Many families hire International College Counselors with the sole intention of helping reduce college application process stress and anxiety. Three ICC team members recently attended The Southern Association for College Admission Counseling Conference (SACAC) in Jacksonville, FL, and heard a common theme among college admissions representatives: Students and parents are more stressed out about the…
March means time for NCAA championship basketball and final college admissions decisions from colleges. Colleges across the US are now letting students know if their application has been accepted, waitlisted or denied. After the colleges’ decisions come the champion-level decisions. COLLEGE ADMISSIONS DECISION: ACCEPTED Wooot! Getting into any college deserves celebration. If your student has been…
At this point in the academic calendar, most high school seniors have applied to college, a process where they’ve put themselves “out there” with sincere personal essays and hard-earned grades. Now that it’s March, they’re starting to hear back about final college admissions decisions. Students around the world are checking their inboxes to see when…
The college admissions landscape is changing so much that we needed to divide our blog on trends in college admissions. Here are eight more college admissions trends we are helping families navigate this year. As you help your high school student through the college admissions process, keep these trends in college admissions in mind. When…
Even though high school graduation is years away, planning for college should start in middle school. Establishing goals now and working toward them will pay off in the admission process later. To start smart planning for college in middle school, students should: 1. Establish good study habits Students can start by establishing effective study habits,…