Cruise around on any highly-selective college’s website and you are likely to find a statement about the freshman class being comprised of students from “all 50 U.S. states and X number of countries.” If the number isn’t 50, it’s likely in the high 40s–after all, there are only so...
Read MoreThe global COVID-19 crisis introduced the public to a formerly unheralded group of medical professionals who are now at the forefront of the world’s response to the pandemic. With this enhanced visibility and well-earned praise and admiration, College Transitions has seen increased interest from high school students in careers...
Read MoreThe act of formulating a clear and decisive plan is as valorized in the college admissions process as it is in most other realms of American life. Highly-selective colleges do generally give an edge to students who profess to have figured out their whole professional life by the tender...
Read MoreWant to know why the growth of international student applications to U.S. schools declined for a fourth straight year during the 2019-20 admissions cycle? To quote South Park—Blame Canada…at least in small part. Of course, declining foreign applications are primarily attributable to international fears at the dawn of the...
Read MoreCountless mediocre-to-bad “comedic” films feature the storyline of a young man or woman posing as a member of the opposite sex in order to gain some level of competitive advantage. In Ladybugs (mediocre) to Juwanna Mann (bad), young men dress up as women in order to star at a sport. In...
Read MoreDisrupting your child’s high school education is not a move that any parent takes lightly, particularly if they are happy—both academically and socially—at their current school. A disjointed educational experience is far from ideal, but there are plenty of situations where a) it is absolutely necessary for the parent...
Read MoreWe previously covered the early decision/early action acceptance rates for the Class of 2025. As regular decision acceptances and rejections have officially been received, College Transitions can now provide you the first look at the overall acceptance rates (regular decision plus early decision) for some of the most selective...
Read MoreCollege Transitions’ Director of Content Dave Bergman spoke with PBS/WHYY regarding the mental health impact of the pandemic on college and high school students over the course of 2021 and 2022. You can read the article and listen to the full radio interview here.
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