The format has morphed, but the class in hardly new. Resuming Wednesdays on Jan 5, 2022, Dr. Yo will present and help students practice well-researched and effective techniques to stay focused, in-the-moment, and in control of their thoughts! Come to one, or come to one a week, always FREE. Wednesdays nights 7-8pm ET. Click for FREE Registration
Ever start a reading comprehension passage on a standardized test and recognize halfway through the first column that you have absolutely no idea what the passage is about? Ever sit down to read a book or magazine and suddenly realize that while your eyes are running down the tracks of words and lines, your mind is on a completely different train? Yeah, um, you’re not alone.
“The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will… An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence.” – William James, 1890 Reducing stress and anxiety surrounding the entire college admissions process is so important at CollegePrepExpress that it’s part of our mission statement. A highly effective and increasingly popular set of techniques to reduce tension, heighten awareness and concentration, and instill a deep sense of well-being is MINDFULNESS. Mindfulness techniques are now widely and successfully used in business, sports, health, and, slowly […]
In my very first blog entry back in May, I discussed the importance of stress reduction for students and their families throughout the entire admissions process, and how CollegePrepExpress can help. With each passing day we seem to be hearing more and more about the adverse effects of stress on general health, productivity, and, of course, peace of mind. Not surprisingly, then, among the daily studies flooding this discourse on the evils of high stress are those suggesting a high correlation between stress reduction and academic success. This is perhaps particularly true of high-stakes exams, like the SATs and ACTs, where […]
