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Private Consultations
A highly customizable service supporting families
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Customized support for your planning needs
Each family is unique with your own questions, needs, and concerns about college and educational path planning.
Every Private Consultation with an expert from At The Core is customized to meet those needs.
We put our expertise to work for you–answering your questions about your family’s situation and helping you plan for the future.
We are your thinking partner. Sometimes, you just don’t know what you don’t know!
Headquartered in Central Ohio, we can connect with families via online technology across the United States (with the option of face-to-face in Central Ohio.)
Kinds words from families:
“We left and felt like a weight was lifted off our shoulders.”
“I was really impressed by the amount of what we were able to cover in that period of time.”
“I really liked how she talked to my child and engaged with her instead of me.”
Rising Seniors/Class of 2024 (April & May consultations can be reserved now.):
Rising senior families reserve a 90-minute consultation and choose from topics including: timelines, deadlines, staying organized, editing the college list, finding admission details, the application process, the Common App, essays, ACT/SAT, letters of recommendation, college visits, scholarships.
Younger students:
Younger families reserve a 60-minute consultation (with an option for an additional 30 minutes) to help answer questions about high school classes, extracurriculars, test planning, and much more. (Keep scrolling for highlights of other topics.)
In addition to our consultation time, every family receives…
- our pre-consultation research and communication to optimize our time together
- a customized agenda created just for you
- a resource binder for use during and after the meeting
- additional suggestions based on your child’s age
- referral to the tools and resources you need
- suggested next steps you can use on your journey
- follow-up after the meeting with any additional promised items
- answers to any quick, related, follow-up questions that arise after the consultation.
Some families choose to meet with us yearly and some only need a single appointment.
Our free and low-cost programming dovetails nicely with these consultations providing families with a baseline of information to build upon.
MEETINGS OUTSIDE CENTRAL OHIO are conducted virtually online.
CENTRAL OHIO FAMILIES can choose to meet either online or in person. Families choosing to meet in person must agree to COVID Terms and Conditions.
Topics can include (but aren’t limited to):
- High school planning
- Choosing a college
- Preparing for college
- The cost of college
- Extracurriculars
- Timelines and deadlines
- ACT/SAT/PSAT planning
- Understanding test optional
- Discussions about careers
- What colleges are looking for
- College visit strategies
- Honors, AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, Career Tech
- Researching colleges
- Outside support (like tutors)
- Discussions about majors
- IEP/504 considerations
- Scholarship searches
- Admission considerations
Book your customized consultation today
Younger Families
Your 60-minute consultation is driven by YOU.
Need more time? Book an extra half hour.
Spots are limited and get booked fast. Reserve yours today.
Rising Seniors
Class of 2024
Your 90-minute consultation is driven by YOU.
Spots are limited and get booked fast. Reserve yours today.
Please understand that appointment times are limited, and our staff is working to prepare for your appointment many days in advance. If you must cancel your appointment, we respectfully request 5-days’ notice. Missed appointments, or appointments cancelled without a 5-day notice, will incur a fee of $50. Click here to contact us.
How do Private Consultations work?
Disclaimer: Every family has different needs/goals and our facilitators are trained to explain all of the options available to you and act as a thinking partner so that you can leave the meeting and make the best choices with your child.
You may have questions that we will do our best to answer, but we may need to do additional research or possibly refer you to your school counselor for district-specific questions.
What do families have to say about Private Consultation?
“We walked away from our meeting with a feeling that we were on the right track and maybe even a little ahead of the game (if that’s even possible).”
“We received so much more in our time than we could have imagined. She spoke respectfully and optimistically with our daughter. We came away with the feeling of clarity and ready to take on the process ahead of us when it comes to selecting colleges and the application process. Cannot recommend this service enough!”
“We organized a private consultation for our 11th grader. Prior to the meeting we were asked a few incredibly relevant questions on At The Core’s wonderfully intuitive website. Our consultant began the meeting with a beautifully drafted agenda and binder filled with information designed exactly to our needs. As the consultation concluded we had a few questions that required a bit of research. Our consultant finished the search and had the information in our hands in less than 24 hours. With the college preparation and application process being so cumbersome we are lucky to have such an excellent resource right in our backyards.”
“We had a private consultation for our freshman daughter. Our consultant was wonderful to work with! She answered all our questions about AP classes vs College Credit Plus. She also helped map out a tentative class load for our daughter. We also discussed standardized testing timelines, volunteer hour tracking, and she answered many college questions that we already had. She was extremely informative, and helped put our minds at ease.”
“My son is a freshman, and we were overwhelmed when it came time to schedule classes for sophomore year. There are so many different pathways and I wasn’t clear on the differences. Our consultant took the time to explain everything to us and helped my son map out his classes for all three years. I am so glad we decided to do this now. It took a lot of stress off my plate, and our consultant was a pleasure to work with and so reassuring.”
Questions? Visit our FAQ page, give us a call at (614) 404-0646, or drop us an email.
At The Core maintains a staff of trained Private Consultation facilitators. If you are interested in meeting with Beth Probst, founder and CEO of At The Core, please click this link and reference “private consultation with Beth” in your email.
Cancellation: Please understand that appointment times are limited, and our staff is working to prepare for your appointment many days in advance. If you must cancel your appointment, we respectfully request 5-days’ notice. Missed appointments, or appointments cancelled without a 5-day notice, will incur a fee of $50. Click here to contact us.
614-404-0646