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By Megan Dorsey & Erin TempestEducation Kids & Family

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September 09, 2019 281: How to Calendar the Entire School Year in One Sitting (From the Archives)
It’s time for another super relevant podcast from the archives! 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 ... Read More »
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27 min
September 02, 2019 280: How to “Convince” a Resistant Teen to Try Coaching

Parents: What if you know your teen needs coaching, but they simply aren’t interested? Gretchen gives you some pointers for how to get them ready to accept the idea of getting academic support.

Specifically, she shares tips for how to:

* Introduce the idea of coaching to your student in the first place* Ways to research and meet a coach without yet committing to getting coaching* How to help your teen see “what’s in it for them”* What not to say to your teen about coaching

If you’d like to take a look at some of Gretchen’s licensed Anti-Boring Approach coaches, check out this link with your student.
26 min
September 02, 2019 280: How to “Convince” a Resistant Teen to Try Coaching
Parents: What if you know your teen needs coaching, but they simply aren’t interested? Gretchen gives you some pointers for how to get them ready to accept the idea of getting academic support. Specifically, she shares tips for how to: ... Read More »
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26 min
August 28, 2019 280_How_to__Convince__Your_Resistant_Teen_to_Try_Coaching.mp3
26 min
August 28, 2019 279_College_Confidential__The_good_the_bad_and_how_to_use_it_effectively.mp3
19 min
August 27, 2019 278_A_Surprising_and_Fun__Way_to_Use_LinkedIn_for_Your_College_Search.mp3
38 min
August 26, 2019 279: College Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and How to Use It Effectively

The website College Confidential is problematic if it’s the main place you get your college search info. However, there are some ways it’s useful, and Megan breaks down exactly how.

Specifically, she shares:

* Two great things about the purpose College Confidential serves for parents and students* Two warnings about the website, and what types of folks should not be using it as their college search support* Two useful ways to use the website to help you better understand what types of students get into which school, and which programs within the university might be right for you.

Listen in now!
19 min
August 26, 2019 279: College Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and How to Use It Effectively
The website College Confidential is problematic if it’s the main place you get your college search info. However, there are some ways it’s useful, and Megan breaks down exactly how. Specifically, she shares: Two great things about the purpose College ... Read More »
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19 min
August 19, 2019 278: A Surprising (and Fun!) Way to Use LinkedIn for Your College Search

Did you know that LInkedIn is a great place to search for information about what kinds of jobs students get after graduating from which schools? Megan and Gretchen had no idea…but a parent listener Mary did.

Listen in as she shares:

* How she discovered this cool trick, and how it helped her high school age son,* How to use LinkedIn to research whether colleges you’re considering will really help you get the kinds of jobs you think you want, and* The power of forming real-life relationships with professionals in careers students are interested in.

We highly recommend listening to the live episode; however, if you want the quick instructions, here they are as typed up by Mary:

Starting with the College:

* Go to LinkedIn and search for a college. * On the left navigation bar, click on Alumni.* That will then show you high level information about where their alumni live and the top companies where they are employed.* However, what I think is so cool is you can filter down this view. You can filter based on year (in the top bar). This will allow you to see where their recent grads are being employed. Or you can filter down by location, major, or job. To filter by major or job, you’ll need to click the Next button.

Starting with the Company:

* This is similar to the college search but with the emphasis on the company. Let’s say that your child is very interested in a certain company. Type in the name of a specific company you’re curious about in the main LinkedIn search bar. * Click on people on the left navigation.That will show you all the people who work there. * Unfortunately, you don’t have the same date filtering capabilities. However, you can filter down by location, what they do, and what they studied.This can give you a good idea of the colleges that the companies heavily recruits from. I found it helpful to search based on major (because the colleges can change a lot based on major).
37 min
August 19, 2019 278: A Surprising (and Fun!) Way to Use LinkedIn for Your College Search
Did you know that LInkedIn is a great place to search for information about what kinds of jobs students get after graduating from which schools? Megan and Gretchen had no idea…but a parent listener Mary did. Listen in as she ... Read More »
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37 min

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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…