Posts by Dave Bergman:
What to Do After Getting Deferred By Your First-Choice College
Posted on: 14 Dec 2022
You shed any Prufrockian paralysis and boldly confess your undying love to the college of your dreams. By applying early decision you’ve offered them 100% commitment and devotion with no guarantees in return. Your heart is all in their hands now. After a nervous, lengthy wait to find out if your feelings are requited, a […]
What is the Dean’s List? – GPA and College Examples
Posted on: 10 Nov 2022
The mean GPA earned by American college students is 3.1, a solid B average. Anything above a 3.0 GPA is considered a fairly strong performance and is often enough to maintain any scholarship awards. Scoring a bit higher than average will improve a student’s chances at standing out to employers or being accepted into a […]
The 12 Most Popular College Majors in 2022-2023
Posted on: 08 Nov 2022
Each year, the bulk of degrees conferred by American colleges and universities come in just 12 areas of academic concentration. There are roughly 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the nation. However, only around 3,000 of these grant four-year degrees. For the purpose of determining the most popular college majors, we only factored in bachelor’s degrees. Two-year […]
College vs University – What is the Difference?
Posted on: 07 Nov 2022
Outside of the higher education community, few can answer the question: What is the difference between a college and a university? In the United States, it is common for the words “university” and “college” to be used somewhat interchangeably. However, there are characteristics that typically differ between “college” and “university” when the terms are being […]
What are the Ivy League Schools?
Posted on: 03 Nov 2022
The words “Ivy League” likely evoke images of stately Gothic buildings, professors in tweed suits and bow ties, and a hoity-toity student body, most of whom can claim a family affiliation with the university going back to the early 18th century. Yet, the term “Ivy League” did even exist until the 1950s. It only came into […]
Different Types of Engineering Majors
Posted on: 02 Nov 2022
Many STEM-focused students that enjoy problem-solving, attention to detail, and possess a perpetual curiosity know that they want to become engineering majors. However, they are often confused by the many different types of engineering fields. After all, there are countless types of engineering sub-disciplines and interdisciplinary engineering concentrations. However, there are five traditional general categories. […]
College Transitions in The New York Times
Posted on: 28 Sep 2022
We are honored that one of our favorite journalists, Ron Lieber of The New York Times, cited us in his article on September 24, 2022 titled The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish. We greatly appreciate Ron’s work in pushing for increased transparency in higher education data, a cause that is also very important to the entire College Transitions team.
How to Become a College Professor
Posted on: 24 Sep 2022
Life as a college professor sounds like a delightfully quaint way to make a living. Residing in a rent-free cabin somewhere in New England, clad in your unfashionable yet almost required patch-sleeved sweater, you walk across a picturesque campus each day to deliver an hour or two worth of lecture, engage in intellectual debates with […]
