by Gretchen | Nov 15, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, podcast, Study Skills, Test Anxiety
This week on the College Prep Podcast with Gretchen Wegner and her co-host Megan Dorsey: Thanksgiving is coming up soon, as are the winter holidays. If you get started studying for finals now (or over the winter holidays, if your finals aren’t until the end of...
by Gretchen | Sep 22, 2016 | blog, podcast, Study Skills
Do you have a good way to organize your your research — both the digital and nondigital variety — as well as other aspects of being a student? Evernote is a surprisingly robust note taking tool, which we learn how to use under the guidance of guest expert Darren...
by gretchenwegner | Feb 7, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, note-taking
Let’s play a quick word association game! When I say “note taking,” what’s the first thing you think of? I just *bet* that the word you thought of is more likely to make you frown than smile. But note taking doesn’t have to be that way!...
by gretchenwegner | Nov 1, 2015 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
As midterms approach, that one math test is approaching. Yes, the one that has seven formulas to go with it. How are you ever going to remember all of the formulas without mixing them up? Here’s a recommendation I made to a student regarding a silly, quick way...
by Gretchen | Sep 26, 2014 | Academic Coaching, Study Skills
It’s officially fall! As the temperature drops, the semester is just heating up. Students are starting to sweat through harder tests and more complex assignments. Is this true for you? Recently, a client who has difficulty with short term memory was assigned one...
