College Admissions

April 29, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound teen in the Tampa Bay region, you’re probably experiencing a mix of excitement and confusion. Tampa, St. Petersburg, and their surrounding suburbs offer a...

April 24, 2025

Families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul Metro quickly learn what Fairfield County parents already know: when you live in a region filled with high-achieving public and private schools, everything looks...

April 14, 2025

Whether you’re a future music producer or a budding audio engineer, you’re sure to level up your skills at an audio engineering school. To be sure, there’s a great...

April 10, 2025

We get it. The college process is full of uncertainty. Am I applying to the “right” schools? Is my application strong enough? Are my test scores high enough? Will...

April 10, 2025

Yes, this blog is about how to request letters of recommendation for college from a teacher. But first, let’s engage in a mental exercise intended to do something quite...

April 9, 2025

Families across the Atlanta metro, including Alpharetta, Johns Creek, East Cobb, Decatur, Buckhead, Brookhaven, and the western suburbs, often sense that the college admissions process feels unusually intense. They...

April 9, 2025

For a prospective college student who identifies as LGBTQ+, finding a LGBTQ friendly college is crucial. You want to know that your future campus home will be safe and...

April 7, 2025

According to the IIE’s most recent Open Doors report, there are just over one million international students studying in the US. For many of these students, financing an American...

April 3, 2025

The Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill region, home to Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, and Research Triangle Park, attracts families who prioritize education and opportunity. As a result, the...

April 2, 2025

If you’re raising a college-bound student in the greater Charlotte area, you already know the landscape is rich and complicated. From powerhouse public options like Ardrey Kell, Myers Park,...

March 31, 2025

If you’re looking to jump out of your current job and into a different role, you’d do well to consider becoming a pharmacy technician. Job openings for pharmacy technicians...

March 25, 2025

While the term “safety school” can carry a slightly negative connotation, it shouldn’t! Safety schools—or “likely” schools, as we call them here at College Transitions—are actually critical components of...

March 20, 2025

Holding multiple college acceptance letters in your hand, you take a moment to marvel at these glorious tokens of survival. You have not only officially made it through the...

March 19, 2025

You haven’t interacted with a college admissions officer ever since your school’s college fair, when you and hundreds of other seniors crowded your school’s auditorium to meet representatives from...

March 17, 2025

With the majority of college application deadlines just days away, it’s important to perform a thorough review of your applications to help avoid making obvious mistakes that can negatively...

March 15, 2025

As you begin your college search, the financial realities of the process tend to come into sharper relief. As a result, you might begin to explore colleges that offer...

March 13, 2025

If you are a teenage prodigy who spent your spare time in high school interning at a cancer research laboratory and founding a charitable organization that distributes prescription glasses...

March 13, 2025

The Common App Additional Information section appears to be a 300-word (formerly 650-word) oasis amidst a desert of Draconian character limits.  Yet, this inviting expanse of brag-sheet real estate...

March 10, 2025

Families across Fairfield County, Connecticut, know that the college admissions landscape has never been more selective, more unpredictable, or more overwhelming. Each year, we work with students who are...

March 3, 2025

An expert, data-informed guide for families making one of the most important educational decisions in a booming, competitive metroplex. Choosing the right high school in the Dallas–Fort Worth area...