Posts by Michael Trivette:

The Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Salt Lake City Families Make and How to Avoid Them

Posted on: 05 Dec 2025

Salt Lake City families are often pleasantly surprised by the strength of local high schools. Between high-performing public schools like Skyline, West, Davis, and Corner Canyon, respected independent schools such as Waterford and Rowland Hall, mission-driven Catholic schools like Judge Memorial and Juan Diego, and academically selective charters including AMES, NUAMES, and Karl G. Maeser […]

Conduent Tuition Assistance: Online Degrees for Conduent Associates

Posted on: 04 Dec 2025

Conduent offers a tuition assistance program for eligible associates pursuing job-related coursework at accredited colleges and universities. The program operates on a reimbursement model with a one-year service requirement before eligibility, which makes it accessible only to associates with continuous tenure at Conduent rather than new hires. Conduent is also a participating employer in Southern […]

Trade School Review: Miller-Motte College

Posted on: 03 Dec 2025

Career colleges and trade schools have become an increasingly popular alternative to traditional four-year universities. Rising tuition costs, longer time-to-degree, and persistent labor shortages in skilled trades and healthcare support roles have pushed many students—especially adult learners and career changers—to seek faster, workforce-focused education options. One institution that frequently appears in this conversation is Miller-Motte […]

The Top Philadelphia-Area High Schools for College Admissions: A Comprehensive Guide for Families

Posted on: 01 Dec 2025

The Philadelphia metro area is home to some of the most competitive and nationally recognized high schools in the United States. From powerhouse public districts like Tredyffrin/Easttown, Lower Merion, Radnor, and Unionville to elite independent schools such as Episcopal Academy, The Haverford School, Germantown Academy, Baldwin, GFS, and George School, the region offers a depth […]

The Most Common College Admissions Mistakes Fairfax County Families Make and How to Avoid Them

Posted on: 01 Dec 2025

Why students from Langley, McLean, Madison, Chantilly, Woodson, Oakton, Robinson, Lake Braddock, TJHSST, Flint Hill, Potomac, and Madeira face one of the nation’s toughest admissions landscapes—and how to navigate it strategically. Fairfax County families benefit from outstanding schools, competitive academics, and extraordinary extracurricular opportunities. Students here attend some of the strongest public and private high […]

How One East Chapel Hill Student Maximized Her College Admission Odds: A College Transitions Case Study

Posted on: 01 Dec 2025

Families across the Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill area understand that college admissions has never been more competitive, selective, or strategically demanding. Each year, we meet talented students who are high-achieving but unsure how to distinguish themselves in a region filled with academically strong peers from schools like East Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill High, Carrboro, Green […]

Top High Schools in the Madison, WI Area: How They Compare for College Admissions

Posted on: 01 Dec 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in the Madison, Wisconsin area, you are navigating one of the most academically engaged secondary-school markets in the Midwest. Madison is home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ranked #36 nationally and #12 among public universities by U.S. News & World Report, and that proximity shapes the educational culture […]

Online College Review: Strayer University

Posted on: 30 Nov 2025

Strayer University is one of the oldest continuously operating adult-focused higher education institutions in the United States, founded in 1892 and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It is a for-profit institution, a fact worth stating plainly and contextualizing accurately: for-profit tax status describes an ownership and financial structure, not accreditation legitimacy […]