This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Ever considered adventure travel as an interesting summer option for your teen? There are many companies that take teens on cool trips around the world and build their life and...
What’s the first thing you do when a teacher gives a new assignment — especially something big, like a paper or project? Thanks to their work with me, many of my clients are getting good at writing the due date in the planner (on the day it’s due, by...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Smartphone apps can be a great support, but also an annoying distraction, for students, especially those suffering from ADHD. Gretchen provides a list of 10+ apps and suggestions...
“I’m lazy,” teens often tell me when I meet them for the first time. Parents often confirm this. And so do teachers, when I email them to get more info about how a client is doing in their class. I know students often feel lazy. And they certainly...
Are you good at taking detailed notes during lectures, but then struggle to know what to DO with those notes later on? In a different but related question, are your test grades disappointingly low, given the amount of time you study? Often the way we use our notes...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: The college interview is a great way to round out your college application. However, students often make silly mistakes! Megan provides numerous tips to help you be your best self...
What if you’ve got a bunch of stuff to memorize for your next test, but no time or energy to make flashcards or set up a study group? Enter a cool study tool (used by students all over Japan, evidently!) called a Check Set! I just ordered myself one for a client...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Anxiety in teens is on the rise! At least, this is Megan and Gretchen’s experience working with students all over the country. Guest expert Yshai Boussi, a family therapist, helps...
Do you ever find yourself too tired to finish your homework? Sometimes that’s because you simply have too much homework to do; but other times it’s because you didn’t do your homework in the right order! In today’s video, I tell the story of a...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Thanksgiving is coming up soon, as are the winter holidays. If you get started studying for finals now (or over the winter holidays, if your finals aren’t until the end of...
Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed when your teacher hands out a new writing prompt for an essay? I have one client who has gotten feedback from teachers that he consistently fails to address ALL the parts of their prompts. Check in on this video to see an example of...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Students with learning differences or high anxiety often have special considerations when choosing what college will be best. Tune in as guest expert Melissa Masland shares her...
Do you (or a student you love) lose a lot of your assignments? I have a couple of clients who consistently SWEAR they’ve turned in an assignment, only to have the teacher SWEAR they haven’t. These clients sometimes re-do a single handwritten assignment 2-3...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Do you know what a “personal brand” is? Any idea why learning how to be a good storyteller is an essential 21st-century skill that students should develop in college? Guest expert...
Email is an important way for teens to communicate with their teachers these days, but few teens know how to do it well! Every semester I get surprised when I see my teen clients fumble around this one seemingly simple task — writing the subject heading on their...
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Should parents take away student’s activities if their academic grades are not up to snuff? Megan and Gretchen weigh in on this important question from a listener, about how to...
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Does stress sometimes take over and leave you lost and looking for answers? Gretchen shares advice with a friend who is dealing with this very issue. Listen in and find out how you can use Gretchen’s advice to help make your life...
Initiating homework is a hard task for students! Especially students who are challenged with their executive functions (which means: almost all teenagers).Tune into today’s episode to learn about why the Pomodoro technique is such a good antidote to getting work...
Argh! Do you ever save time on your calendar for important tasks, but then allow other, less important tasks to creep in? I did that today, and it was beyond frustrating!! Recently, I’ve been learning more about a concept called “Deep Work,” and my...
Megan is shocked by all the errors she’s seeing on scholarship and college applications! To help you avoid these mistakes, she’s compiled all her advice into this one quick podcast episode. Tune in to discover what these errors are and how to avoid them — so that you...
