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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 advance should you get students starting to prepare for finals
• what kinds of tasks are best to ask students to do (that don’t take much planning on your end)
• and more!

Please feel to forward this episode to your favorite teacher!

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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 promises
• “Exclusive” activities with overstated benefits
• “Honors” that families have to pay for and a lot of people receive
• Performance guarantees and promises of admission, scores, etc.

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 semester.

Specifically, Megan & Gretchen discuss:

• Reports Megan has received from parents of college age students
• Why students are feeling the pinch
• How to take advantage of mental health resources that are already on campus
• Additional tips for keeping your head and heart above water,
• and more!

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