New York, NY— The Hechinger Report cites research by Andrew Belasco in an article titled, “The real reason that colleges go ‘test optional,'” and looks at some of the underlying causes for why colleges may be choosing to go test-optional. Long considered one of education’s leading media outlets, The Hechinger...
Read MoreOne of the most memorable essays I ever read was written by a student we’ll call Sam, a rising high school senior from Massachusetts. He had written at least a dozen drafts trying to rehash his impressive résumé as a computer science whiz, and despite my urging to try...
Read MoreJersey City, NJ— College Transitions was recently featured in Forbes on an article discussing who benefits from test-optional admission policies. The author cites research by College Transitions CEO, Andrew Belasco, and his co-authors, Kelly Rosinger and James Hearn, on the impact of test-optional admission policies at 180 selective liberal arts...
Read MoreWashington, DC— College Transitions was featured in U.S. News & World Report in an article offering advice for how students can reduce the financial costs of a gap year. This marks the second time that College Transitions has been featured in U.S. News over the past year. College Transitions...
Read MoreUPDATE: We have recently updated this post/topic, and you can click here to read. In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with their fellow Ivy League universities and found themselves frequently relegated to “back-up plan” status among the nation’s top students. Their institution’s...
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