Navigating the Admissions Process

December 1, 2023

In the 1990s, while the rest of society was busy squirting each other with Super Soakers, listening to the Gin Blossoms, and carving Nike swooshes into their hair, colleges...

November 28, 2023

When do college decisions come out? If scenes in coming-of-age high school movies are to be believed, they arrive suddenly, ratcheting up dramatic tension. The more prosaic reality is...

October 11, 2023

Deciding upon and getting into college is such a long, all-consuming process that when you finally receive your acceptance it can feel a bit surreal. A college acceptance can...

September 15, 2023

Last year, the University of California system received over 206,000 freshmen applications to its nine campuses. Additionally, they received another 40,000 transfer applications. In total, there are now a...

July 21, 2023

Prior to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, rarely did a single month pass without another well-known college or university making headlines by announcing that it would...

June 21, 2023

Each fall, more than 520,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes ready themselves for competition in 24 sports at roughly 1,100 colleges and universities. Roughly 192,000 individuals participate in...

June 15, 2023

Washington University in St. Louis (often referred to as WashU) is a mouthful to say, but the name of this private research university founded in 1853 comes out of...

June 9, 2023

Barnard College, an all-female college located in Manhattan, also boasts an affiliation with Columbia University. With all of those desirable attributes, it’s no wonder the Barnard College acceptance rate...

May 9, 2023

Whether you’re a rising senior or in the thick of your college years, you’ve likely asked yourself the following questions: what is a good GPA in college? Is a...

April 4, 2023

If you’re a high school student or the parent of a high school student, odds are you’ve heard the phrase “class rank” before. Maybe you’ve even found yourself sweating...

January 18, 2023

Welcome to College Transitions’ first look at early round acceptance rates at Ivy League and other highly-selective colleges and universities for the 2022-23 cycle. As of this posting in...

January 10, 2023

Tulane University admits less than 10% of applicants directly out of high school and strongly favors those who apply early decision. If you dream of joining the Green Wave,...

January 9, 2023

Cal Poly’s San Luis Obispo campus is the most selective school in the California State University (CSU) system. Taking less than 30% of first-year applicants, the mid-50% of enrolled...

January 9, 2023

California residents have no shortage of phenomenal public institutions within the borders of their home state. UC Davis, for example, ranks in the top 40 national universities and in...

January 6, 2023

Only one-quarter of the 111,000 freshman applicants to UC Santa Barbara are admitted. This makes the school about three times as selective as it was back in the late...

January 5, 2023

Now accepting just 30%-40% of freshman applicants, San Diego State University is one of the more selective schools in the California State University (CSU) system. Unless your high school...

January 5, 2023

If you want to attend UC San Diego as a freshman, you’ll need to possess close to a 4.0 cumulative high school GPA. However, if you feel short of...

January 2, 2023

You long to become a member of the Wolfpack, but you don’t have the stellar grades and test scores to get admitted to NC State directly out of high...

December 28, 2022

Florida State University accepts less than one-third of freshman applicants and the mid-50% GPA for admitted students is 4.3-4.6. Given this spectacularly high level of selectivity, many aspiring Seminoles...

December 27, 2022

Your goal has always been to become a Terrapin, but you don’t have the grades and test scores to make the cut directly out of high school, don’t worry—all...