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The Coolest Memorization Tool You’ve Never Heard of Until Now

by Gretchen | Nov 23, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills

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...

How to Use Your Energy Level to Prioritize Homework Tasks

by Gretchen | Nov 16, 2016 | blog, College Prep, Organization, Procrastination, Study Skills

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...

College Prep Podcast #134: Easy Tips for Prepping for Finals Over the Holidays

by Gretchen | Nov 15, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Study Skills, Test Anxiety

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...
https://youtu.be/GT5SdXIcAbA

A Surprising Email Skill That Teens Lack

by Gretchen | Oct 26, 2016 | blog, Study Skills, Writing

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...
https://youtu.be/5ppqZ-NVo1w

5 Tips to Keep Hard Work from Overwhelming You

by Gretchen | Oct 19, 2016 | blog, Organization, Study Skills

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...

College Prep Podcast #130: How to Get Homework Started Painlessly with the Pomodoro Method

by Gretchen | Oct 17, 2016 | Academic Coaching, College Prep, note-taking, podcast, Study Skills

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...
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