This blog was written by Andrea Brody, an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist and college counselor at International College Counselors. With years of experience interviewing people and helping them tell their stories, Andrea knows what makes someone stand out on camera. Here, she shares her advice on how students can make the most of this opportunity…
It’s a question we hear from parents all the time, even if they don’t always ask it quite this directly: Does my kid really have what it takes to get into an Ivy League school? With Ivy League admissions more competitive than ever, the answer is much more complicated than having great grades and a…
With nine undergraduate campuses, hundreds of majors, and one shared application, the University of California system can look pretty simple from the outside. One application. Pick your campuses. Answer four Personal Insight Questions. Submit. But there is a lot more to UC admissions than that. The UC campuses have different admission rates, different rules around…
Every fall, the release of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings gets plenty of attention. Students compare numbers. Parents notice which colleges moved up or down. Universities celebrate their gains and sometimes question their drops. The 2027 U.S. News college rankings come with an especially big headline: MIT has taken the No….
Florida public university admissions continue to become more competitive, with schools across the State University System of Florida reporting strong applicant pools, new admissions options, expanded academic programs, and important changes for students applying for 2026–2027. For 10 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Florida’s higher education system #1 in the nation….
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