The College Prep Podcast

Welcome to the weirdest school year ever! We thought it would be a good idea to check in with each other, share about our strange summers, and look ahead to plans for a very different kind of school year. Tune...
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College is expensive! Megan provides some tips for how to start thinking about costs, and talking about it with our student and family members. She covers topics such as: How to talk to your student about the reality of college...
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Some students are super resistant to using calendars. What can parents do to nurture the habit of calendaring? Tune in to hear more details about the following 4 tips from Gretchen: Make sure they HAVE a digital calendar and that...
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Finally! There’s a new planner in the works that combines all the important college admissions tasks while also tracking a high school students’ assignments and due dates. Tune in to hear more about Megan’s newly designed planner, just in time...
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Summer is an ideal time to clean house, digitally speaking. Here are 3+ simple tasks everyone can do to clean up their computers and phone apps so they are ready for an uncluttered new school year: Install an adblock Clean...
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Yes! You CAN use calculators on the ACT or SAT. But it matters which one you bring on test day, so pay attention as Megan schools you on clever calculator criteria. Specifically she discusses the importance of: Avoid last minute...
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Got a little extra time this summer and looking for something interesting to do? Gretchen recommends these two online assessments students can take to learn more about their brains and their career prospects. First, Mindprint Learning is an interesting assessment...
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Teachers often threaten that students need to stay academically engaged through senior year because colleges might take away their offer of admissions. But is this a myth or reality? Megan weighs in with the following discussion: Why it is indeed...
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Everyone has less attention span these days. How can educators package the most important study theory and strategies for students in a way they will actually hear? The answer is the “mini-lecture” and Gretchen unpacks what that is and how...
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Summer is the best time to write your college admissions essays! So how should you get started? Megan walks you through four steps including: Get organized — know what schools, what questions, how many unique essays and short answers you...
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