by Maggie Wray of Creating Positive Futures for The Aha! Connection
Students’ grades are the most important factor colleges consider when making admissions decisions. So, with the end of the semester approaching next month, how can you make sure your student is finishing the semester with the best grades they can?
At this point in the semester, there are two main areas students can focus on to help improve their GPA …
- Maximizing their current grades, and
- Maximizing their exam grades
While exams can help, relying on them to “save” your grades at the end of the semester is a risky strategy.… Read More »
November 18th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, The Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger of Edison Prep for The Aha! Connection
All too often, it can feel like that most of the opportunity to cut the cost of college only goes to those who are graduating at the top of their classes with tip-top grades or with top test scores. Students should definitely aim for competitive grades and test scores if possible, and take advantage of generous merit aid scholarships if they can, but there are a host of non-academically-based ways to save money in college as well.… Read More »
October 17th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Maggie Wray of Creating Positive Futures for The Aha! Connection
As Academic & ADHD Coaches, we have conversations every day with parents who suspect their student might have ADHD, or who have recently been diagnosed. In honor of ADHD Awareness Month coming up in a couple of weeks, I’d like to help clear up some of the most common misunderstandings we still hear about ADHD in our everyday conversations…
- Myth: “My kid is in high school / college…if they had ADHD, someone would have noticed it by now.”
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September 16th, 2024
Category: Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger of Edison Prep for The Aha! Connection
The Importance of Applying Early Action/Early Decision If You Can
With the Common App opening on August 1st, seniors are preparing applications for their list of colleges. Some applications were already sent in on Day 1. As a parent, you’re going to be hearing various lingo—Early Action, Early Decision, Regular Decision, Rolling Admissions—what does it all mean?… Read More »
August 19th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Maggie Wray of Creating Positive Futures for The Aha! Connection
As your teen prepares to fly the nest for college, one question may keep you up at night: Are they truly ready to make it on their own?
With so much to plan and pack, it’s easy to overlook taking time for deeper discussions about values, expectations, and future plans.… Read More »
July 18th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger of Edison Prep for The Aha! Connection
With summer in full swing, parent-to-parent conversations around the grill invariably involve their children’s upcoming college plans: “Where is Sarah going next fall? Has she decided on a major? She got how much in merit aid? I didn’t even know that was possible!”
This article addresses one simple truth: We are living in a golden age of merit aid for college.… Read More »
June 18th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger of Edison Prep for The Aha! Connection
As a parent, you’ve likely seen a variety of advice regarding the optimal steps to take for college admissions planning from older parents. It runs the gamut: some friends probably recommend starting too early, which can stress students out; others recommend a timeline that’s too late in the process to turn the Academic Titanic, so to speak.… Read More »
April 9th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Maggie Wray of Creating Positive Futures for The Aha! Connection
As a parent, you’re likely very aware of the impact your student’s GPA can have on their ability to get into college, earn scholarships, and even save on car insurance. What you may be less aware of is the impact your student’s executive function (EF) skills can have on their GPA.… Read More »
March 14th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger of Edison Prep for The Aha! Connection
Note: This blog post was originally written before the incredibly unfortunate news about the delayed Better FAFSA rollout was announced. Therefore, these first two paragraphs are about how the delay is being handled, and the overall info re: the new Better FAFSA and financial aid process (the original article) is below! … Read More »
February 7th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Community News, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
The Academic Connection
by Brian Eufinger and Maggie Wray for The Aha! Connection
Welcome to the first edition of the Academic Connection, a special feature of the Aha! Connection that will be published monthly going forward.
The Academic Connection is being co-written by two local education entrepreneurs, Maggie Wray and Brian Eufinger. Maggie is a Dunwoody resident and the founder of Creating Positive Futures, an academic coaching company that helps middle, high school, and college students earn better grades with less stress by developing the organization, time management, mindset, study strategies, and executive functioning skills they need to reach their goals.… Read More »
January 10th, 2024
Category: AHA News, Aha! Originals, Community News, Schools/Education, The Academic Connection
Tagged: Academic Connection
