A strategic look at why students from Princeton, West Windsor–Plainsboro, Hopewell Valley, Lawrenceville, and the county’s top private schools face one of the toughest admissions landscapes in New Jersey and how families can navigate it with confidence. If you’re raising a high school student in Mercer County, you’ve probably...
Read MoreIf you’re raising a teenager in Fairfield County, you’re spoiled for choice and slightly overwhelmed at the same time. Between public standouts like Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Staples, and Wilton, and private powerhouses like Greens Farms Academy, Greenwich Academy, Brunswick, Sacred Heart Greenwich, and Greenwich Country Day, it can...
Read MoreA clear-eyed look at why the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is quietly becoming one of the most challenging admissions environments in the country and how families can navigate it successfully. If you’re raising a college-bound student in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, you’ve probably felt it: the pressure, the intensity, and...
Read MoreFamilies in the Hampton Roads region: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, York County, and surrounding communities, have access to an impressive mix of high-performing public and private high schools. From nationally recognized independent schools to rigorous suburban public campuses, the options are strong. But as with any competitive region, strong...
Read MoreChoosing between a public and private high school is rarely simple anywhere, but in the Milwaukee metro area, it can feel especially complicated. Here, families have access to some of Wisconsin’s top-performing public schools, including Whitefish Bay, Homestead, Brookfield East, Brookfield Central, Nicolet, Shorewood, Arrowhead, Muskego, and Reagan College...
Read MoreIf you’re raising a high schooler in the Tampa Bay area, you’ve probably noticed that college admissions feels more complicated and more competitive than it used to. Part of that is national trends. But a significant part is regional. Tampa Bay’s high schools, public, private, IB, magnet, early-college, and...
Read MoreWhen Arjun first came to College Transitions, he was performing well in McLean High School’s demanding academic environment. At a school where the mean SAT score is 1292 and AP and dual-enrollment access is expansive, standing out required more than a strong transcript. Arjun loved biology, chemistry, and calculus....
Read MoreA look inside how a motivated New Jersey student translated focus, intention, and smart decision-making into computer science offers at three of the most competitive engineering schools in the country. Meet Alex, a Monmouth County student with a passion for computer science and a realistic understanding of how difficult...
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