Posted on: 27 Sep 2023
With an acceptance rate of just 10%, getting into the United States Naval Academy and officially becoming a midshipman in Annapolis is no easy task. After all, how many colleges require a nomination from a member of Congress? Those brave young men and women who choose to navigate a supremely challenging admissions process do so […]
Posted on: 19 Sep 2023
Let’s begin by making clear that the College Transitions team would never recommend picking a college based solely on its physical beauty. There are dozens of more critical factors one should first consider such as academic strength, overall “fit”, undergraduate research opportunities, career services, and internship connections—just to name a handful. The prettiest college campuses […]
Posted on: 15 Sep 2023
Last year, the University of California system received over 206,000 freshmen applications to its nine campuses. Additionally, they received another 40,000 transfer applications. In total, there are now a quarter of a million applying to the UCs every year. So, those are the pertinent facts. Now, we’ll dive in and answer the question of the […]
Posted on: 14 Sep 2023
Before we reveal the National Merit Scholarship PSAT score cutoff by state in 2023-2024 and National Merit Scholarship requirements, a short history lesson…In 1955, the headlines were dominated by earth-shaking events such as Rosa Parks’ act of civil disobedience that set off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, athletic triumphs like the long-suffering Brooklyn Dodgers finally defeating […]
Posted on: 21 Aug 2023
Our CEO, Dr. Andrew Belasco was interviewed by NBC News for the article “Four things students need to know after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action”. He advised: “If there are opportunities within the application to talk more about their identity, for instance, if there were situations where their identity influenced anything from the […]
Posted on: 28 Jun 2023
After the stressful roller coaster that is the modern-day college search and admissions process ends, parents and students deserve a chance to catch their breath and let the new reality of their post-high school existence settle in. Yet, as the days on the summer calendar quietly pass by in all too rapid fashion, it is […]
Posted on: 14 Apr 2023
Welcome to College Transitions’ first look at the overall Ivy League acceptance rates as well as acceptance rates at other highly-selective colleges and universities for the 2022-23 cycle. As of this posting in April of 2023, there are still many schools who have yet to report their initial results. As such, you will see a […]
Posted on: 02 Apr 2023
Academic Influence is an organization run by a team of academics and data scientists that uses a legitimate methodology to rank colleges as well as other higher education professional organizations such as college admissions consulting firms. We are very pleased that Academic Influence once again named College Transitions as one of the top 25 admissions […]