Posted on: 23 Aug 2021
The act of drawing up college contingency plans is entirely antithetical to the passion-filled optimism pulsating through the average teenage brain. Counting on your son or daughter to put careful thought into their post-secondary backup plan is like expecting Romeo & Juliet to respond to their parent-mandated break-up with a shrug of the shoulder and […]
Posted on: 11 Aug 2021
The classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, tells the tale of a cute little girl who, for reasons not fully explained, abruptly embarks on a life of crime. Upon breaking into a residence occupied by a family of bears, Goldilocks famously tastes three bowls of porridge, finding one to be too hot, another […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]