Should I Complete Optional College Essays?
Many battle-worn applicants, weary from the slog of completing a dozen or so applications, encounter optional essays and requests for other non-compulsory application components such as a resume, interview, or writing sample(s) and simply wave…
How to Use a Net Price Calculator to Estimate College Costs
America in 1959 would have been unrecognizable to a time-traveler from 1886—city skylines illuminating the night sky, cars zipping along highways, jumbo jets roaring above at 30,000 feet—just about every aspect of daily life had…
College Transitions in USA Today
Dr. Michael Trivette, Co-Founder of College Transitions, was interviewed this month by USA Today for their article on the prospect of fake COVID cards being used on college campuses by unvaccinated students. Mike was quoted…
How to Get Into Vanderbilt University: Admissions Data and Strategies
In 1999, Vanderbilt received under 10,000 applications and sported an acceptance rate of 61%. The turn of the millennium saw annual incremental increases in selectivity that led to Vandy’s acceptance rate hitting an all-time low…
Do I Need to Enter College with a Major?
The high school student who is the ultimate type A, planner extraordinaire can probably lay out an accurate vision for the next decade of their life, including their college and career path. Whether due to…
What is a Financial Safety School?
The act of drawing up college contingency plans is entirely antithetical to the passion-filled optimism pulsating through the average teenage brain. Counting on your son or daughter to put careful thought into their post-secondary backup…
When Should I Take the ACT for the First Time?
For the vast majority of teens, the 2020-21 school year likely won’t be one that they look back on with extreme fondness. Okay, that may be an epic understatement for anyone outside of precocious entrepreneurs…
When Should I Take the SAT for the First Time?
The classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, tells the tale of a cute little girl who, for reasons not fully explained, abruptly embarks on a life of crime. Upon breaking into a residence…
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