when your child turns 18

What Happens When Your Child Turns 18?

Suddenly, they are adults (ok, legally, they are adults). As…
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Liberal Arts Colleges in Crisis

Liberal Arts Colleges in Crisis

At The Core is excited to bring you this guest blog, Liberal…
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want for our children

What is it we really want for our children?

What is it we really want for our children? When you let yourself…
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choosing a career

Choosing a career: My daughter wants to be a ballerina. My son wants to be a soccer player.

You can flip this title to “My son wants to be a ballerina/…
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ACT exam online

Taking the ACT Exam Online: What do parents need to know to prepare their children?

No parent likes this kind of surprise….their student has been…
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college entrance exams

The Changing Landscape of College Entrance Exams: ACT and SAT

We talk to a lot of parents. They know a lot has changed about…
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Finding private scholarships

Finding Private Scholarships

At The Core is excited to bring you this finding private scholarships…
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Finding a College

Finding a College to Meet Your Needs

We can make the whole high-school-to-college process really complicated!…
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Choosing a college

Choosing a College: The Heart, The Head, and Those Pesky Well-Meaning-but-Misguided Opinions

Choosing a college feels like an enormous weight to our students.…
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