Posts by Dave Bergman:

Class of 2025 – Ivy League & Elite College Early Decision Acceptance Rates

Posted on: 25 Jan 2021

Welcome to College Transitions’ first look at early round acceptance rates at Ivy League and other highly-selective colleges and universities for the 2020-21 cycle. As of this posting in January of 2021, there are still many schools who have yet to report their early round results. As such, you will see a number of “TBD” […]

Out-of-State versus In-State Acceptance Rates at Top Public Universities

Posted on: 20 Jan 2021

It is unsurprising that the top public universities in the United States annually draw massive numbers of residents who seek a quality education close to home at a low (relative to the market) tuition figure. Yet, the magnetic pull of many of these schools has a radius that extends well beyond their home state. Each […]

Should I Submit My SATs or ACTs to Colleges in 2020-21?

Posted on: 04 Sep 2020

The notion of test-optional admissions was born in 1969, in the coastal town of Brunswick, Maine. There, the newly-minted, fresh-faced Dean of Bowdoin College, Roger Howell Jr., all of 33 years old, made a bold decision—he would eliminate the SAT as an admissions requirement for his school. Howell explained in his inaugural address that he […]

Common App Changes for 2020-21

Posted on: 03 Aug 2020

As the higher education community waited with bated breath for the annual Common App launch party on August 1st, rumors flew about what revolutionary changes to the popular application platform might shock the world in the coming days. Some of the most hardcore fans spent days glued to their laptops, clicking refresh repeatedly on the […]

Colleges Worth Your Money Praised by Booklist

Posted on: 13 Jun 2020

Colleges Worth Your Money received two glowing reviews from Booklist, the publication of the American Library Association that critiques the top newly-released fiction and non-fiction titles. Booklist praised our guidebook as a “succinct, affordable, and highly readable resource to suit the individual student looking for the perfect collegiate match” and stated that it is a […]

2020 Acceptance Rates at Ivy League & Elite Colleges

Posted on: 10 Jun 2020

We previously covered the Early Decision/Early Action acceptance rates for the Class of 2024 at the eight Ivy League universities as well at a number of other selective schools. As Regular Decision acceptances and rejections have officially been mailed out, College Transitions can now provide you the first look at the overall acceptance rates (Regular […]

Dave Bergman interviewed by Tatler – Hong Kong

Posted on: 09 Jun 2020

College Transitions co-founder, Dave Bergman, spoke with Kristy Or of Tatler – Hong Kong to discuss the college admissions process at elite American universities. Bergman explained that if “you want to be a chemical engineer, there should be evidence you sought out summer programs, you participated in research, or you even published research alongside a […]

The Daily Pennsylvanian Interviews College Transitions

Posted on: 11 May 2020

College Transitions CEO, Dr. Andrew Belasco, spoke with the University of Pennsylvania’s award-winning daily newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian, about how many colleges are struggling to fill their 2020-21 freshman class due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Waitlists at the majority of schools are larger than in past years and even elite institutions will likely have to […]