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Podcast: The College Prep Podcast
Episode: 442: October: How to Make the Most of the Inevitable Dip This Month
Description: Hopefully you’ve settled into this semester!
October is a good time to identify academic weaknesses and make plans for improvement. Gretchen offers strategies for families and teachers to assess progress and work on better habits and grades while there is still plenty of time left in the semester.
October is also the month that high school seniors should be working on college applications and submitting the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) which can be done at studentaid.gov . Juniors (and maybe sophomores and freshman, depending on the plans at your school) will ta...