Happy Holidays! First and foremost, we’d like to congratulate our amazing 2021 seniors. So far there have been exciting early acceptances to schools including Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Yale, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, Duke, Emory, George Washington, Babson, NYU, Tufts, Tulane, UM, Northeastern, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins, Indiana, and several others….
This year was an extremely difficult year for many. Parents and children spent a lot more time together than ever before. Although it may have seemed like too much togetherness at times, soon enough your child will be off at college, and you may be lamenting their absence. In celebration of the New Year and leaving 2020 behind,…
In addition to the Common App essay (also known as the “personal statement,”) many schools require their own school-specific essays, also known as supplemental essays. Colleges request these so they can get to know the student even better. If you’re working on your supplemental essays now, you’re almost at the finish line! Some…
Apply online now for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. This scholarship program rewards Florida high school graduates for academic achievement and community service. You should apply for the Bright Futures Scholarship even if you are NOT planning to attend a Florida college. If you later transfer to a Florida college for any reason, this money…
Our counselors are seeing a new trend: more students than ever before are applying to colleges and universities outside of the U.S. Not only are we seeing this among the international students we work with, but also with our students who attend high school in the U.S. U.S. colleges are reporting a 16% decline in…