A lot of students hit a point in college where they think: “I’ve always been a good student… so why is this suddenly so hard?” It’s not because they aren’t smart. It’s because college is different. In high school, everything…
Spring break is a great time to relax, sleep in, and pause thinking about assignments for a few days, but it can also be a great time to reset. By this point in the semester, a lot of students feel…
When we work with college students and they’re struggling, it’s vital that we help them pick up wins. A win can be anything: making it to class, a good test score, getting an assignment in on time, going to the…
First, take a breath. One exam does not make or break your semester, even when it really feels like it does. That sinking feeling after a bad grade is real, but at some point you have to decide what happens…
For many students, getting started on a task is the single hardest part of completing schoolwork. The difficulty is rarely about ability. More often, it is about initiation. Supporting students who struggle with task initiation is not as simple as…
When a student struggles with executive function challenges, each day can be a slog to get through. It can be a stressful and difficult process filled with missteps, second guessing, and forgetting. Let’s take a glance at what a typical…
College can be exciting, but it can also be stressful. Between classes, deadlines, social life, and trying to stay organized, it’s easy for students to feel overwhelmed, but that’s where college coaching comes in.
With anything that we try to accomplish in life, it’s important to set goals. When it pertains to college, it’s important for students to be setting and monitoring goals as they progress through a semester. Goal helps students strive towards…
Accommodations and various free supports provided by universities (peer-led tutoring or coaching programs, for example) are often thought of as the ticket to academic success in college. However, a student’s journey can be quite complex and, for some, these resources…
An integral part of the study cycle for effective learning is active retrieval. This means that students are manipulating the newly learned material, often called active recall. Why is active recall so important? It helps move information from our short…