Erin took a deep dive into the world of checklists. What makes a good checklist? What leads to success of using a checklist? What components does the checklist need? Human Factors of Fight-Deck Checklists: The Normal Checklist – Degani and Wiener: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910017830 The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande: https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000 Under Pressure – Gareth Lock: https://www.thehumandiver.com/underpressure The post 474: The Good and Not So Good of Checklists appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Students have strong opinions about talking to their teachers. That makes sense since it can be intimidating. Megan and Erin discuss why you should talk to you teachers, when you should talk to them, and how to do it! And if you have a grumpy teacher, they share tips for preparing for that conversation. Talk to your teachers! Here’s how. And here’s the book Erin mentions: The post 473: How to Talk to Your Teachers appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

It’s nearly the end of the school year! Megan and Erin have broken down the things that students and families should do over the summer. Heck, sometimes they even disagree! Listen to hear their suggestions about summer assignments, housekeeping tasks, exploring interests, and even how civic engagment can even be a family task. The post 472: It’s the end of the school year…now what? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Megan has noticed that students have gaps in their math knowledge, even when they are getting tutoring. What should parents look for? How can students improve their math skills? Erin reflects on her time as a math teacher and provides some tips for numerical literacy and how to avoid simple math mistakes. The post 471: Ideas to Improve Student Success in Math appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Erin always talks about enjoying rather than managing your child and Megan wants to know how to actually do that! Erin provides strategies for talking to your kids as an anxious problem-solving parent and Megan shares some real-world examples of stepping back in the management of her teenage son. Resources: How to Raise an Adult Ross Greene Collaborative and Proactive Solutions The post 470: How to Stop Managing Your Child appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Megan and Erin have college admissions results coming in and they share what they are noticing. What has worked and what hasn’t? What strategies do they have for minimizing unwanted impacts? How has the push for test-optional schools changed the application process? We dig into the admissions results we are seeing and attempt to help clarify what families could do to be most successful in the college-search process. The post 469: Wins and Loses in Admissions This Year appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Megan tackles some of the honest College Prep answers that families don’t want to hear. Sometimes, tough love is the answer and here are all of the things people ask that Megan winces before answering. Erin asks about whether to send subpar test results to schools. This episode is full of questions that people don’t want to know the answers to. Sorry in advance. Episode 466: Should We Rate Schools Like Ski Slopes http://collegepreppodcast.com/2023/03/466-should-we-rate-schools-like-ski-slopes/ The post 468: The Answers You Don’t Actually Want appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Erin wonders why so many students are reluctant to consider single-sex institutions. She shares a little of the background of the Seven Sisters and her experience at a women’s-only college. Megan and Erin try to dispel some myths and compare it to a Greek system. Who is a single-sex institution a good choice for? The post 467: Why is Single Sex Education a Hard Sell? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

Megan and Erin chat about the verbiage of college (again) but with a suggestion from a parent on terminology. There is a powerful discussion about how to choose which of the colleges you are accepted into and Erin shares an article from Malcolm Gladwell about choosing the right college. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/10/10/getting-in The post 466: Should We Rate Schools Like Ski Slopes? appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more

A parent, Elisa, wonders about GPAs–what is weighted versus unweighted? How much do they matter in the college admissions process? Megan shares her best advice for choosing a course of study to make you attractive to colleges while Erin encourages those who might have made a few mistakes already to salvage their GPAs. The post 464: The Importance of the GPA in the College-Admissions Process appeared first on The College Prep Podcast ..read more