Without a doubt, some of you have already seen the recent news about colleges extending their SAT and ACT test-optional policy for 2022, and heard about the changes to the SAT. A lot of you are cheering the changes! The backstory In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students…
Choosing a primary or secondary school is a critical and pivotal decision for families. The variety of options today, including independent, religious, boarding, charter, magnet, online, and zoned schools, can be confusing. For many parents, applying to primary, elementary, and/or secondary schools is often an unfamiliar process with numerous choices, deadlines, and rules–both written…
Yesterday the college advisors at International College Counselors attended the virtual 2020 State University System (SUS) of Florida Admissions Workshop. At this invitation-only workshop, our team heard from officials from all 12 of the Florida public institutions: UF, FSU, UCF, USF, New College of Florida, UNF, FAMU, FAU, FGCU, FIU, UWF, and Florida Poly. Below…
The time has come…the National Merit Semifinalist cutoff scores for the class of 2021 have been released! Although the names of Semifinalists are to be released formally through the media on September 9th, the National Merit Scholarship Committee (NMSC) notified high schools of students’ names in late August. About 1.6 million students enter the National…
For the last five years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked Florida’s higher education system #1 in the country. The State University System (SUS) of Florida includes 12 member institutions: UF, FSU, USF, UCF, FAU, FGCU, FIU, FAMU, UNF, Florida Poly, New College of Florida, and UWF. Last Wednesday, the college advisors at International…