College Admissions

September 15, 2025

Although the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on affirmative action prohibited colleges from using an applicant’s racial identity as a factor in the review process, it did specify that students...

September 15, 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in the Albany, New York area, you are navigating one of the most competitive secondary-school ecosystems in the Northeast. The region offers...

September 12, 2025

Monmouth County is often overshadowed in the national college-admissions conversation by more widely known hotspots like Westchester, Fairfield County, or Northern New Jersey. But make no mistake: This is...

September 11, 2025

When Elias first connected with College Transitions, he was a motivated Radnor junior with solid academics, broad STEM interests, and a tendency to spread himself thin. Like many students...

September 11, 2025

Ann Arbor, Michigan, occupies a genuinely unusual position in the college admissions landscape. It is home to one of the most selective public universities in the country, a deeply...

September 11, 2025

Ann Arbor sits in one of the most unusual positions in American college admissions. It is home to one of the top public universities in the country; it is...

September 10, 2025

Families across Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County know that selective college admissions have grown more competitive every year. High-achieving students at schools like Pioneer, Skyline, Huron, Community, Saline, Dexter,...

September 9, 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area, you are in one of the most academically competitive secondary-school markets in the Midwest. The shadow...

September 8, 2025

If you are raising a college-bound student in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, you are navigating a secondary-school landscape that is more competitive (and more varied) than many families...

September 6, 2025

Families across Albuquerque and the greater Bernalillo County area know that selective college admissions have grown more competitive every year. High-achieving students at schools like La Cueva, Eldorado, Sandia,...

September 5, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound student in Charlotte, Union County, or Fort Mill, you may have noticed something. College admissions here feel tougher than they were even a few...

September 5, 2025

The University of Washington’s main campus in Seattle isn’t the type of public school that just services local residents. Rather, UW-Seattle attracts twice as many applicants from out-of-state/country than...

September 5, 2025

Families in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area often underestimate how much their region has to offer college-bound students. The metro area is home to a genuinely diverse educational landscape,...

September 4, 2025

Diversity is once again the buzzword of the moment. But unlike the past fifteen years—a veritable golden age of diversity efforts across industries and throughout popular culture, which saw...

September 3, 2025

If you’re a college-bound student in Albuquerque, you’re navigating one of the most distinctive and underappreciated college admissions landscapes in the country. New Mexico as a whole sends far...

September 3, 2025

If you live in Montgomery County, Maryland, you’re surrounded by some of the most accomplished public and private high schools in the Mid-Atlantic. That’s the good news. The harder...

September 1, 2025

If you’re a college-bound student in the Albany area, you’ve probably wondered: does living here hurt or help my chances? The answer is nuanced. Albany’s location creates both real...

August 30, 2025

Families in the Albany, New York, area often wonder how their region stacks up for college admissions. Albany and the surrounding Capital Region offer a surprisingly strong educational landscape....

August 29, 2025

On August 8, 2025, four university students and one recent graduate filed an antitrust class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, placing 32...

August 29, 2025

The nation’s oldest Jesuit institution of higher learning is also its most selective, as Georgetown University welcomed just 12% of applicants to the Class of 2029 onto its historical...