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— Lynn O'Shaughnessy
Nationally Recognized College Expert
July 19, 2023
Ready to learn more about the Highlands Ability Battery? We’ve got you covered. First, let’s recap: the Highlands Ability Battery measures our performance across a number of work samples...
July 12, 2023
By this point, you’re likely a pro at being assessed–standardized tests, school exams, musical tryouts, art projects. Such assessments measure your level of skill or knowledge on that particular...
February 6, 2023
Think about learning to read. First, you master the alphabet, learning to differentiate between uppercase and lowercase letters. Next, you learn what each letter sounds like, how to blend...
September 24, 2022
Life as a college professor sounds like a delightfully quaint way to make a living. Residing in a rent-free cabin somewhere in New England, clad in your unfashionable yet...
September 21, 2022
Before we directly look at how to become a journalist, a quick history lesson…In the period following Watergate, roughly 82% of the young people in the world decided to...
September 3, 2022
Welcome to another installment of College Transitions’ “How to Become a” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these blogs will look...
July 30, 2022
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...
July 29, 2022
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...
May 11, 2022
When parents and students evaluate and compare prospective colleges, one of the most massively important–but frequently overlooked–factors is the quality of the career services office. In the end, the...
December 12, 2021
College Transitions “So you want to be…” series is designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys. These blogs provide a thorough examination of...
December 5, 2021
As colleges compete for your business in 2022, they often tout their shiniest new amenities—the Mall of America-size fitness center boasting a 35-foot rock climbing wall (University of Texas),...
July 7, 2021
The global COVID-19 crisis introduced the public to a formerly unheralded group of medical professionals who are now at the forefront of the world’s response to the pandemic. With...
February 16, 2017
Welcome to the latest installment of College Transitions’ “So you want to be a….” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
May 12, 2015
Welcome to the sixth installment of College Transitions’ “So you want to be a…” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
April 15, 2015
Welcome to the fifth installment of College Transitions’ “So you want to be a…” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
March 21, 2015
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...
May 29, 2014
Welcome to the second installment of College Transitions’ “So you want to be a…” series. Designed to help career-minded high school students think intelligently about their postsecondary journeys, these...
