How To Plan a Gap Year, Improving Reading Skills With Struggling Teens, and What Does Unhooked Mean In Admissions?
Hello listeners! Listen to this week's episode and learn more about how a gap year can be a great opportunity.
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Most students matriculate directly from high school to college. But what if you’re not like most students? Amy and Mike invited education consultant Julia Rogers to explore how to plan a gap year.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
Is there a typical profile of “who” takes a gap year?
What are the biggest benefits of taking a gap year to this particular sub-generation of students?
How does a student get started with planning a gap year?
What steps should students and families take to ensure the gap year is structured and meaningful?
What are the financial implications of gap years?
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Have you listened to these gems from our archives?
406. WHAT DOES UNHOOKED MEAN IN ADMISSIONS?
Most of us understand the meaning of the term “hook” in the context of a catchy song or piece of writing, but when did we start using it for college applicants? Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Aly Beaumont to explain what “unhooked” means in admissions.
311. IMPROVING READING SKILLS WITH STRUGGLING TEENS
When evaluating grades and test results, we take for granted that most high schoolers know how to read and look to other reasons to explain poor performance. But what if language comprehension and decoding skills really are the problem? In the first of a two-part series, Amy and Mike invited Erica Meltzer to share strategies for improving reading skills with struggling teens.