• What is test anxiety?
• What causes test anxiety?
• What does test anxiety look/feel like?
• How do I know if I am suffering from test anxiety?
• Is there a profile of people who are more likely to suffer from test anxiety?
• Are there different kinds of test anxiety?
• Can someone have test anxiety in one subject but not another?
• What are some effective strategies for dealing with test anxiety?

Dr. Tamar Chansky is a licensed psychologist, and the Founder and Director of the Children’s and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Dr. Chansky is also the author of the numerous popular books on overcoming anxiety and negative thinking. Her latest book, Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: Four Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want, offers adults powerful, practical and easy to implement strategies for leading their life on a different track than the worry track.

Dr. Chansky has devoted her professional life to helping children, teens, parents and adults overcome unnecessary worry through a new understanding of the nuts and bolts of how worry works.

Joe DeFrancesco, Counselor at Council Rock North HS, Newtown, PA

A+ Social Media Intern, Jessica Lopez, a senior at Temple University majoring in Strategic Communications, speaks with Joe DeFrancesco, a guidance counselor at Council Rock North High School in Newtown, PA. In Part I, Joe answers the following questions about the college admissions process:

1. What do you consider the most important question each student should ask himself or herself upon starting the college admissions process?
2. What is the first thing parents and student should do in this process?
3. What are some common mistakes that students and parents make in the college admissions process?

1. Which questions should students ask when visiting colleges?
2. What are some things parents and students can do to ease the transition from high school to college?

1. How do extra-curricular activities fit into the application process?
2. What are the latest trends in college admissions?

1. In your years as a college counselor, what is the one most important thing that you have learned about the college admissions process?
2. Final thoughts on the process.

Jessica and Jim discuss how the addition of technology to traditional instruction is creating a new “blended learning” model. Jim also provides insight into the process of creating ACT test preparation materials for his clients and for the broader market of students all over the US who need help preparing for the ACT exam.

Click the “play” button below to listen to our very first podcast!

Topics covered in this webinar include:

• What colleges are looking for in applications
• Standardized testing and scores
• The Interview
• The Essay
• Importance of  extracurricular activities
• And more

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