U.S. News & World Report released its 2017 college rankings. The Best Colleges 2017 list offers rankings and data on more than 1,800 colleges and universities across the U.S. According to the report, the Best National University once again is Princeton (NJ), followed by Harvard (MA), the University of Chicago (IL) and Yale (CT) tied…
On Wednesday, August 31, the college advisors at International College Counselors attended the 2016 State University System of Florida Admissions Tour. At this invitation-only event, our team met with officials from all 13 of the Florida public colleges: UF, FSU, UCF, USF, New College, UNF, FAMU, FAU, FGCU, FIU, NCF, UWF, and Florida Poly, in…
Starting in September, students will have opportunities to meet with college admissions representatives. The meeting may be a formal interview or an informal interview, or the meeting may take place at a high school college visit or a national college fair. Whenever the encounter, knowing what to expect and being prepared for the meeting will…
On August 1, the Common Application went live. Seniors can now begin filling out applications to the over 650 universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad that participate in the program. Although some of the state school systems like the University of Florida, the University of California schools, and Florida State University do not…
A college application essay may be as short as 150 words, but those words can mean the difference between a “maybe” and a “yes” when it comes to getting admitted. The essays tell the admissions committee how and why one student is different from all the others. You want to be the student that stands…