Learning any new skill takes time and consistent effort. Imagine someone new to stand-up paddle boarding (SUPing) who heads down to the water, rents a board, and steps into an entirely new experience. With each minute on the board, she…
As midterms wrap up and the semester’s routine sets in, it’s common for students to feel a dip in motivation. Staying on track during this mid-semester stretch, however, can make a big difference in grades and the overall college experience.…
Procrastination can be the downfall of many college students. Developing self-control and the ability to initiate tasks is a vital skill for success. Without it, students will struggle to get through college. But how can they improve? The first step…
Sometimes, a student can get all the way through high school without ever having to write a research paper. Other times, they write one or two, but they still don’t have a good grasp for how to go through the…
When we work with college students, the nature of our work is to create change. We work with students to introduce strategies, improve habits, implement systems, and achieve goals. These goals are often BIG: make dean’s list, improve their GPA,…
There’s no worse feeling than a college student coming home over winter break with bad grades. It’s a horrible feeling for the student and the parents. It creates anxiety, anger, and stress. And it puts a lot more pressure on…
Figuring out the right course load for executive function-challenged students, especially freshman year, is an important task. There are certain measures that soon-to-be-freshman (or really any student in college) can take in order to start off on the right foot…
How to Talk to Your Professors Professors can be intimidating. We get it. But learning how to talk to your professors can put you in a position to do well in challenging classes, be memorable to professors whose recommendations could…
Reaching academic goals is a challenge for most college students. These college performance killers compound that challenge. Good news, though! College students can learn skills (called executive function skills) needed to improve college academic performance. With the right skills, they…