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If you listened to the last episode featuring just-graduated-high-school-Adam, be prepared to teleport 3 years into the future and meet almost-graduated-college-Adam!He's the same focused, dedicated student he always has been and he's back to share a great deal of insight for other students who are getting ready to head off to college for the first […]

I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Adam when he was a junior in high school.  Not only was he thoroughly committed to improving his ACT scores, he then leveraged those scores for some really impressive merit aid awards. He's a very focused young man who worked hard and reaped the […]

In my 13 years helping college-bound high school students, I've seen many students lose their way.Sometimes they lose connection with what they want and why they started on the path to college. They had direction once, but - over time - it slipped away.Or they realize that what they want from life is shifting, but the […]

If you're not hopeful about the future...If your next steps feel forced...If you feel your purpose lies on a different path than the one you're currently walking......then this episode is for you. And, if I'm honest, this episode is for me too. It's for high school me who was so lost and felt compelled to plod […]

While this episode was recorded before the pandemic, the information is particularly relevant today as many students and their families scramble to make alternate college plans. Over the years, no more so than now, I've heard many parents say, "We're just going to have her go to community college because she doesn't know what she […]

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but that muscle can atrophy in […]

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but that muscle can atrophy in our high tech world. Our devices are incredible tools that are keeping us connected in these crazy times, but their ability to keep us in contact with others comes with a cost. Today we'll explore this concept together and discover simple practices that we can weave into the fabric of our day to help us increase our capacity to focus. Listen Now Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Podcasts About Jennifer HoffmanJennifer Hoffman is a Certified Personal Trainer-Restorative Exercise Specialist (CPT-RES) , a Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-500), and founder of HealthyMoving.com. Jen has worked with thousands of students sharing tips to help them make lasting improvements to their health and wellness. Everything she teaches is based on one crazy truth: that you don’t need to exercise to be healthy. Instead, for lasting wellness, she encourages us to weave Healthy Moving into the fabric of our day so we can feel amazing in and about our bodies.To learn more about Jen and her work, visit HealthyMoving.com. Resources Mentioned5 Minute Stress Relief PracticeHeadspace AppJen's Homeschool PE Curriculum The post Increasing Our Capacity To Focus appeared first on Higher Scores Test Prep.

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but that muscle can atrophy in our high tech world. Our devices are incredible tools that are keeping us connected in these crazy times, but their ability to keep us in contact with others comes with a cost. Today we'll explore this concept together and discover simple practices that we can weave into the fabric of our day to help us increase our capacity to focus. Listen Now Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Podcasts About Jennifer HoffmanJennifer Hoffman is a Certified Personal Trainer-Restorative Exercise Specialist (CPT-RES) , a Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-500), and founder of HealthyMoving.com. Jen has worked with thousands of students sharing tips to help them make lasting improvements to their health and wellness. Everything she teaches is based on one crazy truth: that you don’t need to exercise to be healthy. Instead, for lasting wellness, she encourages us to weave Healthy Moving into the fabric of our day so we can feel amazing in and about our bodies.To learn more about Jen and her work, visit HealthyMoving.com. Resources Mentioned5 Minute Stress Relief PracticeHeadspace AppJen's Homeschool PE Curriculum The post Increasing Our Capacity To Focus appeared first on Higher Scores Test Prep.

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but that muscle can atrophy in our high tech world. Our devices are incredible tools that are keeping us connected in these crazy times, but their ability to keep us in contact with others comes with a cost. Today we'll explore this concept together and discover simple practices that we can weave into the fabric of our day to help us increase our capacity to focus. Listen Now Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Podcasts About Jennifer HoffmanJennifer Hoffman is a Certified Personal Trainer-Restorative Exercise Specialist (CPT-RES) , a Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-500), and founder of HealthyMoving.com. Jen has worked with thousands of students sharing tips to help them make lasting improvements to their health and wellness. Everything she teaches is based on one crazy truth: that you don’t need to exercise to be healthy. Instead, for lasting wellness, she encourages us to weave Healthy Moving into the fabric of our day so we can feel amazing in and about our bodies.To learn more about Jen and her work, visit HealthyMoving.com. Resources Mentioned5 Minute Stress Relief PracticeHeadspace AppJen's Homeschool PE Curriculum The post Increasing Our Capacity To Focus appeared first on Higher Scores Test Prep.

Recorded long before the pandemic hit, this episode seems rather fortuitous given the biggest challenge I'm currently facing in lockdown: focus.My dear friend and fellow bookworm Jen Hoffman joins us to share her incredible tips for cultivating the practice of focus.Yes! Focus is a muscle that must be cultivated but that muscle can atrophy in our high tech world. Our devices are incredible tools that are keeping us connected in these crazy times, but their ability to keep us in contact with others comes with a cost. Today we'll explore this concept together and discover simple practices that we can weave into the fabric of our day to help us increase our capacity to focus. Listen Now Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Podcasts About Jennifer HoffmanJennifer Hoffman is a Certified Personal Trainer-Restorative Exercise Specialist (CPT-RES) , a Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-500), and founder of HealthyMoving.com. Jen has worked with thousands of students sharing tips to help them make lasting improvements to their health and wellness. Everything she teaches is based on one crazy truth: that you don’t need to exercise to be healthy. Instead, for lasting wellness, she encourages us to weave Healthy Moving into the fabric of our day so we can feel amazing in and about our bodies.To learn more about Jen and her work, visit HealthyMoving.com. Resources Mentioned5 Minute Stress Relief PracticeHeadspace AppJen's Homeschool PE Curriculum The post Increasing Our Capacity To Focus appeared first on Higher Scores Test Prep.

Living in times of great uncertainty is no easy feat. The good news is that there are skills and practices that you can cultivate that can help you not only cope but thrive.While 2020 is giving the word "uncertain" a run for its money, the truth is that life is always uncertain to some degree. […]

Networking. It's such a daunting topic for so many people, but - as hard as it is to network in person - it's made even more challenging at a distance.That said, there are lots of things we can do to make networking more enjoyable whether we're doing so face-to-face or remotely.This skill is an important […]

Last spring was incredibly challenging. The upheaval of our normal day-to-day lives unsurprisingly took a toll on the work we did.While that's completely understandable given the circumstances, as we head into the new school year, it's important that we focus on ways we can continue to thrive even in the face of tremendous uncertainty. One thing […]

Last spring was incredibly challenging. The upheaval of our normal day-to-day lives unsurprisingly took a toll on the work we did.While that's completely understandable given the circumstances, as we head into the new school year, it's important that we focus on ways we can continue to thrive even in the face of tremendous uncertainty. One thing that helps me feel grounded is to continue to do high quality work and move my various projects forward. That sense of momentum is important to my sense of well-being and the best way I know to continue to work on a high level is to revisit my productivity habits from time to time.Today, Thomas Frank from CollegeInfoGeek.com will be joining us to help us improve our productivity as we get the new school year underway. Listen Now Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Podcasts About Thomas FrankThomas Frank is an author, YouTuber, musician, and podcaster who is passionate about helping people become more capable and productive.Most of his work today is done at College Info Geek – a site he created in 2010 in order to share his experiments in becoming a more effective student. Today, College Info Geek is one of the world’s largest and best-loved resources for students, and includes a blog, podcast, and a YouTube channel with over 1.7 million subscribers.Learn more about Thomas at CollegeInfoGeek.com. Resources MentionedGain access to Thomas's 2 courses on productivity for free at CollegeInfoGeek.com/courses.Check out Thomas's YouTube Channel. The post Locking Down Your Productivity appeared first on Higher Scores Test Prep.

After the initial shock of quarantine life wore off last spring, I realized that one of the biggest ways that the Class of 2021 was going to be impacted by Coronavirus was the inability to visit college campuses. Instead, the state of the world was going to necessitate a shift to virtual college visits.Spring break, […]

Writing your college essay can be an incredibly daunting task. It can be hard to know how to talk about yourself in a way that shares what you've accomplished without seeming like you're bragging. Or you may struggle to find anything to talk about. After all, what makes you special? Whether you see yourself as […]

Throughout the years, I've noticed that many of the families I've worked with have focused exclusively on getting into college throughout high school. There's a sense that you ought to know where you're going and what it will cost before figuring out the financial side of the equation.Unfortunately, though, delaying thinking about paying for college […]

Today we're going to dive into a question I've received so very many times over the last few months: Lauren, should we take the ACT or SAT this year?Gosh, I wish I could give a quick DO IT! or DON'T DO IT! answer, but - as with most things this year - the reality is […]

When thinking about next steps for college admissions in the time of Coronavirus, something that is top of mind for so many families is the cost.Frankly, it should be top of mind any time we're talking about college.There is a lot of need-based aid and merit-based aid that's available, even in these challenging times. But, […]

Today's episode is the first in our special series about how Coronavirus is impacting college admissions for the Class of 2021. In this episode, we'll be exploring college admissions from the 50,000 foot view and talking through how you may be impacted if you're applying to college in the fall of 2020.  Listen Now Subscribe on […]