by Gretchen | May 12, 2020 | blog
Do you, or a student you love, struggle with essay word counts? It can be so hard to meet the teacher’s requirements for x number of words, especially when you are new to writing research papers and essays. Recently with a 9th-grade client, I discovered how...
by Gretchen | May 11, 2020 | podcast
Gretchen is taking a couple of classes this semester, and she is fascinated to notice that she’s a bad student! Or more specifically: She doesn’t follow her own advice about learning. Tune in to find out why, and what she’s learned about human behavior in the process,...
by Gretchen | May 6, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Arrrrrgh! Sometimes I just don’t feel like working!! Do you identify? Last month there was a day that I was procrastinating big time! I made this video because I realized that I desperately needed to use a tip I tell students to do all the time — the...
by Gretchen | May 4, 2020 | podcast
Standardized tests have been delayed. Many high schools are replacing final exams with final projects. Megan and Gretchen check in about the changes they’re seeing in In the world of college planning and test prep, Megan shares: How to handle the delays to the SAT and...
by Gretchen | Apr 28, 2020 | blog
Effective planning is such a buggaboo — especially for teens whose brains won’t be mastering the art of the executive function until (eep!) age 25 or so. And especially during our distance learning situation, when many students have MANY MORE instructions...
by Gretchen | Apr 27, 2020 | College Prep, podcast
Introducing the ASVAB, a completely free tool to help students discover their career aptitudes! Guest expert Kate McLean breaks down why this is such a useful tool, and how families might get access to it. Specifically, she discusses: What the ASVAB is, and the...
by Gretchen | Apr 21, 2020 | Academic Coaching
I often have forlorn parents complaining to me — “My teenager simply can’t estimate how long an assignment will take. It’s making our family life miserable because homework takes 4 times as long as they think it will.”Ugh. I feel your...
by Gretchen | Apr 20, 2020 | College Prep, podcast
College visits can get repetitive and boring, and the “official” tours offered by the school don’t always reveal the hidden details that help you make a decision about which school is best for you. In this episode from the archives (originally posted in April 2018),...
by Gretchen | Apr 13, 2020 | College Prep, podcast
Admission to state universities can be very competitive. Your chances of admission increase significantly when you tailor your college application to the specific focus on each school on your list. Listen in a Megan visits with Wei-Lei Sun an expert in the University...
by Gretchen | Apr 7, 2020 | blog
by Gretchen | Apr 7, 2020 | blog
Do you have trouble keeping your attention on your homework because of soooooooo many distractions? I was talking about that recently with a student of mine. She’s a junior in high school and has ADHD. Although she’s not terribly concerned about her own...
by Gretchen | Apr 6, 2020 | College Prep, podcast
311: Is Freshman Year Too Soon for SAT Subject Tests & Test Prep? Recently we got a question about when students should take their SAT subject tests. Tune in as Megan answers that question…and provides other tips about test prep for the subject tests. Here is the...
by Gretchen | Mar 31, 2020 | Academic Coaching, blog
Last week during my webinar “Zoomed Out?!”, I heard y’all loud and clear — we want more short, energizing, physical breaks that we can lead with our students, or ourselves!! Today’s video is my answer to that! Just the other day I had a...
by Gretchen | Mar 30, 2020 | podcast
Ever wonder what the folks in college admissions departments actually think about students’ applications? Maxine Seya actually interviewed several of them, and learned a lot in the process, which she shares with the College Prep Podcast. Join Gretchen and...
by Gretchen | Mar 24, 2020 | blog
Where do you go when you need to recover your energy? What kinds of spaces and environments are the most effective — and which are the least effective — in helping you energize after a draining day? More and more I’m seeing that students need to...
by Gretchen | Mar 23, 2020 | podcast
It’s the time of year students get the news about what colleges they have (and haven’t!) been accepted into. The reality of the rejection is a lot harder than many families expect. Megan and Gretchen reflect about how parents can handle the news in ways that build...
by Gretchen | Mar 17, 2020 | blog
Are you having trouble thinking? Is your brain weirdly mushy right now, during this strange Corona Virus Pandemic? In my staff meeting on Tuesday morning, my assistant asked, “Is anyone else feeling like it’s hard to THINK?!” Yes!!! For sure!! And I...
by Gretchen | Mar 16, 2020 | podcast
The Corona Virus is changing everything for parents, students, and teachers, for the short term and possibly the long. Megan and Gretchen weigh in about how to maneuver through all the changes one day at a time. Specifically they discuss: How they are each affected by...
by Gretchen | Mar 9, 2020 | blog
Where do you go when you need to recover your energy? What kinds of spaces and environments are the most effective — and which are the least effective — in helping you energize after a draining day? More and more I’m seeing that students need to...
by Gretchen | Mar 9, 2020 | podcast
School is boring much of the time! So how do you stay awake and engaged when your whole system wants to tune out? Gretchen walks students through more than 10 simple ways to keep yourself going so you can learn what you need to learn. Specifically she discusses: Silly...
