How Do I Get Off the Waitlist?
After battling through the epic journey of the college application process, with all its emotional twists and turns, the torturous anticipation, the potential heaven of acceptance or hell of rejection, judgment day has finally arrived….
TechRepublic interviews College Transitions
With COVID-19 increasing the amount of Zoom, Skype, and Facetime conversations taking place in a professional context, TechRepublic, a leading trade publication in the information technology field, reached out to College Transitions CEO, Andrew Belasco,…
COVID-19: More Colleges Go Test-Optional
Recognizing that the coronavirus crisis has caused massive disruptions to the lives of current high school students (along with the rest of the world), many colleges have already come forward with admissions-related policy changes, particularly…
How to Select a College After Acceptance
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 agonizing gauntlet known as the admissions process…
How to Appeal a Financial Aid Award
For students lacking inexhaustible higher education funds, finding out whether or not you are accepted into your dream college is only one battle in a broader, fast-unfolding conflict. Upon learning of one’s acceptance (congrats!), the…
Extracurricular Activities You Can Do From Home
In the eyes of college admissions officers, there are certain types of activities that occupy the highest points within the extracurricular firmament. Placing in national/international academic competitions, ascending to leadership roles in student government, participation…
Where Should I Take AP Courses Online?
There are a variety of reasons that high school students seek out online Advanced Placement (AP) course opportunities. The most common types of students who desire a remote-based AP course are: Those who wish to…
College Admissions and Coronavirus: Advice for High School Sophomores
For academically-inclined 10th grade students, the abrupt shuttering of their high school due to the coronavirus pandemic was not met with the type of youthful glee that follows a run-of-the-mill snow day announcement. Rather, this…
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