Middle School College Prep for Black Families

You’ve done everything you were told to do: strong grades, advanced classes, activities, and achievement. But today, that alone is not enough to make a high-achieving student stand out to Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, or other Top 20 colleges.

Welcome to Lionheart Coaching Academy—founded by Princeton alumna Nicole Olaniyi and her husband Timothy. For more than 10 years, we’ve helped 500+ students build the academic habits, leadership skills, extracurricular strategy, and clear personal narrative that selective admissions requires.

If you’re raising a high-achieving 6th–8th grader, stay tuned for practical guidance on middle-school planning, high-school course strategy, purposeful leadership, and building a long-term roadmap toward elite college opportunities—before the choices that shape their future are already locked in.

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