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 | Aug 1, 2016 | podcast
Would you rather be the smartest person in an average school or the middle student at the smartest school? Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath has a wealth of wisdom about how to approach college admissions sanely. Megan shares key insights from reading this...
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 Gretchen | Jun 28, 2016 | blog, podcast
Alas! Grab the popcorn because the third, and final, video to my motivational series is here! The teenage brain is wired to have difficulty controlling impulses, which is my getting motivated to do school work can be so hard. Check out some brain science I shared...
by Gretchen | Jun 21, 2016 | blog, podcast
Last week I shared 5 different ways to tackle motivation with teens. This week we’ll look at one of them in more depth — the importance of figuring out where you want to go. Goal setting is easier said than done, however, which is why many teens get...
