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By Megan Dorsey & Erin TempestEducation Kids & Family

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June 19, 2017 165: How to Help Students Budget Their Money Before College
Budgeting is a skill that many adults don’t have! However, it’s a super important skill to teach your students before they go off to college.
On today’s episode, Megan and Gretchen discuss some tips for how to get started helping teens practice how to take care of their finances.
We discuss:

* what specific skills do students need to master before leaving for college
* how to talk to your teens about how to make financial choices
* what financial problems to look out for in their first year of college,
* and more!

28 min
June 19, 2017 165: How to Help Students Budget Their Money Before College - The College Prep Podcast
Budgeting is a skill that many adults don’t have! However, it’s a super important skill to teach your students before they go off to college. On today’s episode, Megan and Gretchen discuss some tips for how to get started helping […]
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28 min
June 12, 2017 164: Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate – Should We Do It? How? Why?
Advanced Placement courses can provide a huge advantage to students when they hit college, but they can also be a huge drain on a high school student’s schedule and sense of balance.
Recent a mom named Tamra wrote in with the following question:
I’m listening to podcast 160, about all the AP and other exams in May, which has me wondering about AP courses in general. My first child will start high school in the fall, in a new school district. When we’re looking at course options do you recommend choosing AP courses to get requirements “out of the way” in subjects he doesn’t particularly enjoy, or is it better for him to focus his efforts on getting ahead in areas that do spark his interest?
In her wide ranging answer to this question, Megan covers:

* What is the difference between Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes?
* What to ask your school when you’re an incoming freshmen to learn about how AP and IB classes work at that school.
* How to research college requirements to have an idea of the role AP classes might play in your high school student’s life
* How to put all these answers into a plan for what AP courses to take when in high school

Tune in to find out the answers to all these questions, and more!
28 min
June 12, 2017 164: Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate – Should We Do It? How? Why? - The College Prep Podcast
Advanced Placement courses can provide a huge advantage to students when they hit college, but they can also be a huge drain on a high school student’s schedule and sense of balance. Recent a mom named Tamra wrote in with […]
The post 164: Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate – Should We Do It? How? Why? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
28 min
June 05, 2017 163: Why Perfectionism in Teens Is Not Always Healthy
Although perfectionism can seem like a good thing, students with perfectionist tendencies can struggle with exhaustion, poor self-esteem, and unhealthy habits related to school/life balance.
Guest expert Ann Marie Dobosz sheds insight into how perfectionist students can transform their perfectionism into healthy striving instead.
Tune in to hear more about:

* What perfectionism is and isn’t
* What the underly beliefs are that provide the root of perfectionism
* What behaviors in teens are signs of unhealthy perfectionism, and
* What teens and parents can do about perfectionist tendencies, including when to address the behaviors versus the underlying beliefs

Ann Marie Dobosz is a psychotherapist and writer in San Francisco. Her book, The Perfectionism Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Reduce Anxiety and Get Things Done, was published last year by New Harbinger. She specializes in helping people who are really hard on themselves feel calm, happy, and “good enough.” She work with adults and adolescents who struggle with mental health issues that arise from perfectionism and self-criticism, including anxiety, depression, obsessive thinking and compulsive behaviors. You can find more about her at www.annmarietherapy.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
34 min
June 05, 2017 163: Why Perfectionism in Teens Is Not Always Healthy - The College Prep Podcast
Although perfectionism can seem like a good thing, students with perfectionist tendencies can struggle with exhaustion, poor self-esteem, and unhealthy habits related to school/life balance. Guest expert Ann Marie Dobosz sheds insight into how perfectionist students can transform their perfectionism […]
The post 163: Why Perfectionism in Teens Is Not Always Healthy appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
34 min
May 29, 2017 161: Advice Parents and Students Don’t Want to Hear
Sometimes educators have to dish out advice that families simply don’t want to hear.
In this episode, Megan and Gretchen detail their most unpopular advice for students and parents.
The advice folks don’t want to hear includes:

* Course Selection: You need to take more courses than you’re planning on.
* How Long Change Takes: I can’t make your student perfect right away. It takes time.
* College Admissions: You’re clearly not going to be admitted. Adjust your college list.
* Daily Note-Taking Habits: You’re going to need to spend some time honing your notes after every lecture.
* Improving SAT/ACT Scores: Simply taking the SAT/ACT again and again won’t increase your score, and
* Writing in Planner: Yes, you need to write things down on paper, even if your school keeps all your assignments online.

Although parents and students often don’t want to hear it, this is the best advice we have! Tune in to hear the details about what exactly the advice is and why it’s importance for parents and students to take heed.
32 min
May 29, 2017 161: Advice Parents and Students Don’t Want to Hear - The College Prep Podcast
Sometimes educators have to dish out advice that families simply don’t want to hear. In this episode, Megan and Gretchen detail their most unpopular advice for students and parents. The advice folks don’t want to hear includes: Course Selection: You […]
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32 min
May 22, 2017 162 – Summer Programs, Study Guides, Improving Vocab & More

You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers! Join us as we discuss the following questions:
Summer Programs for College Prep: We are looking at the Stanford University “High School Summer College” program for our son. The classes are interesting, and it looks like a good experience. My question is will this help him get into Stanford or other similar schools when he is a senior?
When Teachers Give Incomplete Study Guides: What do you do if your teacher doesn’t list some facts/ideas on the study guide but does put those questions on the test? How do you study?
Apps for Vocab Improvement: I’m wondering if you know of any apps or programs that would help a high school student develop a deeper understanding of words… I imagine through word study including roots, prefixes, and suffixes. I have some old=school tools but would like to give her something a little more user-friendly for working on at home. Ideas?
Singing to Music When Studying: I’ve heard you say that it’s ok to listen to music while studying, but what about if you are singing along with that music? Can you really concentrate and use your full brain if you are singing while doing your homework?
What’s Wrong With My College Application? My son is completing his 12th grade and has applied to several good universities. He did his 9th and 10th from a school in India and will graduate from high school in Texas. He scores A*s in all subjects. His current GPA is 4.1. He scored 800 in SAT Math and 760 in English. He plays guitar, is a black belt in Karate and knows multiple languages- English, French, German, Hindi. With all these qualifications he is still not getting selected by Universities. Why? What is missing for him? How can we supplement his existing applications in other universities? Can we appeal?
33 min
May 22, 2017 162 – Summer Programs, Study Guides, Improving Vocab & More - The College Prep Podcast
You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers! Join us as we discuss the following questions: Summer Programs for College Prep: We are looking at the Stanford University “High School Summer College” program for our son. The classes are interesting, and it looks […]
The post 162 – Summer Programs, Study Guides, Improving Vocab & More appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
33 min

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