
10 Life Skills for Your Teen
With all the talk about high school, college, and career planning,…

Top 10 Summer Tasks for High School Students (and Families)
Summer flies by every year. It seems to disappear in the blink…

10 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Test Optional Movement
ACT and SAT testing has been part of the college application…

Fighting Career Illiteracy
Our kids are illiterate – CAREER illiterate. And it’s very…

What to expect at your student’s college orientation?
We love the high school graduation season and all that goes with…

How Can We Help Our Students Get “Good Jobs”?
Forty years ago, a college degree was enough to virtually guarantee…

Top 10 Benefits of Dual Enrollment or Dual Credit
Dual enrollment or dual credit (called College Credit Plus in…

Why is this investment worth making? Weighing the cost versus the value of extracurricular activities
Since 2012, At The Core has helped hundreds of students with…

Demonstrated Interest: Why It Matters and the Importance of Being Genuine
Today’s world of college admissions can feel like a moving…

Our Top 10 High School, College, and Career Planning Blog Posts
Who remembers David Letterman's Top 10 lists? Hopefully, you…