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By Megan Dorsey & Erin TempestEducation Kids & Family

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August 10, 2020330: The Weirdest School Year Ever – A Personal Check In
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 in to hear updates like:
How is Megan organizing online learning for her 8th grade son,
Why Gretchen bought a mini camper van this summer,
Why Megan feels safe about her daughter attending Rice University and living on campus this year,
How the ongoing pandemic is affecting both of them in their work,
And more!
The post 330: The Weirdest School Year Ever – A Personal Check In appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
35 min
August 10, 2020 329: How Will Cost Play a Factor in Your College Choices?

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 costs* How to think about loans* How to prioritize the cost of schools in your college search

15 min
August 10, 2020329: How Will Cost Play a Factor in Your College Choices?
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 costs
How to think about loans
How to prioritize the cost of schools in your college search
The post 329: How Will Cost Play a Factor in Your College Choices? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
15 min
August 03, 2020 328: Calendaring Habits to Get in Gear Before School Starts

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 calendar is the main one on their phone and computer. * Make sure that there is a habit amongst all family members of sharing calendar events with each other. * When a schedule change happens (like starting up a new sport), sit down TOGETHER and make sure that all pertinent dates, once you have them, are put in everyone’s calendar. * Consider having a family meeting every week for 15 minutes during which everyone takes out their calendars and discusses the plan for the week.

15 min
August 03, 2020328: Calendaring Habits to Get in Gear Before School Starts
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 calendar is the main one on their phone and computer.
Make sure that there is a habit amongst all family members of sharing calendar events with each other.
When a schedule change happens (like starting up a new sport), sit down TOGETHER and make sure that all pertinent dates, once you have them, are put in everyone’s calendar.
Consider having a family meeting every week for 15 minutes during which everyone takes out their calendars and discusses the plan for the week.
The post 328: Calendaring Habits to Get in Gear Before School Starts appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
15 min
July 27, 2020 327: A Much-Needed New Tool to Organize & Plan for College Admission

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 for the 2020-2021 school year.
11 min
July 27, 2020 327: A Much-Needed New Tool to Organize & Plan for College Admission
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 for the 2020-2021 school year.
The post 327: A Much-Needed New Tool to Organize & Plan for College Admission appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
11 min
July 21, 2020 326: 3+ Digital Clean Ups for Teens & Adults to Do Over the Summer

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 your desktop* Turn off notifications on busy apps* BONUS: Clean out email.

14 min
July 21, 2020326: 3+ Digital Clean Ups for Teens & Adults to Do Over the Summer
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 your desktop
Turn off notifications on busy apps
BONUS: Clean out email.
The post 326: 3+ Digital Clean Ups for Teens & Adults to Do Over the Summer appeared first on The College Prep Podcast.
14 min
July 13, 2020 325: What Calculator Should You Use on the ACT or SAT?

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 choice making about which calculator to use* Stay away from expensive calculators* Make sure you choose a calculator you have experience using* Make sure to use a calculator that you also use at school.

In addition, you might check out these two online resources about calculators for standardized testing:

* https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/taking-the-test/calculator-policy* http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/ACT-calculator-policy.pdf

14 min

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