When it comes to college admissions, a student’s grades, course rigor, and test scores are always the most important factors of consideration. But of course, a student’s extracurricular activities can really differentiate an application. Activities let schools know what a student is interested in. More importantly, extracurricular activities can (and should) show a student’s leadership,…
Midyear Reports can make a difference in the college admissions process. Seniors: This week make a request to your guidance counselor to send out your Midyear Report. Also, students who have new information should write a letter. Which students should send colleges a Midyear Report or letter Students who have applied to schools that require…
No college search is complete without college visits. You’ll get to know a college best by visiting it. Touring different campuses will also give you a chance to see if you prefer a small campus or a big one, a city school to a rural one, etc. Also, seeing the area around a college can…
Congratulations are in order for so many of our students. So far there have been exciting early acceptances for our 2017 seniors including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Brown, MIT, Caltech, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, Duke, Cornell, Michigan, NYU, Notre Dame, Tulane, UM, FSU, Emory, Washington University, Northeastern, Boston College, Penn State, UT, Babson,…
Junior year is an extremely important year for Spanish River students. Critical decisions will have a major impact on a student’s next five years (senior year + college) and long beyond. College admissions officers look very closely at what a student does in junior year, so here are seven tips from International College Counselors for helping…