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Bribes and forgeries involving famous actresses, high-powered business executives, and a Stanford sailing coach—these sound like the ingredients for a tantalizing E! True Hollywood Story. Yet, strangely, we are merely referencing the day’s higher education headlines which contained one of the most publicized college admissions scandals in recent memory....
Read MoreDr. Andrew Belasco co-authored a new journal article on so-called “no-loan policies” at many elite colleges. The study appeared in The Journal of Higher Education. It is titled “A Boost for the Middle Class: An Evaluation of No-Loan Policies and Elite Private College Enrollment.” You can read the abstract...
Read MoreIf it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This well-worn idiom captures the mindset of the decision-makers at the Common Application who announced this January that the essay prompts for the upcoming 2019-20 admissions cycle will be the same as they were in 2018-2019. In the opinion of the College...
Read MoreCollege Confidential’s Suchi Rudra spoke with Dave Bergman for her article “You Got Into College – Should You Retake SATs to Boost Scholarship Odds?” On the subject of private scholarships, Dave explained that “you’ll be dealing with a “tight or non-existent window. The vast majority of private scholarship deadlines...
Read MoreFor even the most academically gifted teen, the prospect of getting into an Ivy League or Ivy-caliber college is a tenuous proposition. In 2018, acceptance rates at the eight Ivies ranged from Harvard’s low mark of 5.9% to Cornell’s relatively generous 14% and non-Ivy elite institutions like Pomona, Williams,...
Read MoreU.S. News reporter, Ilana Kowarski interviewed Dr. Michael Trivette, Co-Founder of College Transitions for an article discussing early action programs. Michael shared that “Early Action offers more flexibility to students who still wish to receive a decision early in the process but who are not yet comfortable committing to...
Read MoreAs professionals in the field of college admissions, our team at College Transitions actively follows developments and trends in higher education on a daily basis. In keeping our ear to the ground, we are also privy to a good deal of misinformation and misassumptions—errors in thinking that we will...
Read MoreDr. Andrew Belasco, CEO of College Transitions, sat down with H.M. Cauley of the Atlanta Business Chronicle to discuss the rise of the college consulting field in the Atlanta Metro Area. The article entitled “Busy Metro Atlanta parents fueling booming consulting industry” features numerous insights from the College Transitions...
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