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A Quick Guide to Admissions Options: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions and More

A Quick Guide to Admissions Options: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions and More

With so many admissions options, when should a student apply? Early policies can maximize a student’s chances to get into a school, but the policies need to be carefully read. While the definitions for each are generally consistent, some colleges have their own early policies. Over 500 colleges and universities offer Early Action (EA) or…

6 Ways to Prepare for Applying to a Film School or Film Major

6 Ways to Prepare for Applying to a Film School or Film Major

International College Counselors’ new Director of College Advising, Sam Johnson, has worked with students on applications to NYU Tisch, USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and UCLA (among many, many other film programs).  He knows there are an unusual number of moving parts to a film school application, and that it can be daunting for sure! Taking…

International College Counselors Welcomes Two New Directors of College Counseling

    We are excited to announce the recent addition of two outstanding new college advisors to International College Counselors. Director of College Counseling Sam Johnson brings substantial experience in admissions consulting.  He is a Harvard University (BA, Russian Literature) and University of Southern California (MFA, Peter Stark Producing Program) graduate who returned to his hometown of New York…

2019 Updates from UF, FSU, UCF, USF and Other Florida Colleges

2019 Updates from UF, FSU, UCF, USF and Other Florida Colleges

Last week the college advisors at International College Counselors attended the 2019 State University System (SUS) of Florida Admissions Tour. At this invitation-only event, our team met with officials from all 12 of the Florida public colleges: UF, FSU, UCF, USF, New College, UNF, FAMU, FAU, FGCU, FIU, UWF, and Florida Poly, in addition to…