Posted on: 18 Jun 2025
Georgia Tech has always been an excellent university where one could receive a top-notch educational experience. However, it was not always a highly selective institution on the admissions front. In fact, back in the days of the Clinton White House, Georgia Tech accepted over two-thirds of those who applied. In 2024, this is a school […]
Posted on: 06 Jun 2025
Purdue is a school where the non-scary acceptance rate figures are not truly indicative of just how competitive the admissions process actually is. This public land grant research university in Indiana is actually a draw for students from around the world—out-of-staters apply at four times the volume of Hoosier State residents. Highly renowned academic programs […]
Posted on: 04 Jun 2025
Baton Rouge sits at a distinctive crossroads in American college admissions. It is home to LSU, one of the South’s flagship research universities. It is also home to Southern University, the flagship of the only HBCU system in the country. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System runs one of Louisiana’s most developed magnet networks. […]
Posted on: 01 Jun 2025
When Arjun first came to College Transitions, he was performing well in McLean High School’s demanding academic environment. At a school where the mean SAT score is 1292 and AP and dual-enrollment access is expansive, standing out required more than a strong transcript. Arjun loved biology, chemistry, and calculus. He was fascinated by medical technology, […]
Posted on: 11 May 2025
If you’re raising a student in Montgomery County, you already know: school decisions aren’t simple. The region is home to some of the highest-performing public high schools in the U.S., Walt Whitman, Winston Churchill, Wootton, Walter Johnson, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Poolesville, Richard Montgomery, Montgomery Blair, among others, and a cluster of elite independent schools like Georgetown […]
Posted on: 07 May 2025
Round Rock sits at a genuinely unusual intersection for college-bound students. It is the home of Dell Technologies’ global headquarters. It is also a bedroom community adjacent to one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. In one school year, a Round Rock ISD senior might intern at a Fortune 500 company and then drive […]
Posted on: 03 May 2025
Choosing a high school in Greater Houston is rarely simple. With nationally recognized public schools across Fort Bend, Katy ISD, Conroe ISD, CFISD, Pearland, Clear Creek, and Spring Branch, and elite private options like St. John’s, Kinkaid, Awty International, Strake Jesuit, Episcopal, St. Agnes, Village, and John Cooper, families face an unusual challenge. There are […]
Posted on: 01 May 2025
Beginning in the spring of one’s junior year of high school, it is common for guidance counselors to send out a “brag sheet” form that will help guide their letter of recommendation. Sometimes this document is for the student to complete, other times it is for the parent/guardian—and, in some cases, there is a section […]