Posts by Dave Bergman:

How to Pay Less for College

Posted on: 09 Aug 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many parents to rethink how much they are willing to pay for their teen’s college education. In 2020, almost a quarter of college-bound high school students reported that the pandemic may ultimately alter their postsecondary plans. For some, it made to enroll in a cost-effective community college, spend a gap […]

How to Find College Scholarships

Posted on: 26 Jul 2021

For both parents and teens alike, the quest for scholarship money can feel quite similar to pouring water into a sandcastle’s moat. You frantically fill out applications to every national and local scholarship available, composing essays, pleading your case, submitting and waiting—yet, despite your near-constant efforts, very little headway is made. Even if your scattershot […]

Do Colleges Verify Information in Applications?

Posted on: 19 Jul 2021

In the adult world, it is fairly common, almost expected, for one’s resume to exaggerate their past achievements. In fact, a recent study found that 85% of people lie on their resumes in one form or another. A babysitting gig can easily become experience “supervising an energetic group of young associates” and an office filing […]

Gender in College Admissions – Do Men or Women have an Edge?

Posted on: 21 May 2021

Countless mediocre-to-bad “comedic” films feature the storyline of a young man or woman posing as a member of the opposite sex in order to gain some level of competitive advantage. In Ladybugs (mediocre) to Juwanna Mann (bad), young men dress up as women in order to star at a sport. In the ’80s cult classic Just One […]

Transferring High Schools – Impact on College Admissions

Posted on: 19 Apr 2021

Disrupting your child’s high school education is not a move that any parent takes lightly, particularly if they are happy—both academically and socially—at their current school. A disjointed educational experience is far from ideal, but there are plenty of situations where a) it is absolutely necessary for the parent or b) it will be beneficial […]

Acceptance Rates at Ivy League & Elite Colleges – Class of 2025

Posted on: 09 Apr 2021

We previously covered the early decision/early action acceptance rates for the Class of 2025. As regular decision acceptances and rejections have officially been received, College Transitions can now provide you the first look at the overall acceptance rates (regular decision plus early decision) for some of the most selective universities in the country during the […]

Dave Bergman speaks with PBS/WHYY

Posted on: 14 Mar 2021

College Transitions’ Director of Content Dave Bergman spoke with PBS/WHYY regarding the mental health impact of the pandemic on college and high school students over the course of 2021 and 2022. You can read the article and listen to the full radio interview here.

How to Evaluate a College’s Graduation Rate

Posted on: 09 Mar 2021

Living in a society that is hyper-focused on selective college admissions, the moment a student receives an acceptance letter from their dream school can feel the victorious end of a journey, the moment when the film credits roll and a triumphant score begins to play. Of course, there’s also that small matter of the next […]