How to Transfer into an Elite College
Trying to calculate your chances of gaining acceptance into an elite college or university through the transfer admissions process is about as easy as handicapping a cat race. Unlike the regular admissions process, there is…
Gender in College Admissions – Do Men or Women have an Edge?
Countless mediocre-to-bad “comedic” films feature the storyline of a young man or woman posing as a member of the opposite sex in order to gain some level of competitive advantage. In Ladybugs (mediocre) to Juwanna Mann (bad),…
How to Get Into UC Berkeley: Admissions Data and Strategies
The University of California – Berkeley’s reputation as a haven for young liberals grew in the 1960s as it became the epicenter of protests over the Vietnam War and, in many ways, the very center…
Best Computer Science Programs
Unlike other high-prestige professions, many notable figures in the CS universe did not get where they are because of their college degree, but rather through their own genius. Luminaries such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates,…
How to Pay Less for College
The devastating economic impact of COVID-19 has caused many parents to rethink how much they are willing to pay for their teen’s college education. In fact, almost a quarter of college-bound high school students report…
How to Get Into Duke: Admissions Data and Strategies
Just 7.7% of applicants to the Blue Devil Class of 2024 were accepted, and only 6% of Regular Decision applicants enjoyed positive outcomes. This means that Duke now has a lower acceptance rate than Penn…
Best Colleges for Pre-Med Students
Over the past decade, our team at College Transitions has helped to guide hundreds of aspiring physicians toward undergraduate colleges and universities that will serve as ideal springboards into medical school. How (and in some…
How to Get Into Georgetown: Admissions Data and Strategies
The oldest Jesuit institution in the U.S. is also among the nation’s most elite undergraduate universities, and its popular Washington, D.C. locale helps draw massive numbers of applicants each year. Back in 1990, in a…
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