Thoughtful academic guidance built around the whole student
Meet Kim, a leading national expert in academic advising
Kim Bongar is the founder and Chief Academic Advisor at Eras. She brings more than two decades of experience supporting students and families through some of the most important academic decisions of their lives.
A graduate of UT Austin and UCLA, Kim combines admissions insight, academic strategy, and personal mentorship to help students identify their strengths, clarify their goals, and build thoughtful plans for the future.
Her approach is warm, direct, and highly individualized. She works closely with each student to understand what kind of academic environment will help them thrive.
As a mother of three grown sons, Kim also understands the college process from a parent’s perspective. She knows how much each decision can matter, and how valuable it is for families to have a trusted guide through the questions, deadlines, and transitions ahead.
The Eras philosophy
At Eras Academic Advising, we believe the best advising is both strategic and deeply personal. It considers the transcript and the student behind it. It looks at grades and test scores, but also interests, values, learning style, motivation, and long-term goals.
From early high school planning to college admissions and graduate school preparation, Eras provides the kind of steady, individualized guidance that helps students grow with intention.
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We begin with a comprehensive review of the student’s academic profile, interests, goals, and current needs. This allows us to identify opportunities, clarify priorities, and determine the right level of support.
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Together, we create a customized academic plan that may include course selection, testing timelines, enrichment opportunities, tutoring support, and admissions milestones.
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The strongest applications reflect depth, consistency, and self-awareness. We help students identify the themes, experiences, and interests that make their story compelling and authentic.
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Through tutoring, enrichment advising, research, internships, service, and academic support, we help students build confidence and pursue meaningful growth.
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When application season arrives, students receive detailed support with essays, school-specific strategy, application organization, interviews, and decision-making.
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For students pursuing graduate or professional school, Eras provides continued advising for medical school, law school, nursing, PA, PT, and other advanced pathways.
Our approach
Explore our services
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College counseling
For students preparing for college admissions, we provide personalized strategy, essay support, college list guidance, and application execution.
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Academic planning
For high school and college students who need a clearer roadmap, we help align course selection, testing plans, extracurricular choices, and long-term goals.
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Tutoring services
For students seeking stronger performance, confidence, or test preparation, we offer one-on-one tutoring matched to the student’s needs and learning style.
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Enrichment advising
For students ready to deepen their interests, we help identify research, internships, service and volunteering projects, and meaningful academic experiences.
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Postgraduate school advising
For students pursuing advanced degrees, we provide specialized admissions support for medical school, law school, nursing, PA, PT, and related pathways.
