Vanessa Hamilton, Author at At The Core

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Entries by Vanessa Hamilton

At The Core Turns 10!

December 2, 2022 in All, News /by Vanessa Hamilton

Anyone with teens knows that time does fly. Seems like you just dropped them off at kindergarten and now you are staring at the newest driver in your house. We’re […]

Purdue to require ACT or SAT score for HS Class of 2024

December 2, 2022 in Planning for College, Testing /by Vanessa Hamilton

On November 29, 2022, Purdue University announced that they will no longer be “test flexible” and will instead require ACT or SAT test scores from their applicants beginning with the […]

When money is tight, how will you allocate your college planning budget?

December 1, 2022 in College Major/Career, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

How are you doing? Lately, we all are having some pretty serious nerves about the economy. Everyone is cutting back, shopping carefully, and trying not to panic at the downward […]

10 Things At The Core Is Thankful For (Both Silly and Serious)

November 17, 2022 in All /by Vanessa Hamilton

You can probably already tell this won’t be one of our typical high school, college, and career planning blog articles. As most of us do at this time of year, […]

College Selection: 10 Things to Think About

October 13, 2022 in College Major/Career, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Every year, high school families spend many hours and dollars (!) on “college selection.” We all get swept up in the process. We visit, research, look at acceptance stats and […]

Internships During High School: Age-Appropriate Experiences

September 30, 2022 in College Major/Career, High School, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Career experiences during high school are so important! They can come in many forms, and we are big proponents of exploring them all—school courses and electives, summer camps, job shadowing, […]

The U.S. News College Rankings and Your College Search

September 21, 2022 in Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Every fall, we can count on the arrival of several things–pumpkin EVERYTHING, college football, and the U.S. News college rankings. U.S. News & World Report released their annual rankings. The […]

Top 10 Reasons Parents Should Learn about Career Tech (Even if Their Child is College-Bound)

September 17, 2022 in College Major/Career, High School, News /by Vanessa Hamilton

For the past ten years, At The Core has been proud to bang the drum loudly for ALL the educational options available to our children, whether it’s AP, IB, electives […]

Making Friends in College

September 12, 2022 in Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

“Help! I hate it here!” Our momma hearts always break when we hear from parents whose child is miserable at college, hasn’t made any friends, can’t get along with their […]

6th and 7th Grade: Baby Steps in Career Thinking and College Planning

August 30, 2022 in College Major/Career, High School, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Do you spend time with a 6th or 7th grader? In the coming years, they will grow (like weeds) and continue to mature. In most of our work with high […]