At the conclusion of each year’s admission cycle, the college experts at International College Counselors meet as a team to reflect on college admissions trends and the results of that year’s process. We examine our clients’ results as well as the admission data offered by the colleges themselves. The more counselors, parents, and students know,…
This month, students all over the world are feeling the added stress of Advanced Placement (AP) exams and AP score reporting. To relieve some of the stress, students should NOT request that their scores be sent to any college when filling out the registration/ answer sheet. Why? Because a student will not know how they did…
Juniors, keep the momentum going this summer with these tips for high school juniors. You’ve made it this far—now is not the time to lose steam. Use your time wisely to get ahead. What you do this summer could be the factor that pushes your application from a no or maybe to a YES. Here’s…
With so many applications flooding in, a number of colleges are looking for students to do more, such as “demonstrate interest” in a college to help them decide which ones to accept. Gain extra points with admissions by showing the colleges that you’re interested in them. In the mind of admission readers, students who show…
Introducing a new form of college admissions interview: the asynchronous interview for college admissions. In this form of interview now being utilized by college admissions representatives at a number of schools, a student is guided through a structured interview process, which they do on their own. What is an asynchronous interview for college admissions? “Asynchronous”…