Tips for High School Seniors

How To Work with Your High School College Counselor

A high school guidance counselor can be very helpful when applying to college. Guidance counselors are there to help students succeed.  They may help students plan their high school schedules, find “best-fit” colleges, fill out applications, write letters of recommendation, find scholarships, and more. Students, at your meeting, be friendly, but respectful, and let your…

The College Application is Submitted, but There’s Still Work to Do

For most high school Seniors, the college application season has come to an end. But submitting the application is not necessarily the end of the process.  There is still work that can – and needs – to get done by students who really want to get accepted to a favorite school. Check the status of…

The New Common Application Is Live, College Advisors at International College Counselors Weigh in, Offer Advice

The Common Application (CA4) is now available online at the Common Application website. College advisors at  International College Counselors say this means students can enter their information, final school essays and, soon, their supplements. The Common Application Online launched on August 1, 2013. Once completed online, copies of the Application can be sent to any…