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Not successful getting into the Ivies? What went wrong with my leadership and academic achievement?

By: Mandee Heller Adler Leadership! Academic accomplishment! The top 20 ranking universities value these qualities; however, admission committees often say things like, “Leadership does not require building a new organization. Being successful in school does not necessarily mean winning contests or prizes. Just be yourself.” Of course, the meaning of “just be yourself” doesn’t mean…

How to Avoid Scholarship and “Conference” Scams

How to Avoid Scholarship and “Conference” Scams

Here’s how to protect yourself: Look up the organization offering the scholarship. Scams often misuse the names of legitimate government and nonprofit organizations. They may also be using words like “national,” “federal,” “foundation,” or “administration.” Check out the site and if there is no phone number or the return address is a PO Box, this…

2018: A Banner Year for ICC

Happy Holidays! First and foremost, we’d like to congratulate our amazing 2019 seniors.  So far there have been exciting early acceptances to schools including Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Caltech, Northwestern, University of Chicago, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Rice, Emory, GW, Babson, NYU, Tulane, UM, Northeastern, Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins, Indiana, and several others. We…