Posts by Andrew Belasco:
How to Address Your Disciplinary History on a College Application
Posted on: 04 Feb 2022
You so badly just want to just check the “No” box underneath the question asking if you have ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation in high school; it would be so much simpler that way. If only you hadn’t done that one stupid thing at a 10th grade dance…If only you hadn’t glanced […]
How Many Extracurricular Activities Do Colleges Want?
Posted on: 10 Jan 2022
What is today referred to as Parkinson’s Law began as nothing more than a satirical line penned in the pages of a 1955 issue of The Economist, intended to poke fun at bureaucracies: “Work expands to fill the time available for its application.” In essence, the larger a bureaucratic institution grows, the more work will […]
How to Write a Winning College Transfer Essay
Posted on: 27 Dec 2021
Much like snowflakes, DNA profiles, or interpretations of a David Lynch film, no two college transfer applicants are alike. Even if two prospective transfers to Boston University are both named Fred and each hail from Farmington, CT, their paths, and the contours of their academic journeys are probably quite different from one another. Perhaps Fred […]
So You Want to Be an Engineer…
Posted on: 12 Dec 2021
College Transitions “So you want to be…” series is designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys. These blogs provide a thorough examination of the financial, academic, and personal factors one should consider when exploring various professions. The branches of engineering There are more than 25 different areas of study […]
Career Services & ROI on Your College Investment
Posted on: 05 Dec 2021
As colleges compete for your business in 2022, they often tout their shiniest new amenities—the Mall of America-size fitness center boasting a 35-foot rock climbing wall (University of Texas), the dorm facility featuring a sauna, steam room, and tanning beds (University of Arizona), or the indoor beach club where waiters will deliver protein shakes and […]
Best Colleges for Finance and Wall Street
Posted on: 24 Nov 2021
Aspiring Wall Street wolves, daydreaming about donning fancy suits and raking in massive annual bonuses from the confines of their high school guidance counselor’s office have many big decisions ahead of them. Among the most pressing issues are where to attend college and what major to pursue. Yet, there are also other more long-term considerations […]
Colleges to Avoid
Posted on: 17 Nov 2021
Check out our video below to learn more! To those expecting a straightforward bash-list of institutions that we do not think highly of—we apologize for disappointing you. The internet is littered with “clickbait” lists of this ilk and, we get it, they’re fun. Unfortunately while a pure and simple list of “Colleges to Avoid” would […]
What Does “Holistic” College Admission Really Mean?
Posted on: 15 Nov 2021
In 1999, Cornell University received just shy of 20,000 applications for a chance to set foot on the Ithaca-based Ivy’s campus at the dawn of the new millennium. Two decades later, nearly 68,000 applicants formally apply each year to the university. UCLA followed a similar pattern, having processed fewer than 36,000 applications in the waning […]
