Vanessa Hamilton, Author at At The Core

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Entries by Vanessa Hamilton

AI Will Impact Your Child’s Future Career

August 11, 2023 in College Major/Career /by Vanessa Hamilton

The title sums it up pretty clearly: Artificial intelligence (AI) WILL impact your child’s future career. As we write this, no one can have a firm understanding of HOW it […]

Our Epic College Quest: One Parent’s Perspective on Making the Most of College Visits

July 28, 2023 in College Major/Career, Paying for College, Planning for College, Testing /by Vanessa Hamilton

Hi! You may or may not know me. My name is Vanessa Hamilton, and I am part of the At The Core marketing team. I write material for all of […]

Heard this on a campus tour?

June 21, 2023 in College Major/Career, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Our team has been on many (MANY!) campus tours. Almost all start the same way: the student tour guide goes around the group and asks for everyone’s name and planned […]

Why do we teach self assessment to teens?

May 17, 2023 in College Major/Career, High School, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

The reality for today’s teens is that they keep their heads down. They move from task to task, class to class, assignment to assignment, activity to activity without pausing to […]

10 Questions Families Must Answer About Their Child’s Future

April 6, 2023 in College Major/Career, High School, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Every family wants their child to move on successfully from high school to their future whether it be college, career, military, apprenticeship, gap year, or some other form of post-secondary […]

More Colleges Go Test Optional. Should We Care?

March 9, 2023 in Planning for College, Testing /by Vanessa Hamilton

Recently, Columbia University announced their test optional policy is now permanent. Miami University of Ohio announced they were extending their test optional until 2025. This means that all applicants can […]

Direct Admissions: The Latest Trend in College Admissions

February 25, 2023 in Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

Could the college application process as we now know it (create an application, submit it to various colleges, await their “yes” or “no”) be a forgotten memory 5 or 10 […]

Earning World Language Credits With Dual Enrollment

February 18, 2023 in High School, Planning for College /by Vanessa Hamilton

No matter what state you are in, your teen needs to meet certain graduation requirements to earn their high school diploma. Some states include world language credits in their requirements. […]

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 […]