by Gretchen | Apr 25, 2018 | blog
Do you get a ton of notifications on your phone 24/7? If you’re an avid follower of my newsletter, you may have noticed that recently I’m working with more and more of my clients to turn off many of their notifications. Not all of them take me up on it,...
by Gretchen | Apr 25, 2018 | blog, For Parents, Student Life
Parents these days are overcome with anxiety — anxiety about their kiddo’s achievement (or lack thereof), ability to get into college, ability to get a good job, etc etc. For better or for worse, a significant amount of time in my coaching sessions with...
by Gretchen | Apr 24, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Study Skills
One of my main tasks as an academic coach — other than to help students study more effectively — is to help teens with learning challenges figure out how to follow through on tasks that feel insurmountable. This week a client of mine reported with such...
by Gretchen | Apr 19, 2018 | blog, College Prep
April 1 was the date by which all colleges should have notified students of acceptance; students have this month to make the final choices and notify schools of their decisions. Tune in as Megan walks you through 10 factors to consider as you make this final decision,...
by Gretchen | Apr 17, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents
Most of us have smart phones these days, and many of us depend on a number of different apps to keep us organized. With a certain subset of my teen clients, however, I’ve noticed that they don’t have their time management apps organized in such a way that...
