by Gretchen | Aug 15, 2016 | College Prep, For Parents, podcast
Why is it important to graduate in four years? What are some ways that you can choose your college smartly to ensure that you do graduate without spending needless extra money and time? Guest expert Karina Dusenbury walks us through how to plan for college so well...
by Gretchen | Aug 8, 2016 | College Prep, For Parents, Organization, podcast
The beginning of the school year is always crazy and stressful for families. But if you follow these tips for wrapping up the summer, you’ll save yourself some stress later on. It’s an investment of time that’s well worth it. Here’s the basic checklist: Update your...
by Gretchen | Jul 25, 2016 | blog, College Prep, podcast
Colleges are increasingly checking out students’ online social media profiles to decide whether they are worthy of admission into their schools. Colleges are increasingly checking out students’ online social media profiles to decide whether they are worthy of...
by Gretchen | Jul 18, 2016 | blog, College Prep, podcast
Just because it’s summer and students aren’t on campus doesn’t mean that you can’t have a rich, meaningful college visit. In fact, summer is one of the most practical times for families to visit colleges around the country, as a part of their...
by gretchenwegner | Feb 7, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Reading
Have you ever opened to the first page of an assigned reading and thought, “Ugh. How am I possibly going to focus? It looks sooooooo boring!” Well, here’s a tip that I recommend to my clients. Maybe it will work for you? Hey there, don’t have...
by Gretchen | Jul 19, 2015 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, Student Life
Are you jumping with excitement for your first semester of college? Or maybe you’re nervous? Probably both? Either way, it’s going to be a fantastic new journey. Along with the new independence, college is also going to offer you a more flexible schedule...