by Gretchen | Mar 26, 2019 | blog, Study Skills
Have you noticed I’m obsessed with note taking lately? If you haven’t caught the last few videos you might check them out here: How to Study Overwhelming PowerPoints Buy These Supplies to Make Studying More Anti-Boring Today I want to talk about whether...
by Gretchen | Mar 19, 2019 | Anti-Boring Approach, blog, Study Skills
It’s almost the end of the school year! For some college students, semesters end next month; high school students have another couple months to go. Regardless, everyone is exhausted, and likely a lot of your school supplies have been used up by now! I recommend...
by Gretchen | Mar 12, 2019 | blog, Study Skills, Test Anxiety
Do your teachers and professors primarily use PowerPoint during their lectures? Do you find yourself overwhelmed when it’s time to study, because you have 60 or 70 slides to review for each test? Lately, I’ve had a number of folks working with graduate...
by Gretchen | Jan 15, 2019 | Academic Coaching, blog
Do you sometimes feel that you NEVER get a break? That you’re far too busy to give yourself some time off, even an afternoon off? I find that many students feel this way. We are breeding more generations as addicted to busy-ness as we are! I have...
by Gretchen | Jan 10, 2019 | College Prep, podcast, Study Skills
The key to effective studying for tests is a brain-based trick called “retrieval practice.” Most students forget to do this when studying. They might review their notes or text book, but they forget practice “retrieving” it from their brain (which means looking...
