Posts by Dave Bergman:

20 Best Careers for Psychology Majors – 2026

Posted on: 20 Feb 2025

Choosing to major in psychology is rarely the last decision you make about your career. For most students, the bachelor’s degree is the first step on a longer journey of career exploration. Some paths lead directly into clinical and counseling careers requiring advanced degrees and licensure. Others lead to corporate roles in HR, research, or […]

15 Best ROTC Colleges – 2025

Posted on: 20 Feb 2025

If you attended college in the US, you likely had classmates in ROTC. That’s because ROTC programs are near-ubiquitous—more than 1,700 colleges and universities in the US offer ROTC programs. The ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) enables students to take military courses while they earn their bachelor’s degrees. Upon graduating, ROTC students become officers in […]

An Ode to Jalen Hurts

Posted on: 16 Feb 2025

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster  And treat those two impostors just the same;” – “If” by Rudyard Kipling Hours after the Philadelphia Eagles decimated the upstart Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game, I, an elated longtime Birds fan, took an hour or so to fulfill my fatherly bedtime reading duties (Harry […]

Best Private Schools in Houston – 2025

Posted on: 05 Feb 2025

With 100+ private schools to choose from in the Houston area, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed as a consumer. And, it goes without saying that this is more of a high-stakes decision than other scenarios in which you are overwhelmed by an absurd number of options (e.g. the toothpaste aisle of the grocery store). As […]

Best Private Schools in Austin – 2025

Posted on: 03 Feb 2025

The population of Austin, Texas has grown by 290% since the early 1980s. In that time, the number of private high school options available in the area has grown commensurately. Many of these private Austin high schools now serve as feeders into the nation’s biggest-name colleges and universities. Of course, as parents, there are a […]

How to Write an Appeal Letter for College (and Whether You Should)

Posted on: 31 Jan 2025

If you are a fan of podcasts like Serial, documentaries like Making a Murderer, and the billions of similar wrongful convictions stories that have been chronicled across various mediums in recent years, then you are already somewhat familiar with the concept of an appeals process. Fortunately, if you are reading this article, it is more […]

How to Write a Financial Aid Appeal Letter

Posted on: 31 Jan 2025

For students lacking inexhaustible higher education funds, finding out whether or not you are accepted into your dream college is only one battle in a broader, fast-unfolding conflict. Upon learning of one’s acceptance (congrats!), the locus quickly shifts to the other envelope/email before you—the financial aid letter. However, a lower-than-expected offer can be a genuine […]

How to Apply for Financial Aid

Posted on: 24 Jan 2025

If you are the parent of a college-bound teen, you’ve likely spent at least a few sleepless nights fretting about the subject of paying for college. If it is any comfort, you are far from alone. Every single year, college students in the U.S. miss over 3.5 billion dollars worth of aid that could have […]