Posts by Michael Trivette:

Case Study: How a Health Careers High School Student Built a Public Health Profile and Earned Admission to UT Austin and Rice

Posted on: 10 Feb 2025

Families in the San Antonio, Texas area understand that college admissions have grown considerably more competitive. Each year, high-achieving students graduate with strong GPAs and full AP schedules from the city’s top public and private high schools. Many discover, however, that achievement alone does not guarantee a spot at selective institutions. Today, we’re sharing the […]

Top High Schools in the Asheville, NC Area: How They Compare for College Admissions

Posted on: 10 Feb 2025

Asheville occupies a distinctive place in the American educational landscape. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the city has built a secondary school ecosystem that reflects its dual identity: a mid-sized, culturally vibrant urban center with both deep Appalachian roots and a growing population of families who have relocated from larger […]

Dallas–Fort Worth’s Top High Schools: How They Really Compare for College Admissions (2026 Guide)

Posted on: 17 Jan 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound teenager in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, chances are you’ve already discovered what families moving from both coasts quickly learn: There are a lot of “great” schools here—public, private, charter, magnet, and everything in between. But “great” isn’t enough when you’re trying to understand: Which schools offer the deepest academic rigor […]

40 Best Colleges on the West Coast – 2024

Posted on: 19 Jul 2024

With a young and diverse population, the West Coast of the United States boasts a thriving higher education scene, that includes public institutions that are among the country’s best and private universities that attract the brightest minds from around the globe. For the purposes of this list of the Best Colleges on the West Coast, we […]

Best Colleges in Kansas – 2024

Posted on: 10 Jul 2024

The Sunflower State boasts over 100 colleges, universities, community colleges, and technical schools, but which is the right one for you? We’ll give you the rundown on the top public and private options in the state of Kansas. The following list of the best colleges in Kansas is meant to give you an idea of […]

Best Colleges in Wyoming – 2024

Posted on: 03 Jul 2024

With fewer than 600,000 residents, Wyoming is the least populated state in the union and therefore it shouldn’t shock you a list of the Best “Colleges” in Wyoming can actually be retitled to the Best “College” in Wyoming. Now, we recognize that winning a contest of one isn’t exactly an impressive accolade, but that doesn’t […]

Best Colleges in Nevada – 2024

Posted on: 03 Jul 2024

Many come to Nevada to try their luck at games of chance, but an increasing number are interesting a different gamble in the realm of higher education. In fact, after years of enrollment decline, UNLV has seen a spike in undergraduate attendance in recent years, and in 2023, Nevada State College morphed into Nevada State […]

Best Colleges in Montana – 2024

Posted on: 03 Jul 2024

There are nearly twice as many cows as people living in Montana, so it shouldn’t shock you to learn that there are not hundreds of higher education options within the state. Still, the University of Montana system caters to a student population of over 40,000 individuals across 16 colleges and universities, an impressive figure, and […]