So you want to be an accountant…

Welcome to the latest installment of College Transitions’ “So you want to be a….” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these blogs will look at the financial, academic, and personal factors one should consider when exploring various professions. Does going to...

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Changes to Common App Essay Prompts for 2017-18

This week, The Common Application essay prompts underwent their most substantive changes since 2013. While two prompts remained unchanged, three were revised, one was introduced, and one oldie-but-goodie was resurrected. The team at College Transitions will walk you through the changes and tell you what it means for current...

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How to Plan Extracurricular Activities

“What extracurricular activities look good on a college application?” We hear this question a lot–often from students who have come to view the college application process as an exercise in spin, rather than an opportunity to exhibit passion. While the temptation to amass activities is strong, especially given the...

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