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High School Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors: Attend College Information Sessions

The Schools are coming! The Schools are coming! Attending info sessions can help students learn about colleges and, as importantly, will enable colleges to learn about their interest. To find out about upcoming info sessions, students should visit the websites of the schools they are interested in, and fill out the online forms to receive…

High School Students, Social Media and Admissions

More and more admissions officers are looking at social-networking sites to evaluate applicants. Make sure what your student has posted won’t negatively affect any views.  Some college admissions officers said they had rejected students because of what they had seen and/or read on Internet sites like Facebook or personal blog pages.     Here are…

9 Tips for Choosing the Right High School Classes

If success in the college admissions process is important, then your student needs to choose the right classes. The high school transcript is almost always the most important document in a student’s application. Keep in mind, though, rarely would there ever be one particular class on a transcript that would determine the applicant’s outcome. While…

International College Counselors Kicks Off Its 2013 College Scholarship Essay Contest

ICC Kicks Off Its 2013 College Scholarship Essay Contest International College Counselors is pleased to announce the 2013 college scholarship competition. Students in grades 9-11 from Dade, Broward, Palm Beach counties and outside the tri-county area are invited to apply. This is the fourth year International College Counselors has been awarding college scholarships. Students are…

10 Opportunities for High Schools Students During Winter Break

Most high school students look forward to winter break as a welcome break. High school life is busy and stressful with classes, study time, activities, and friends. While students do deserve some rest time, they should not let opportunity pass them by either. Winter break = A little extra time to get ahead on a…