Many students are exhausted with learning during a pandemic, and more and more are considering taking a gap year between high school and college. In this episode, we chat with Rebecca Barr from www.EFGapyear.com about how gap years work and ... Read More » The post 370: Have You Considered Taking a Gap Year? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Do you want a college that supports your religious beliefs? Or would you prefer a college that is not religious at all? Today Megan walks us through several tips for how to do a college search if you do or ... Read More » The post 369: How to Search for Colleges When You Do & Don’t Want Religion to Be a Major Factor appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
It’s the end of the semester! Here are 6 straightforward tasks that will help you wrap things up, and position yourself to take a full break this summer, and then rock the next school year. Gretchen and Megan chat about: ... Read More » The post 368: 6 Steps to Wrap Up Your Semester appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
This has been the worst school year ever, and students and parents are barely hanging on as we near the end. Learn a few nervous system tools to help you stay as regulated as possible… and get all that missing ... Read More » The post 367: Tips to Survive the End of This Horrible School Year: A Nervous System Perspective appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
It’s a month until final exams in the United States. What can teachers do to help set students up for less stress and more success this finals season? Listen in as Gretchen lays out 5+ tips including: how far in ... Read More » The post 366: Tips to Help Students Plan & Study for Finals appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Families are sometimes so desperate to afford college that they jump at “opportunities” that are actually scams. Megan walks you through four types of offers families will want to say no to, including: Scholarships for a fee and financial planning ... Read More » The post 365: Scams (and Shams) That Target High School Students & their Families appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Students’ mental health is struggling more than ever at this stage of the pandemic. Gretchen and Megan discuss the available resources to support students, along with tips and trick for everyone to make it through to the end of the ... Read More » The post 364: Mental Health Tips for Students at This Stage of the Semester… & Pandemic appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
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 ... Read More » The post 363: 5 Secrets to Taking Multiple Choice Tests Well appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Today’s podcast is a special interview with school leader, consultant and author Taryn Fletcher. She and Gretchen will be discussion Dr. Fletcher’s new book In All Lanes: Action Steps for New Leaders to Empower Black and Brown Students, Rethink School, ... Read More » The post 362: Best Practices for Empowering Black & Brown Students with Guest Taryn Fletcher appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Parents and educators often ask, “What order should we teach our students what academic skills?” In this episode, Gretchen rethinks whether the Study Cycle, her model for teaching students how the brain learns, really should be the center of her ... Read More » The post 361: Does It Matter What Academic Skills We Teach Students First? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
If you want to prepare your student to get in the perfect college for them, there really is a clear front runner that you absolutely should be paying attention to. In this episode, Megan breaks down the importance of making ... Read More » The post 360: The Absolute BEST Way to Prep for College Success appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Many students don’t want to start thinking about college until they’re a junior (or even a senior!) in high school. However, it’s important to start them exploring college, and improving their academic track record, when they’re in middle school and ... Read More » The post 359: Engaging Your Reluctant Teen in College Planning and Academic Success appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Note: This podcast episode originally ran on November 24, 2014 as Episode #18. Are you stressed out at this point in the semester? It’s hard to stay motivated in the face of increasing pressure, but it’s not impossible if you ... Read More » The post 358: How to Stay Motivated in the Midst of Increasing Pressure appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
The college search process is intimidating for any families; add an “undocumented” status, and it becomes even more complex. In this episode, Megan walks us through some basic things to think about for any undocumented students and families, as well ... Read More » The post 357: Supporting Undocumented Students with the College Search Process appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
There is more and more demand for academic coaches! If you are a family considering whether to hire one, listen in to this discussion about how to find the right one… and how to set your student up for success. ... Read More » The post 356: What (Not) To Do When Hiring An Academic Coach appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Concerned about the high cost of college? Join the club. Megan walks families through seven strategies to reduce the cost of college. This is a “must-listen” for anyone getting started with the college search journey! She covers topics like how ... Read More » The post 355: Realistic Strategies for Reducing College Costs appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
A crucial life skill we need to teach our teens is how to ask for help and take better advantage of the resources right under their noses. Tune in as Megan and Gretchen brainstorm the resources they wish students would ... Read More » The post 354: 6 Academic Resources Students Don’t Use Enough appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
(This episode originally aired in March 2018) The national average of number of AP classes taken by students admitted to top universities is five to eight total. That’s a lot! Deciding whether to take (or not take) Advanced Placement classes ... Read More » The post 353: AP or Not to AP: Controversy & Considerations [Reprise] appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
When students grades are lower than you’d like, how do you talk them through improving them? Too often parents tell students to “study,” but that’s not enough. Here’s how to get specific about what actions students can take. In today’s ... Read More » The post 352: Stop Telling Students to “Study” & Try This Instead appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
It’s the start to a new semester, which means a fresh start and one more opportunity to turn the school year around. Tune in as Gretchen and Megan discuss tips for how to set yourself up for success this spring. ... Read More » The post 351: Start the New Semester Better Than Before appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Not every student is built for an immediate transition from high school into the college of their dreams. Megan lays out unconventional pathways that can help students who need more support transition into their ideal college. Specifically, she discusses: School ... Read More » The post 350: Unconventional Ways of Getting to the College of Your Dreams appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Sometimes adults forget that being a student is an emotionally taxing job, and students need reassurance! On today’s New Year’s episode we discuss the 5 ways that feelings get in the way of student success if they’re not acknowledged. Each ... Read More » The post 349: 5 Fears Students Have That Need to Be Acknowledged (From the Archives) appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
As we celebrate the holidays together, let’s envision what’s possible for schools and schooling! How can we use some of the changes forced by this global pandemic to create something beautiful and new, and not just “go back to normal”? ... Read More » The post 348: Ways We Hope Schools Don’t “Go Back to Normal” appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Who doesn’t want to make college life easier and more affordable? Today Megan talks with Ayden Berkey of Accessscholarships.com a new site for students to find scholarships and resources that are: Personalized to your year, school, area of study, etc. ... Read More » The post 347: Access Scholarships: How to Find, Apply, and Earn Scholarships with Ayden Berkey appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
In junior high and high school, teachers often hand out study guides to help students prepare for tests. However, there’s a wrong way and a right way to use them, if you care about optimal learning! Listen in for the ... Read More » The post 346: The Right and Wrong Ways to Use Study Guides to Prep for Tests appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Did you know that many of the practice SAT & ACT tests offered by companies to help you study — are fake?! Don’t fall for fake tests! Megan walks you through how to make sure the practice tests you are ... Read More » The post 345: Watch Out for Fake Practice Tests for the SAT & ACT appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Parents, have you done an inventory recently of the way you talk about and to your kids? are you 100% sure it’s shame and blame free? Join Elaine Taylor Klause in this interview as we discuss her “coach approach” to ... Read More » The post 344: The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with Elaine Taylor Klause appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Putting together your college list is daunting at any time, much less during a global pandemic. However, there are some straightforward tips you can follow for how to research the best college for you during this strange time. Megan walks ... Read More » The post 343: Tips for How to Search for Colleges During COVID and Beyond appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Peer tutoring is a super effective method for improving academic skills. Meet Gabriela Nguena Jones, a teenager who started a nonprofit dedicated to teens tutoring teens. She chats with Megan and Gretchen about: what prompted her to start a nonprofit ... Read More » The post 342: Teens Tutor Teens: How One Student Started Her Own Peer Tutoring Network appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
Although there is a “standard” path towards college for most students, there are many families who have special circumstances. Tune in as Megan discusses all things unique in the college admissions process, including: how to apply for fee waivers, why ... Read More » The post 341: Accommodations, Waivers & Special Circumstances in College Testing & Admissions appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ....
