Posted on: 07 Mar 2026
If you are a licensed RN looking to earn your BSN online, you already know the short version of why: Magnet-status hospitals require it or prefer it, salary data consistently shows BSN-prepared nurses earn more over a career, and most NP and DNP programs require a BSN for admission. The question is not whether to […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2026
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university founded in 1911 in University Park, Texas, a municipality within the Dallas metro area. Founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU is now non-sectarian in its teaching and enrolls students of all religious backgrounds. It is classified R1 (very high research activity) by the Carnegie […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2026
Denver–the Mile High City–is perched just east of the Rocky Mountains. Famous for its 300 days a year of sunshine, it’s an outdoor lover’s paradise with enough hiking, biking, and climbing to keep you busy for a lifetime. Within the city itself, you’ll find multiple museums, including the acclaimed Denver Art Museum, the Museum of […]
Posted on: 06 Mar 2026
Houston–the largest city in Texas and fourth-largest in the United States–is colloquially known as Space City. That’s for good reason, as it houses the Johnson Space Center, NASA’s hub for human spaceflight. (Hence, the Houston Astros.) In addition, Houston is renowned for its art scene. The Museum District is one of the largest in the […]
Posted on: 05 Mar 2026
The folks at the Common Application have officially announced that the Common App essay prompt menu for the upcoming 2026-27 admissions cycle will remain exactly the same as it was the previous year. In the opinion of the College Transitions staff, the decision to stay the course was a wise one—it was based on the […]
Posted on: 04 Mar 2026
Sixty credits is roughly two years of full-time college coursework — half of a bachelor’s degree. If you earned them and then stopped out, those credits are still on your transcript. They have not expired. But whether they will count toward a degree at the institution you are now considering is a completely separate question, […]
Posted on: 04 Mar 2026
One in three college graduates regrets their education choices, according to a 2024 USA Today survey of 1,000 graduates. The most common regrets were financial: they wished they had attended a less expensive institution, chosen a different field, or done more research before enrolling. In a separate 2024 BestColleges survey of online learners specifically, 27 […]
Posted on: 03 Mar 2026
Maryville University is a private, nonprofit institution founded in 1872 in St. Louis, Missouri. It holds HLC regional accreditation reaffirmed in 2025, has a majority online student body with 6,431 of approximately 9,883 total students enrolled exclusively online, and has made a distinctive institutional bet on technology and cybersecurity programs at a time when most […]