by Gretchen | May 16, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, podcast, Student Life
May is a crazy month for parents and students! Families often have the habit of thinking that May will be an easy month because school is winding down. Actually, May is worse than December in terms of scheduling a multitude of activities, including: AP exams May...
by Gretchen | Apr 25, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Student Life
Listen in to a college professor talk about what skills make for a successful college student! Special guest Tina Kruse shares what she’s learned from 15 years teaching freshman seminars at a small liberal arts college, including: What is a Freshman Seminar, and why...
by Gretchen | Apr 18, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Student Life
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! Join us as we discuss community colleges versus big name schools, getting national merit scholarships, and dealing with bad teachers. Here are the questions Megan and Gretchen tackle on today’s Q&A show:...
by Gretchen | Apr 4, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Student Life, Test Anxiety
Are you the kind of student who does OK at school? Parents and teachers sometimes nudge you, telling you that you’re not quite living up to your potential because your grades could be even higher than the B’s they are now? I have a client like that who was...
by Gretchen | Mar 21, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Student Life, Writing
Hey there, do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by how much there is to do at school? Does it feel impossible to do it all alone? This is a video I made last summer, but it’s just as relevant as ever. I’ve seen TOO MANY of my clients buckle under the stress...
by Gretchen | Mar 14, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization, Student Life
All too often, the teens with whom I meet tell me, “Oh, I don’t have much to do. I can remember it all in my head.” Sometimes that’s true! But more often, we discover that they DON’T have their “to do list” as down as they...
