by Gretchen | Nov 30, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, note-taking, Organization, Study Skills
Are you good at taking detailed notes during lectures, but then struggle to know what to DO with those notes later on? In a different but related question, are your test grades disappointingly low, given the amount of time you study? Often the way we use our notes...
by Gretchen | Nov 23, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
What if you’ve got a bunch of stuff to memorize for your next test, but no time or energy to make flashcards or set up a study group? Enter a cool study tool (used by students all over Japan, evidently!) called a Check Set! I just ordered myself one for a client...
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 | Oct 19, 2016 | blog, Organization, Study Skills
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Does stress sometimes take over and leave you lost and looking for answers? Gretchen shares advice with a friend who is dealing with this very issue. Listen in and find out how you can use Gretchen’s advice to help make your life...
by Gretchen | Aug 23, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, Speed Reading
Reading is hard for students!! Especially reading books that you don’t necessarily choose for yourself…and at an assigned pace that isn’t natural for you. So it’s important to have some tricks up your sleeve for how to read large quantities,...
