by Gretchen | May 22, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Study Skills
Do you ever get bored using the same studying technique over and over again? I have a client who, until recently, has used nothing but flashcards when preparing for all her tests. Because we’d developed a number of fun ways to use flashcards, she enjoyed this as...
by Gretchen | May 15, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Writing
Do sometimes find yourself panicking when you sit down to write a research paper? Perhaps you selected a difficult topic? One of my clients, a freshman in college, did just that. He chose a subject, and then a week later when he was starting to work on it, he realized...
by Gretchen | May 9, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, podcast, Writing
Do writing assignments take you longer than necessary because you often feel stuck? Join Gretchen as she shares an interesting tool she created with a client to help him with his perfection paralysis. Specifically, she and Megan discuss: What perfection paralysis...
by Gretchen | May 2, 2017 | Academic Coaching, blog, Organization, Procrastination
Never Write the Word “Study” in Your Planner. Here’s Why. It doesn’t take long for a teenager who’s just started working with me to learn this — I hate the word “study.” Well, obviously that’s not completely true....
by Gretchen | Apr 4, 2017 | blog, College Prep, For Parents, podcast
Attending a National College Fair with your high school student? We recently heard from a listener who had some questions about how to make the most of her National College Fair visit with her son. Here’s her email: My son is attending a National College Fair coming...
