Posts by Dave Bergman:
PSAT to SAT Score Conversion Chart: Predict Your SAT Score
Posted on: 15 Jun 2022
Neither PSAT to SAT score conversion nor PSAT-to-SAT predictions are a precise science. However, since the PSAT and SAT are scored on differing scales, it can be helpful to view an approximate PSAT to SAT conversion chart that will assist you in predicting your SAT score based off of a PSAT results. With the explosion […]
Public vs. Private High School – Which is Better for College Admissions?
Posted on: 15 Jun 2022
Prior to the 1920s, attendance at a top-flight prep school was nothing less than a prerequisite for admission into an Ivy League college.
Class of 2026 – Ivy League & Elite College Acceptance Rates
Posted on: 13 Jun 2022
Welcome to College Transitions’ review of the 2022 Ivy League acceptance rates and other highly-selective colleges and universities for the 2021-22 cycle (Class of 2026). As of this posting in June of 2022, there are still many schools who have yet to report their initial results. As such, you will see a number of “TBD” […]
Online/Virtual Volunteer Opportunities for High School Students
Posted on: 13 Jun 2022
For just about every teen on Earth, the last 2+ years have not gone as anticipated. Starting in spring of 2020, your high school experience was impacted by the arrival of COVID. You lost out on after school activities, in-person learning, and proms. And of course, young people “only” dealing with losses of that nature […]
The Best Colleges with an Open Curriculum
Posted on: 31 May 2022
The vast majority of American colleges have extensive “core curriculum” and “distributional requirements” that dictate what specific courses and/or general categories of courses all undergraduates must complete in order to graduate. Many schools require a scripted progression through core courses including foreign language, the humanities, math and science, the social science, etc. As such, students […]
How to Major in Artificial Intelligence
Posted on: 30 May 2022
Headlines related to artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous in 2021—automation displacing workers in industrial settings, self-driving cars on the cusp of taking over our roadways, and machines diagnosing diseases in patients with a higher rate of accuracy than even the best-trained physicians. Artificial intelligence is just as omnipresent in our daily experience whether it’s Netflix […]
How to Complete the Honors Section of the Common App
Posted on: 15 May 2022
Depending on your circumstances, the five allotted entries in the Honors section of the Common Application can look like anything from a frighteningly vast and boundless ocean to a maddeningly constrictive kiddie pool. “Normal” high schoolers, those without any prestigious national awards to their names, sometimes feel inadequacy at the prospect of leaving the section […]
West Point (US Military Academy) Essay Prompts and Tips
Posted on: 13 May 2022
With an acceptance rate of just 9%, getting into West Point and officially becoming a United States Military Academy cadet is no easy task. After all, how many colleges require a nomination from a member of Congress? Those brave young men and women who aspire to navigate a supremely challenging admissions process do so in […]
