Posts by Dave Bergman:

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 […]

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 […]

Colleges with the Best Career Services

Posted on: 11 May 2022

When parents and students evaluate and compare prospective colleges, one of the most massively important–but frequently overlooked–factors is the quality of the career services office. In the end, the professionals who provide individual career counseling, arrange internships, engage in corporate recruiting, and plan job fairs will play a big role in your teen’s postgraduate success. […]

Colleges with the Best Undergraduate Research Programs

Posted on: 04 May 2022

At many universities in the United States, the bulk of student research opportunities (and funding) go to graduate students. Yet, academic studies have repeatedly found that undergraduate research in college can be one of the most meaningful and informative experiences of one’s entire bachelor’s degree program. The list below highlights 33 colleges that are among […]

Best Colleges for Internships and Co-ops: National Universities

Posted on: 02 May 2022

Research has shown that participating in an internship while in college leads to better chances of finding a career within six months of earning your degree. Undergraduates who engage in one or more summer internships while in college gain employability skills, make industry connections, and sometimes even land a full-time job with the company where […]

10 Tips for Parents After Their Teen is Accepted to College

Posted on: 22 Apr 2022

At last, the arduous journey that was the 2021-22 college admissions cycle has reached its conclusion, and after all the stress, the results turned out beautifully—your son or daughter received an acceptance letter and has settled on their first choice school. Your deposit check is in the mail and it is now official: your teen […]

Which Colleges Have the Best Greek Life?

Posted on: 20 Jan 2022

One of the more polarizing facets of the college experience is the presence of Greek life on campus; it all depends on who you are speaking with. To some, fraternity and sorority life is an essential element of the higher education social scene, inseparable from the very concept of college itself. Images of Greek life […]