by Gretchen | Jun 13, 2017 | blog, College Prep, podcast
Advanced Placement courses can provide a huge advantage to students when they hit college, but they can also be a huge drain on a high school student’s schedule and sense of balance. Recent a mom named Tamra wrote in with the following question: I’m...
by Gretchen | May 30, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, For Parents, note-taking, podcast
Sometimes educators have to dish out advice that families simply don’t want to hear. In this episode, Megan and Gretchen detail their most unpopular advice for students and parents. The advice folks don’t want to hear includes: Course Selection: You need...
by Gretchen | May 23, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Study Skills
You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers! Join us as we discuss the following questions: Summer Programs for College Prep: We are looking at the Stanford University “High School Summer College” program for our son. The classes are...
by Gretchen | May 9, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Writing
Do writing assignments take you longer than necessary because you often feel stuck? Join Gretchen as she shares an interesting tool she created with a client to help him with his perfection paralysis. Specifically, she and Megan discuss: What perfection paralysis...
by Gretchen | May 2, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Test Anxiety
Too many students struggle with multiple choice tests. Often, this difficulty is not that they don’t know the material but rather because they haven’t learned how to take those tests well. Listen in as Megan provides her top five tips so you stop losing points on...
