by April Sullivan | Oct 27, 2020 | Academic Coaching
Do you have any regrets, academic or otherwise? Although I’m a firm believer that all my life decisions (even the really bad ones!) helped mold me into the awesome person I am today, there is ONE decision I made when I was 21 that I wish I could take back. In...
by Gretchen | Feb 17, 2020 | College Prep, podcast
There are two huge reasons why students don’t ask for help, but this can change with a little prodding. Gretchen breaks down how to help students get over their discomfort with looking “stupid” and asking the right questions to get the help they need. Specifically,...
by Gretchen | Feb 3, 2020 | Academic Coaching, blog
I don’t know about you, but I have a *devil* of a time following through on certain hard and unpleasant tasks. Actually… that’s a lie. I DO know about you. Almost everyone I’ve ever talked to — student, parent, teacher, or other human...
by Gretchen | Sep 16, 2019 | blog, note-taking, Student Life
How’s your note-taking? Do you love it? hate it? Last spring I was working with a client who broke his wrist and couldn’t take notes for several weeks. I was right in the middle of teaching him a skill called “Honing Notes”, which requires...
by Gretchen | Sep 2, 2019 | blog, Procrastination
What’s the biggest lie students end up telling themselves? “I’ll do it later!” So many of my clients tell themselves that lie so that they can feel better in the moment about not doing their work. But how many truly do end up doing their work...
