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Financial Planning features College Transitions

New York, NY— College Transitions co-founder Dave Bergman was featured in Financial Planning, offering advice on submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bergman discusses why it can be advantageous for students and families to submit the FAFSA early and encourages readers to submit before financial aid...

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Great colleges for “B” students

Let’s play a game akin to the Guess your Age/Weight booth at a local county fair. If we’re wrong, you get the cheaply-made stuffed animal of your choice. Ready? If you clicked on this article, you have an SAT score somewhere in the range of 1100-1300 (or an ACT...

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Washington Diplomat Interviews College Transitions

Washington, DC— College Transitions CEO Andrew Belasco was interviewed by The Washington Diplomat for an article examining critical factors in the college admission process. In the article, Belasco highlighted the importance of demonstrated interest and also spoke about the unique challenges that international students face when applying to U.S....

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College Transitions in the Chicago Tribune

Chicago, IL— College Transitions made yet another major news media appearance this past week, as Andrew Belasco was quoted in the Chicago Tribune, advising whether and how students (and their parents) should consider a college’s endowment when evaluating prospective schools. In the past two years, nearly 40 major news media outlets...

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Common App Updates for 2017-18

Flowers blooming, the crack (or ping) of the baseball bat, the storing away of sweaters and jeans and the end of hibernation for piles of t-shirts and shorts—April is a time of change and transition. So perhaps it is fitting that the Common App picks this time to announce...

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Moving 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. You tear open the envelope and frantically scan the letter for a telling phrase....

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Successfully Navigating a College Fair

Without a solid game plan, a college fair can easily devolve into a blur of smiles, handshakes, and the accumulation of enough glossy pamphlets to wallpaper your bedroom twenty times over. However, with proper planning, a college fair can be an illuminating experience that will provide you with newfound...

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Out-of-State Deals

At risk of sounding like famed 60 Minutes resident curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, the world has changed drastically in so many ways since 1986—landlines have been replaced by cell phones, actual socializing has been replaced by social media, and America’s highest office is now held by a reality star rather...

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