Credentials

What are credentials and certifications?

Have you heard the word “credentials” or “certifications”…
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Internships

How Do You Get Internships in College?

If you have followed At The Core for any time at all, you know…
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Picked your college

You’ve picked your college. Now what?

Congratulations! Your student has selected the place where they…
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Choosing a college

Choosing a college: how to help your student make the final decision

Making a final decision on a college to attend will come down…
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Educational Opportunity Service

Should you say “yes”? ACT’s Educational Opportunity Service and SAT’s Student Search Service

Families are sometimes surprised when shortly after taking the…
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Deferrals waitlists and rejections

Deferrals, Waitlists, and Rejections: Strategies to Avoid & How to Respond

The college application game is steeped in numbers. Let’s start…
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Choosing a college

Important College Credit Plus Eligibility Announcement for 2022/23

The State of Ohio has passed a ruling change regarding student…
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High school

Removing the Blindfold: High School, College, and Career Planning for Families

What if you had never seen an elephant? Blindfolded, you touched…
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Game plan

Sports fan? Let's talk having a game plan!

Did you watch the Super Bowl? Perhaps Team USA in Beijing? Or…
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