by Gretchen | Apr 3, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Organization, Study Skills
Do you ever struggle to take action on important school tasks on weekends? I certainly do, and I’m 44 years old! Imagine being 16! Recently a client revealed that she’d had another weekend of just “laying around”. She knew she had work to do,...
by Gretchen | Mar 27, 2018 | blog, note-taking, Reading, Student Life, Study Skills
Do you ever find textbooks supremely boring to read? I asked my client this the other day, and he said, “Well, not if they’re science. But everything else, yes!” This client — a high school senior — is taking a college class on Western Civilizations, and their...
by Gretchen | Mar 20, 2018 | blog, College Prep, Communication, For Parents, Study Skills
There’s a theme that’s popping up in every corner of my coaching practice these days, and it is: Emotion and cognition are inextricably linked! We academics like to think that it’s possible to learn facts and skills in a totally rational way,...
by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
Sometimes small study tweaks can make a difference. In this episode, Gretchen outlines seven small study techniques that can are easy to integrate into your homework time, and can help you be better prepped for tests. We’re listing them here, though you’ll want to...
by Gretchen | Mar 13, 2018 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
“Make time visible” is a favorite refrain of Gretchen’s, and it’s equally as true for college planning as it is for daily time management and organization. In this episode, Megan walks students step by step through how to make the next four years visible…by making a 4...
