Music as a career

My Student Has Chosen To Pursue Music As A Career. ARE WE SCREWED?

This guest blog comes to you from the music industry experts…
Changing world of college majors

The Changing World of College Majors: A List of Some New Choices

What happens when you ask college admissions counselors to tell…
Self knowledge key to college major selection

The Importance of College Major in a World of High Student Loan Debt

You’ve heard it before. Student loan debt in the United States…
Gap year

Is a Gap Year the Right Choice for My Student?

Although most of our At The Core parents are looking for information…
Survive their summer job

Tips to Help Your Student Survive their Summer Job

Do you remember your first summer job? Your first boss? Most…
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…
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/…
career planning and self assessment in the middle grades

Career Planning and Self Assessment in the Middle Grades: Laying the Groundwork

We spend a lot of time listening to parents of middle and high…
career exploration

Career Exploration: How Helpful are Career Clusters and Personality Assessments?

My teen daughter sends me links to BuzzFeed career quizzes. All.…
prepare for college interview

How to Prepare for the College Interview

You’ve applied to your favorite colleges. Maybe a few require…