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…
Starting in September, students will have opportunities to meet with college admissions representatives. The meeting may be a formal interview or an informal interview, or the meeting may take place at a high school college visit or a national college fair. Whenever the encounter, knowing what to expect and being prepared for the meeting will…
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a ratio of 250 students to 1 counselor. Crazy, right? Consider what counselors do. Counselors provide academic counseling, social/emotional counseling, and college counseling. And they’re not dealing with robots. Each student is a unique individual with different needs and goals so this attention needs to be personalized. Imagine…
Promising to create a program to help protect families from crippling college debts, the Obama administration recently released its new “College Scorecard.” This website allows families to compare college costs, and to make smart financial decisions about where to enroll for higher education. In a nutshell, the College Scorecard is an online interactive tool that…
Halloween, October 31st, is the night before the Early Decision and Early Action deadlines of many colleges and universities. Ghosts and witches are scary but a missed application deadline is absolutely terrifying. High school students, take heed and avoid these nightmares: Waiting until the deadline: Unseen spirits wreak havoc, computers and websites go down. Many…