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We hired College Transitions again, this time for our 2nd child, and had another great experience! CT helped us navigate the stressful college admissions process, from picking which classes to take in high school, to determining the colleges that would be a match for our son, through the whole application process, including the Common App and essay guidance. Our son had very successful application cycle—he applied to 10 schools and was not rejected by a single one. He is now going to his top choice. We couldn’t have done it without the advice and guidance of College Transitions and its amazing team. The process is stressful, but CT made it so much better. We will use them again for our 3rd child in a few years.

I truly cannot sing praises loud enough for the work that Michael, Andrew, and whole College Transitions team did to support my son throughout the college admissions process. Their extensive resources, straight-forward processes, and individualized attention gave my son (and his parents!) the direction and clarity we needed to demystify the admissions experience. He will be attending Georgia Tech in the fall and we couldn’t be more proud of him. Thanks again, College Transitions!

We chose to use College Transitions to help our daughter with her college applications. We originally were looking for someone to oversee and help fine tune her applications as she was applying to some moderately competitive schools. When researching and talking to current college students we discovered that many kids have additional college prep and planning beyond guidance counselors at school. Some start as freshmen - getting input on what classes to take, preparing and tutoring for ACT and SAT. College Transitions offered support with essays, resume preparation, and realistic feedback on the colleges she was applying to. They also suggested other colleges that might be a good fit, and had specific details about what certain colleges look for in applicants (in their book “Colleges Worth Your Money”). College Transitions set up a timeline for our daughter for each part of the application, with due dates for each. They checked in on her to make sure she was on schedule. They gave her constructive feedback on her essays and the organization of her extracurriculars and volunteer information. They advised on who she should ask for recommendations. She felt encouraged and in control of a stressful process- and it really took a lot of the stress off of us. We did not need to be constantly nagging her to work on her essays or her application. Having a deadline with College Transitions kept her on track and did not allow her to procrastinate. They reviewed and fine tuned every part of each application and specific essays. We felt confident that she had presented the very best application possible while still being authentic and accurate. She successfully applied to 6 colleges by the Early Action deadline . She was admitted to 5 and deferred to 1. She is enrolled at her first choice school for fall 2024. We thank College Transitions and highly recommend!

I am happy with the quality of the support given to us, as there was no room for doubt with any information. The services provided, specifically the custom college planning account and the essay coaches were extremely useful and helped to organize any work that needed to be done. The counselors were very knowledgeable and easy to talk to, and they had a great deal of information to give even for small questions. We owe many of our successes to College Transitions!

My experience with College Transitions was great as it helped me greatly in the college process and helped me get into my top school! College transitions offers help for every step of the way to make sure every aspect of the college search and application process is planned and done efficiently and effectively. College transitions offers amazing insight into many colleges. During my experience I greatly benefited from their online platform that helped me navigate the application process by showing me important dates as well as helped me organize the whole process including essay writing. I also benefitted from the help I received from a great essay coach that provided me with in-depth feedback on each essay. My college counselors were always ready to help me with any problems or questions.

We recently used College Transitions, and Andrew and team provided some really great counseling services. Everything was well planned and organized. Inputs provided were very useful and timely. Special shout out to Emily, who was our essay coach – she was extremely effective. Our daughter applied early and got into MIT and an Ivy League, two of her dream schools. We are very happy with College Transitions and would highly recommend their services to anyone looking to get their kids into top schools. Thank you Andrew and team!!

The College Transitions team was a great fit for both our kids, who both got into their top choice NESCAC colleges on the ED1 round. Andrew and team proved excellent advisors throughout the process, including junior and senior year course selection, timeline management, interview preparation, essay writing, and more -- and in a way that both kids appreciated and valued. As parents, it was nice to have an experienced third party to give the kids "assignments," deadlines, and advice through every step of the process. They were not overly hands-on micro-managers, so it was still up to our kids to manage their own process. At times, as parents, we had to prompt them to "ask Andrew" for help or schedule a call; so we remained involved, but could stay on the periphery. On one occasion for example, our son had an evaluative interview scheduled with a "Little Ivy." I encouraged him to consult with Andrew first, and Andrew promptly sent a list of tips and questions and set him up with an admissions officer on his team from Harvard Law school for a dry run. It was valuable to have that level of experience and resources available to our kids. Essay preparation was one of the most valuable, not to mention time intensive and iterative, parts of the process. In the end, each of our kids' voices came through in a way that was authentic and polished, with output that they could submit with confidence that they were each putting their best foot forward. Finally, the College Transitions team was valuable to us as parents for the many questions we had along the way. Feedback was always responsive and insightful. We can recommend them with confidence.

I can’t say enough about my family’s experience with Doctors Belasco and Trivette! College Transitions was instrumental in helping all three of my children with everything from high school course selections, summer opportunities, making a balanced college list, recommendation letters, interview prep, and guidance on applications (activities, essays, etc). They were the consummate professionals, extremely knowledgeable, and were always quickly accessible during the entire process. It was the best investment I could have ever made to help guide my children through the college process. All three of my children were accepted to one of their top choices and we are all so grateful for the guidance along the way! They are the best!