Posts by Michael Trivette:

Case Study: How a Boise Student Earned Admission to Georgia Tech and Duke

Posted on: 09 Nov 2025

College admissions outcomes for students in the Boise area can surprise families who assume that elite universities primarily draw from coastal or metropolitan pipelines. In reality, strong Boise students who build focused academic identities and apply strategically are often highly attractive to selective colleges seeking geographic and intellectual diversity. This case study highlights Evan, a […]

How to Get into Top Colleges from Fayetteville, Arkansas

Posted on: 06 Nov 2025

Fayetteville doesn’t get mentioned in the same breath as Boston, the Bay Area, or New York City when families talk about selective college admissions. However, it should get more attention than it does. The city sits at the convergence of several genuinely powerful advantages: a major research university, a booming regional economy anchored by three […]

Public vs. Private High Schools in the Salt Lake City Area: What Actually Matters for College Admissions

Posted on: 05 Nov 2025

Families in the Salt Lake City area face a school choice dilemma that didn’t exist a generation ago. Today, the region offers: Highly competitive public high schools like Skyline, West, Davis, and Corner Canyon Selective independent schools such as Waterford and Rowland Hall Mission-driven Catholic schools including Judge Memorial and Juan Diego Academically rigorous charter […]

Criminal Justice vs Homeland Security: Which Online Degree Is Better?

Posted on: 05 Nov 2025

Choosing between a criminal justice degree and a homeland security degree is not a choice between a good option and a better one. It is a choice between two distinct public safety ecosystems with different career structures, different salary trajectories, and different hiring processes. Criminal justice is rooted in local and state law enforcement, corrections, […]

Dunkin’ Tuition Assistance: Online Degrees for Dunkin’ Crew Members

Posted on: 30 Oct 2025

Dunkin’ tuition assistance operates on a structure that does not exist at most other major employers. There is a national partnership with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) available to every Dunkin’ restaurant employee in the country, with no minimum hours required and no waiting period. The partnership was launched in June 2020 and now extends […]

College Admissions from Bakersfield, CA: Strengths, Challenges, and What Students Need to Know

Posted on: 29 Oct 2025

Bakersfield sits in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley, a region better known for its oil fields and agricultural output than for its college admissions pipeline. That reputation, however, tells only part of the story. The area has a growing number of motivated, first-generation college-bound students, a network of dual enrollment and early college […]

How Competitive Is College Admission for Minneapolis–St. Paul Students in 2026?

Posted on: 23 Oct 2025

A clear, research-driven look at why Twin Cities students face an unusually competitive admissions environment and how families can navigate it successfully. If you’re raising a college-bound student in the Twin Cities, you’ve probably sensed it: The college admissions landscape here feels compressed, intense, and more competitive than it used to. That instinct is right. […]

Top High Schools in the Annapolis, MD Area: How They Compare for College Admissions

Posted on: 21 Oct 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in the Annapolis, Maryland area, you are operating in one of the most academically accomplished secondary-school markets on the East Coast. Annapolis is the state capital, home to the United States Naval Academy, and situated between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, two of the country’s most education-focused metropolitan areas. […]