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This summer Gretchen is unpacking 9 totally valid cognitive challenges that she wishes she’d known more about earlier in her career. Today we look at the issue of Fear and Mistrust and how it impacts student learning. To download the full list of nine barriers to student learning, go to www.gretchenwegner.com/challenges.

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Early decision has significant benefits, which Megan didn’t know fully about until her own daughter went through the college application process. Here Megan shares what she wishes she’d known about the power of an early decision application in the right circumstance.

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The whole point of going to college is to get a job, right?!

Yet families often forget to evaluate their prospective college’s career services. Join podcast parent Lydia Schulz as she details everything she learned about how colleges help students get jobs.

Specifically, the crew discusses:

• the two most important areas to evaluate in a college’s career services department,
• what has changed over the years in regards to the kinds of career support college’s provide,
• a complete checklist of 8 areas to evaluate to feel more confident about your school choice’s ability to help your student find a job,
• and more.

Here is the fabulous document that Lydia created for us, for your reading pleasure.

This episode originally aired as episode 266 on May 27, 2019.

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What can families and educators be considering as we slide into June and July?

Megan and Gretchen share a short checklist of important tasks to consider this summer related to college admissions and academic skill development.

Specifically they discuss:

• what college admissions tasks each high school grade level can do
• how to reflect about the past year to set yourself up for success next year
• what kind of skills coaching to do this summer if you need
• and more!

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