College Admissions

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 8, 2025

Arlington County, Virginia is unlike any other county in America. Covering just 26 square miles, it is the smallest self-governing county in the country. Yet within those 26 square...

April 7, 2025

Arlington County is one of the most educationally sophisticated communities in the United States. Ranked among the most highly educated counties in the country, with roughly 77% of adults...

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...

February 28, 2025

If you’re wondering, “How many extracurricular activities do colleges want, anyway?” you’re not alone. To shed light on this question, let’s look to Parkinson’s Law, which began as nothing...

February 26, 2025

What Living Eight Miles from the Capital Really Means for Your Application McLean, Virginia occupies a peculiar position in the national admissions landscape. It sits eight miles from the...

February 25, 2025

Public vs. Private Schools in Atlanta: What Actually Matters for College Admissions in 2026 A clear, research driven guide for Metro Atlanta families weighing two excellent but very different...

February 25, 2025

Few communities in the country carry as much college admissions weight as McLean, Virginia. Its public high schools rank among the top three in the state. Its private schools...