How to Win a National Merit Scholarship
In 1955, the headlines were dominated by earth-shaking events such as Rosa Parks act of civil disobedience that set off the Montgomery Bus Boycott, athletic triumphs like the long-suffering Brooklyn Dodgers finally defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series, and business developments like…
How to Get Into Penn/Wharton – Admissions Data & Strategies
The University of Pennsylvania was founded in 1740 as a member of the now-revered Ivy League; yet, it took roughly 250 years for it to become the uber-elite, highly-selective institution that it is today. If your parent, grandparent, or older neighbor went to Penn, they…
Addressing Your Disciplinary History on a College Application
You so badly just want to just check the “No” box underneath the question asking if you have ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation in high school; it would be so much simpler that way. If only you hadn’t done that one stupid…
How to Get Recruited as a College Athlete – NCAA or NAIA
Each fall, more than 480,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes ready themselves for competition in 24 sports at 1,281 college and universities. Roughly 176,000 individuals participate in Division I athletics, 119,000 in Division II, and almost 188,000 in Division III. Over 2.7 billion dollars…
How to Get Into Princeton: Admissions Data & Strategies
Tom Cruise’s iconic Princeton University interview in the ‘80’s classic Risky Business leads his character, Joel Goodson, to receive an against-all-odds letter of acceptance. Back in 1983 when the film debuted, the acceptance rate into the New Jersey Ivy was a comparatively unintimidating 20%. Today,…
How Many Colleges Should I Apply to?
A great sculptor stares at a giant hunk of stone and can visualize, in their mind’s eye, a finished work of art; the average person just sees a rock. When it comes to the task of creating a list of prospective colleges, most teens and…
How to Get Into Cornell: Admissions Data and Strategies
Successful applicants to Cornell University universally possess an ‘A’ average in a rigorous high school curriculum, stellar SAT scores, as well as a record of accomplishment outside of the classroom in (typically) two or more extracurricular activities. However, these attributes are necessary but often not…
2024 Ivy League & Elite College Early Acceptance Rates
Welcome to College Transitions’ first look at early round acceptance rates at Ivy League and other highly-selective colleges and universities for the 2019-20 cycle. As of this posting in January of 2020, there are still many schools who have yet to report their early round…
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