habits are part of the plan — because burned-out students don't hit their goals either.

Programs

Coaching built around what your student needs most

Most families start with one focus area and add others as priorities shift. Work with one coach the whole way through, or bring in others — including group sessions — whenever it helps.

SU

Subject coaching

Targeted help in the courses giving your student trouble — math, sciences, humanities — with a focus on understanding, not just the next test.

EF

Executive function

Planning, time management, and study systems for students who understand the material but lose points to disorganization.

TP

Test prep

SAT, ACT, and YKS preparation built on a diagnostic-driven plan, with practice tracked against a real target score.

CA

University applications

Essay development, school list strategy, and timeline management — for SAT/college applications or YKS-track planning, from first steps through submission.

GR

Group sessions

Optional group classes where students work alongside peers, on top of their 1:1 coaching — not a replacement for it.

CD

Career deep-dives

Open-ended conversations about where a student wants to head — plus research and connections we help track down behind the scenes.

Pricing

One monthly plan, built around your student

No per-session invoices to track. Coaching runs on a simple monthly retainer, so your student gets consistent support and you get one predictable bill.

Coaching plan

Most families start here
$200 / month

Starting price for weekly 1:1 virtual coaching. Final scope and price are set together during your free consult, based on subjects and workload.

Weekly live video session with your dedicated coach
Written coaching plan, reviewed and adjusted every week
Async check-ins between sessions
Monthly summary email for parents
Book a free consult

Billed monthly · cancel anytime · paid by direct bank transfer (Turkey) or Wise/international transfer (worldwide) — details shared after your consult.

Why families choose DLA

Support that flexes around your student, not the other way around

01

Not locked to one coach

Most students settle in with one coach, but nobody's stuck — students can work with more than one coach, or switch, whenever it makes sense.

02

Plans built on actual work

We look at real transcripts, essays, and test scores before setting goals — never a generic template.

03

Straight talk with parents

You'll hear what's genuinely working and what isn't, on a regular schedule, without having to chase it down.

04

Support when it's genuinely urgent

If something comes up that's beyond coaching, students can reach our staff therapist for a one-off session — no waiting for the next scheduled call.

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Our job isn't just the transcript — it's whatever the goal actually is.

That's the standard we hold every plan to. If a plan isn't lowering the temperature at home — for the student and the family — we rework it until it does. Scores matter, but so does whether a student can talk about school without dreading it.

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Your coach

Meet the person your student will actually work with

Founder & lead academic coach

I've spent the last 8 years coaching students through some of the hardest academic stretches of their lives — over 100 of them, one at a time. I've been in their seat myself: I took the YKS, and I took the SAT. I know what it takes, and I know how to help a student actually get there.

University-entrance counseling STEM & humanities Executive function Test prep
Good to know

Questions families ask before starting

Tutoring solves this week's homework problem. Coaching looks at the whole picture — habits, workload, and university goals — and builds a plan that holds up over months, not just until the next test.
Mainly high schoolers preparing for university-entrance exams (SAT, YKS, and others), entirely over video, so students can join from anywhere in the world. We also work with university students who want to change direction and prepare to test again — coaching adapts to whatever stage a student is actually at.
There's no fixed session limit — students can reach their coach as needed, with a structured weekly plan behind it. Everything runs over video (Zoom or Google Meet), with optional group sessions and subject-specific tutoring layered in when useful.
Coaching runs on a monthly plan starting at $200/month, billed on a simple retainer rather than per session. Payment is by direct bank transfer — a Turkish IBAN for domestic families, or Wise/international transfer for families abroad — arranged after your consult call. Nothing is charged automatically.
Book a free consult below. We'll talk through where your student is now, what you're hoping to change, and whether DLA is a good fit before anything is decided.
Get started

Book a free consult

Tell us a bit about your student and we'll follow up within one business day to schedule a call — no cost, no obligation.

Pricing: plans start at $200/month, billed as a simple monthly retainer. Paid by direct bank transfer — a Turkish IBAN for domestic families, Wise or international transfer for families abroad. Details are shared directly after your consult.

Privacy

Privacy Policy & KVKK Aydınlatma Metni

Last updated: September 2026

What we collect

When you submit the consult form, we collect the name you provide, your email address, your student's current stage, and anything you write in the "focus" and "notes" fields. We don't collect payment information through this site — that's arranged directly after your consult call.

Why we collect it

Solely to respond to your consult request, understand what your student needs, and follow up by email. We don't use this information for advertising, and we don't sell or rent it to anyone.

Legal basis (KVKK)

Under Turkey's Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK, Law No. 6698), this data is processed based on your explicit consent, given when you check the consent box and submit the form. If you're contacting us from outside Turkey, we apply the same standard regardless of where equivalent data protection law (such as GDPR) applies.

Who else sees it

Form submissions are delivered to our inbox through Web3Forms, a third-party form-processing service, solely to route your message to us by email. We don't share your information with any other third party.

How long we keep it

We keep consult request records for as long as needed to respond and, if you enroll, for the duration of our working relationship plus a reasonable period afterward for our records. You can ask us to delete it sooner at any time.

Your rights

Under KVKK Article 11 (and equivalent rights under other data protection laws), you can ask us whether we hold data about you, request a copy of it, ask us to correct or delete it, or object to how it's used. To do any of this, email us at hello@joindla.com — we'll respond within a reasonable time.