Sign up for the SAT early, especially if you plan to take the August test. Signing up for standardized tests isn’t always as simple as choosing a date, reserving a spot, and taking the exam. Students in the northeast have reported not being able to find an SAT or ACT testing center within…
Thousands of students are graduating from college this month – proof that the college admissions process has a satisfying ending. At their graduation ceremonies, business leaders, journalists, politicians, and celebrities took to the stage as commencement graduation speakers. Here are some of, what we consider, the best. Oprah Winfrey, Colorado College Global media leader Oprah Winfrey told students…
The College Board (the nonprofit company that administers the SAT) announced it will provide an Environmental Context Dashboard (ECD) or what the media has labeled an “adversity score” to every SAT score report it sends to colleges in 2020. The ECD index will place students’ SAT scores in the context of their socioeconomic advantages or disadvantages. Factors that go…
When it comes to college admissions, there are many myths about the process. The expert college advisors at International College Counselors are here to sort fact from fiction. Myth #1: Colleges want the well-rounded kid. Truth: When colleges look at a student’s application, they want to see passionate, focused individuals who have excelled in…
At International College Counselors, we pride ourselves on our ability to work with students of all backgrounds to find their “best fit” college. Each year, as the competition increases, our students continue to impress us with their hard work, skill, and drive—all traits that admissions officers look for in an increasingly difficult application process. It…