A student’s social media presence plays a major part in college admissions. More and more admissions officers are looking at social networking sites to evaluate applicants. Students need to check their posts and make sure there is nothing that will call their judgment into question. At the same time, students can use social media to…
CRITICAL INFO for Seniors Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and CSS PROFILES (if applicable) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A number of merit aid scholarships require the FAFSA or CSS PROFILE to be filled out, and you don’t want to miss those deadlines! The FAFSA also determines eligibility for federal…
On September 27, 2016, the college advisors of International College Counselors attended University of Florida’s Counselor Breakfast. There, they met and heard from Andrea Felder, Director of Freshman and International Admissions, Jeff City, Director of the Innovation Academy, and Evangeline Cummings, Director of UF Online. Below are some details the team learned about UF Admissions…
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…