by Gretchen | Jul 26, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Creativity & Edges, Study Skills
Hey there, do you have trouble with tests? Do you study by rereading your notes or textbook? Even if you don’t, it’s very likely that you use the same method every time you study right? Well, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is...
by Gretchen | May 2, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Test Anxiety
Too many students struggle with multiple choice tests. Often, this difficulty is not that they don’t know the material but rather because they haven’t learned how to take those tests well. Listen in as Megan provides her top five tips so you stop losing points on...
by Gretchen | Jan 3, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, For Parents, podcast, Student Life, Test Anxiety
Sometimes adults forget that being a student is an emotionally taxing job, that students have fears, and that students often need reassurance! On today’s New Year’s episode we discuss the five ways that feelings get in the way of student success if they’re not...
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 | Aug 16, 2016 | Academic Coaching, blog, College Prep, note-taking, Organization, Speed Reading, Study Skills
What if I told you it was possible to read a 400-page book in under two hours? You wouldn’t believe me, right? This summer I had a stack of books I wanted to catch up on, but I only had limited time. So I challenged myself to skim each of the books as quickly as...
