Free — For Your College Student

The Finals Game Plan Your Student Actually Needs.

A free, step-by-step guide for college students who freeze, spiral, and end up cramming at 2am. Three simple steps, ready-to-use worksheets, and study strategies that actually stick. Download it and pass it along. They can start using it tonight.

It's their first college finals, and nobody showed them how to prepare for it

You can hear the stress in their texts and calls, but reminding them only creates tension

They know what to do — they just can't seem to make themselves do it

You're wondering if they'll be able to manage all of this on their own

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🎯 3-Step Game Plan 📅 3-Week Study Schedule 🧠 Study Strategy Menu ⚡ ADHD Focus Tips ✍️ Paper Planner 🌿 Self-Care Tips 🔗 3 Google Sheets Included

What's Inside the Free Guide

A simple game plan your student can start using today.

Three steps get them organized. Everything after that is a menu: they take what fits their brain and skip the rest. Built around how college students actually work under pressure, not how a textbook says they should.

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Step 1: Map Your Finals

Every exam, paper, and deadline in one place, plus a simple way to see which final to study for first.
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Step 2: Build a 3-Week Schedule

Studying spread across 3 weeks, so finals week is review, not cramming. Includes a task list to catch every to-do.
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Step 3: The Study Session Recipe

One goal, two strategies, 25-minute rounds. A simple loop that makes studying actually stick.
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Study Strategies That Work

A pick-two strategy menu, note-taking methods, memory hacks, and ADHD-friendly focus tips.
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Papers Made Easy

Eight small steps, worked backward from the due date. None of them is "write the whole thing tonight."
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Take Care of You

Sleep, movement, brain-fuel snacks, and a 1-minute breathing trick for test nerves.

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Bonus: 3 free Google Sheets. Finals Overview, Task List, and Paper Planner, with countdowns and deadlines that calculate for them. Every worksheet also prints.

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Does This Sound Familiar?

You can hear the stress from miles away.
Finals are coming soon.

You know your student is capable. But college finals are a whole new level, especially the first time, and you're not sure how to help from a distance without stepping on their independence. The Finals Game Plan gives them the structure to figure it out on their own.

Stressed college student overwhelmed before finals

"I know I should be studying. I just can't make myself start."

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College finals are a whole new game

Bigger exams, worth more of the grade, all in the same week. What worked in high school often isn't enough, and first-semester students find that out the hard way.

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Your reminders aren't landing

You've tried checking in, texting, asking how it's going. It creates tension — and doesn't actually move anything forward.

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They're overwhelmed by where to start

It's not laziness. When everything feels urgent, the brain shuts down. They need a system to break it apart — not more pressure.

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They're capable — they're missing the structure

Most students were never taught how to manage finals on their own. That's a skill gap, and it's exactly what this game plan teaches, one step at a time.

What Parents & Students Are Saying

The shift parents notice. The confidence students feel.

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Krista has been instrumental in helping my college freshman daughter better navigate the demands of college. My daughter is learning how to plan ahead so she is not panicking to complete things.

Melana Parent of College Freshman

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In high school, I always waited until the last minute and it showed. The weekly planning system helped me actually see what was coming and plan ahead. My first semester of college felt way more manageable.

Alex College Freshman

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We saw a steady, upward trajectory in our son's progress. The biggest change has been his self-awareness — he now has a much clearer understanding of his workload and where he stands academically.

Rachel Parent of College Sophomore

"I'm more organized and not constantly stressed about school anymore."

Four happy college students studying together

"My first semester of college felt way more manageable."

Krista Anderson — Executive Function & ADHD Coach at Rooted to Reach

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MA, ACC-ICF Executive Function & ADHD Coach

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20+ Years Experience Supporting Students

Meet Your Coach

Krista Anderson

Executive Function & ADHD Coach · MA, ACC-ICF

I've spent over 20 years helping students build the skills they need to succeed — not just in college, but in life. I work with students who are smart, motivated, and genuinely trying, but can't figure out why the standard strategies aren't clicking for them.

The answer, more often than not? It's not a motivation problem. It's a system problem. The planners, the apps, the reminders — almost none of it is built for how these students actually think under pressure.

I also know this from a personal place. I went from academic probation to the Dean's List — and I understand firsthand how much the right support and strategies can change everything.

The Finals Game Plan is the same framework I walk my coaching clients through, handed to you to share with your student. Because every student deserves to walk into finals week with a real plan.