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By Megan Dorsey & Erin TempestEducation Kids & Family

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November 06, 2017 185: Two Note Taking Strategies Every Student Should Master
How many note-taking techniques do you consciously use when learning from a textbook?
Gretchen describes two specific strategies that you can use now in school, and the rest of your life too.
Tune into this episode to find out:

* how to skim your textbook chapters quickly
* how to turn the information in a chapter into charts (strategy #1)
* what it means to convert your chapter notes into “quizzable study tools” (strategy #2)
* some examples of charts and quizzable study tools in the context of chemistry and history (see below for links to the textbook pages that Gretchen used as examples)
* and more!

Here are the two texts that Gretchen used as examples in the podcast:

* pages 919-921 (Chapter 16.3) of Chemistry by OpenStax College
* page 295-297 (Chapter 30) of U.S. History by Wikibooks.org

29 min
November 06, 2017 185: Two Note Taking Strategies Every Student Should Master - The College Prep Podcast
How many note-taking techniques do you consciously use when learning from a textbook? Gretchen describes two specific strategies that you can use now in school, and the rest of your life too. Tune into this episode to find out: how […]
The post 185: Two Note Taking Strategies Every Student Should Master appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
29 min
October 30, 2017 184: When Weather Interrupts Your College Application Plans
From hurricanes to snow storms, sudden massive weather can disrupt your college application plans.
Megan shares her personal experience of how the Houston area SAT, ACT and school calendars were disrupted by Hurricane Harvey.
She also provides some tips for how families can handle weather-related disruptions in the future with minimal stress, including:

* Who to call when it looks like weather might cancel the SAT or ACT tests
* How to maintain your readiness to take the test while you’re waiting for the make up date,
* Tips for planning ahead so you aren’t desperate if there is a weather disruption,
* And more!

24 min
October 30, 2017 184: When Weather Interrupts Your College Application Plans - The College Prep Podcast
From hurricanes to snow storms, sudden massive weather can disrupt your college application plans. Megan shares her personal experience of how the Houston area SAT, ACT and school calendars were disrupted by Hurricane Harvey. She also provides some tips for […]
The post 184: When Weather Interrupts Your College Application Plans appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
24 min
October 23, 2017 183: How to Help Students Interrupt Self Sabotage
All the study and time management tricks in the world won’t help students if their minds are filled with damaging self-talk.
Gretchen and Megan break down how the thoughts you think can sabotage your success.
During this discussion they touch on:

* Examples of the kinds of thoughts that limit student success
* The difference between a limiting mindset and a growth mindset
* How to transform self sabotaging thoughts
* How adults can model growth mindset thinking
* and more!

26 min
October 23, 2017 183: How to Help Students Interrupt Self Sabotage - The College Prep Podcast
All the study and time management tricks in the world won’t help students if their minds are filled with damaging self-talk. Gretchen and Megan break down how the thoughts you think can sabotage your success. During this discussion they touch […]
The post 183: How to Help Students Interrupt Self Sabotage appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
26 min
October 16, 2017 182: The Crazy High Costs of Applying to College
Everyone knows how much it costs to go to college, but there are some surprising hidden costs of applying to college too.
Tune in to hear Megan tally the numbers and help you budget for the college application process. She’ll break down the costs in the following areas:

* Standardized tests like the SAT and ACT
* Test preparation coaching
* AP Tests
* College applications
* College visits
* Activities that “look good” on college applications,
* and More!

She’ll also break down what to do if you simply can’t afford to budget $3K-$5K for the whole process; there are options!
For more information on this subject, check out this article from US News and World Report.
32 min
October 16, 2017 182: The Crazy High Costs of Applying to College - The College Prep Podcast
Everyone knows how much it costs to go to college, but there are some surprising hidden costs of applying to college too. Tune in to hear Megan tally the numbers and help you budget for the college application process. She’ll break […]
The post 182: The Crazy High Costs of Applying to College appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
32 min
October 09, 2017 181: How to Calendar the Entire School Year in One Sitting
For juniors and seniors, there are so many important dates to remember and plan around related to academics, extracurriculars, and the college search.
Megan walks you through how to sit down for a few hours and map out the year on your calendar, so that you aren’t hit with last minute concerns — and can stress less through the school year.
Her suggestions include:

* academics– test calendar, major exams, etc
* activities — performances, dates, games, etc
* college concerns — SAT, ACT, PSAT, campus visits, college fairs, application deadlines (seniors), fafsa deadlines, etc
* vacations / weekend travel — spring break is coming!

Also, Gretchen adds some suggestions about how families can make sure that mom or dad isn’t the only one with these dates on file — but that teenagers have access to them too!
21 min
October 09, 2017 181: How to Calendar the Entire School Year in One Sitting - The College Prep Podcast
For juniors and seniors, there are so many important dates to remember and plan around related to academics, extracurriculars, and the college search. Megan walks you through how to sit down for a few hours and map out the year […]
The post 181: How to Calendar the Entire School Year in One Sitting appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
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Better grades with less stress on your path to the perfect college. Join Megan Dorsey and Erin Tempest as they discuss strategies for SAT/ACT prep, academic planning, study skills, finding the right…