Our counselors are seeing a new trend: more students than ever before are applying to colleges and universities outside of the U.S. Not only are we seeing this among the international students we work with, but also with our students who attend high school in the U.S. U.S. colleges are reporting a 16% decline 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…
The eight Ivy League schools released their admission statistics for the Class of 2023. As always, significantly more students applied than were accepted. And once again, it was harder than ever to get in. Below is a chart of the Class of 2023 acceptance data released by the Ivies. Congratulations to all our students and…
Save your best graded papers! A new trend in college admissions is that more and more colleges are requiring a graded writing sample in lieu of the writing section on the ACT or the SAT, or as part of their test-optional admissions requirements. So don’t throw your best papers away – keep them! Teachers usually do not…
More and more first-year college students are spending their first semester or freshman year at college studying abroad. There are a number of reasons students decide to do this: 1. To complete “boring” core requirements in an exciting setting. For students eager to start their major, freshman year may be a good time to earn…