Myth: Athletic Scholarships Are All Full-Ride Scholarships Countless high school athletes and their families assume that athletic scholarships are all full-ride scholarships. Unfortunately, this is not true. For every 100 high school students, there is one full athletic scholarship available. Full scholarships are not available in all sports either. They are pretty much only available in Division…
A student’s social media presence plays a major part in college admissions. More and more admissions officers are looking at social networking sites to evaluate applicants. Students need to check their posts and make sure there is nothing that will call their judgment into question. At the same time, students can use social media to…
Junior year is an extremely important year for Spanish River students. Critical decisions will have a major impact on a student’s next five years (senior year + college) and long beyond. College admissions officers look very closely at what a student does in junior year, so here are seven tips from International College Counselors for helping…
CRITICAL INFO for Seniors Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and CSS PROFILES (if applicable) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A number of merit aid scholarships require the FAFSA or CSS PROFILE to be filled out, and you don’t want to miss those deadlines! The FAFSA also determines eligibility for federal…
On September 27, 2016, the college advisors of International College Counselors attended University of Florida’s Counselor Breakfast. There, they met and heard from Andrea Felder, Director of Freshman and International Admissions, Jeff City, Director of the Innovation Academy, and Evangeline Cummings, Director of UF Online. Below are some details the team learned about UF Admissions…