Dissertation Coaching Testimonials
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I’m so pleased with the way he edited my dissertation. It adhered to my college dissertation criteria and met the expectations of my committee. He provided updates promptly and was very responsive. Without him, I could not have thrived!
Amazing service. Great at editing, content development, coaching, teaching/explaining the writing process. Professional and prompt. Highly recommend!
Mitch helped me to edit my final draft of my doctoral dissertation. He was quick, accurate, and focused on what would bring my dissertation to the finish line. I highly recommend him.
Mitch was a pleasure to work with. I requested assistance having an extra set of eyes review my final version of my doctoral dissertation and cross-check my references and citations before it was published. He assisted with formatting quickly and provided valuable feedback. I highly recommend his services to anybody looking for additional assistance with the publishing process and academic writing.
The absolute best thing I did to support my dissertation process. I would still be months away from finishing my dissertation if not for Dr. Mitch. The support he provided with my oral defense made an anxiety rich experience so much more manageable.
I would have never finished my dissertation so quickly without Dr. Mitch’s help. His suggestions, support, and explanations helped me produce something I was proud of. Wonderful experience working with him!
I can’t recommend Compita Consulting enough! Dr. Mitch was professional, patient, and an amazing resource to me during this hectic time. His customer-service-focused approach came through in his responsiveness, turn-around time on editing documents, and thorough attention to detail. I truly do not think I would have been defense-ready as quickly as I was if it wasn’t for Dr. Mitch!
Dr. Stimers’ knowledge, expertise, and timely feedback were invaluable to completing my dissertation. He took the time to educate me concerning statistics for me to defend my research successfully. Dr. Stimers editing abilities saved me a great deal of time and were proven when my dissertation was approved with only one minor revision. I highly recommend Dr. Stimers and honestly can’t thank him enough for getting me to the finish line.
Not only does Dr. Stimers know his stuff, he’s task-oriented and his professionalism is second to none. He started from editing my dissertation to making sure that I passed my oral defense in a timely manner. He’s the real deal! Thank you again!
Dr. Stimers was very attentive to my editing needs and provided expert recommendations that eliminated the stress of getting to the finish line of the dissertation process. I was extremely satisfied with his service and recommend him to all who seek this kind of service!
Dr. Mitch Stimers helped me get through a tough final dissertation process. I have hired other editors before and all I can say is that Dr. Stimers was the best by far as he was knowledgeable about the dissertation process. He responded to phone calls, text messages, and emails in a heartbeat, and returned my edited dissertation promptly. I highly recommend Dr. Stimers to anyone who wants to have an excellent paper for submission.
I absolutely recommend Dr. Stimers to anyone who needs editing services for their project. He facilitated the timely completion of my doctoral program.
Hiring Dr. Stimers was the best decision I’ve made on this journey—his customer service was incredible from the first time we spoke! He did not merely review my paper and writing style, he gave me honesty! He helped me become a better writer, and gave me the courage to open my mind and think like a published author. Who would have thought that by recruiting an editor, I would gain a mentor?
I highly recommend Dr. Mitch Stimers. His consulting guidance, input, and editing were invaluable to me in completing my dissertation. His professionalism, knowledge base, and writing skills were amazing. I could not be happier with the service I received!
I highly recommend Compita Consulting! I used them for final edits on my dissertation and was very pleased with the results. Dr. Stimers’s feedback was very informative and helped me to improve my writing. The quality of the editing work and attention to detail was outstanding!
I was referred to Dr. Mitch Stimers and I will say that it was a great experience. Dr. Mitch was professional, helpful, and provided great customer service. He provided great feedback and recommendations to improve my dissertation.
My initial consultation with Dr. Stimers was very professional and personable. He made me feel like the meeting was not just about getting me to the finish line, but going to the finish line with me. I recommend Compita Consulting to those seeking excellent coaching, whether you’re at the beginning or near the end.
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Earning your Ph.D. (or Ed.D., or DBA, or whatever “D”octorate you might be after!) is not easy. Advanced course work, papers, reading, the proposal, comprehensive exams…there is a lot to it. Whether you are sitting at the end of chapter 3, struggling to get the proposal done, or staring at your first full five-chapter draft and thinking about the defense stage, chances are you could use some help.
What Exactly Does a Doctoral Coach Do?
Great question! The answer is as simple as you might imagine! If you are well on your way to completion, having at least chapters 1-3 written, we’ll perform heavy and technical copy editing, review your conceptual and/or theoretical framework (an area where many doctoral students struggle), and help prepare you for the defense stage. Proposal stage? A coach will help you focus in on a topic. All chapters completed? Heavy editing and defense preparation should be on your mind.
Editing: Every author needs an editor. Everyone. It’s doubtful you’re a poor writer, but after you’ve written 70, 100, 140 pages or more, and you’ve read it over a few times, you’ll become convinced it reads well, really well, perfect!!! I guarantee you it’s not perfect. To test this out, go back and look at something you wrote as an undergraduate or graduate student. Guess what? You thought that was amazing, too. Now you can probably tear it apart. Why? Experience and time. The writing gives up its failings more easily. That’s what an editor will do for you. The task of taking 25 or 30 hours to read your work is probably not all that appealing to you. And even if it was, and you did it, performing heavy and technical copy editing on your own work is not the best idea. Someone else needs to review your work, as they will catch all kinds of things you will overlook, read after read.
Guidance: Through regular weekly video calls, a coach will help you stay on track. Using MS Teams as a central work hub, your coach is within reach via messaging and can jump on a quick call if you need help. Assistance with researching sources, re-examining the themes in your results, evaluating the framework, and most any other task associated with the dissertation process is where your coach will provide support. Our coaches hold a doctorate, they know what the process looks and feels like, they know how to navigate it, and can help you through to the end!
Defense Preparation
: Unless you are a glutton for punishment, you probably don’t already hold a doctorate. You have no idea what you’re in for! We’re not trying to freak you out or anything, but the defense stage is hard. Real hard. The subject-matter experts that make up your committee…well…subject-matter experts says it all. They are going to see holes in the work you would never have dreamed of. We have coaches spanning several academic disciplines, plus plenty of colleagues with whom we can subcontract. While we can’t cover everything, we know what to look for in terms of fundamental questions stemming from your work, just waiting to be asked. A mock defense with a Q&A session and review afterward will help set you up to understand how to better-present your defense once you’ve run through it in front of two consultants (both doctors). We’ll grill you on the material and look for logical flaws, and/or contradictions. That is what a defense is, you are telling the college you’re ready to be called “doctor” based on your work, and you’re required to defend that assertion. It’s tough. We will help prepare you for the challenge!
We’re not simply going to give your document a heavy edit, email it back to you, then wish you the best. Our coaching philosophy is full-service.
Once we’ve completed an exhaustive read of your work, with all changes and comments tracked in MS Word, we’ll schedule a free call (up to 30 minutes) with you and go over everything. Yep, the cost of the review call is zero (0 USD, $0, nothing). Our quote for editing is based solely on the actual copyediting work. We’ll get you on a contract and charge you a reasonable rate for the copy editing work, but we’ll go the extra mile on that call to thoroughly review everything we’ve marked up…that’s included with no additional hourly charge.
Am I Close to Done?
Nope. Probably not. Maybe somewhere in between. A word you’ll get very tired of hearing over the final few months: REVISIONS! Once we’ve reviewed the document with you, it’s yours to revise according to our suggestions, or you can ignore them; it’s up to you! (Maybe don’t ignore them, that’s what we’re here for.)
Done with your defense? GREAT! CONGRATULATIONS DOC! But I bet your committee wants, you guessed it, REVISIONS! Probably minor at this point, but we include post-defense revisions as part of the deal, too. Your coach and editor will be there to help you with all of this. That’s doctoral coaching.
It is a long, costly journey (the department of education reminds me of the cost every month, how nice of them!), but if you are out here looking for help getting across the finish line, then we bet you have the drive to do it, and are in no way, shape, or form ready to give up on the dream. Let us help you finish, you’ll be glad you did!