How to Become a Lawyer: College-to-Career Advice
How to Become a Lawyer is the latest installment of College Transitions’ College-to-Career series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these blogs will look at the financial, academic,…
How to Become a Teacher: College-to-Career Advice
Welcome to the latest installment of College Transitions’ College-to-Career series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these blogs will look at the financial, academic, and personal factors one…
How to Start Your Own Extracurricular Club
Seeking to get more involved with your high school, you peruse the list of clubs posted on your high school’s website. From there, you attend meetings of various clubs, get seriously involved in one or…
What Percent of College Students Graduate in 4 Years?
The “four-year degree” is quickly becoming a misnomer. As of 2020-21, only 41% of American college students graduate from college in four years. Further, the majority of colleges and universities in the United States now…
How to Support Your Teen in the College Admissions Process
Back in 2012, a student at the University of Cincinnati won a restraining order against her parents for “stalking” her in college. They had installed spyware on their daughter’s phone and computer, regularly made unannounced…
2018 College Admission Rates: Is Getting Into College Harder Than Ever Before?
The results from the 2017-18 admissions cycle are still rolling in, but the data available thus far sends one very clear message—acceptance rates at highly-selective colleges are dwindling. Ivy League results The numbers at Ivy…
Best Careers for 2020 and Beyond: Healthcare
Our “So you want to be a…” series was designed to help career-minded high school students think about the financial, academic, and personal factors one should consider when exploring traditional professions such as engineering, law,…
Earning admission into graduate school: Does undergraduate “brand” matter?
In recent posts, we urged students to approach the college admission process with a “big picture” perspective and to consider long-term goals before “breaking the bank” on an expensive elite college, particularly if they had…