On August 1, the Common Application went live. This means it’s time to get serious. Seniors can now start filling out applications to the over 750 universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad that use this online platform. Although some colleges, like the University of Florida and some state school systems like the University of…
Parents, you are in for a surprise if you think college admissions is anything like you experienced it. The whole process has changed. Colleges are more selective and students are more competitive. Unsurprisingly, the Internet has led to big changes in the approach. To fill you in, these are the issues we find ourselves addressing…
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…
The Common Application, as well as many individual college applications, provides room for students to list out extracurricular activities. Students should spend time filling out this important part of the application. Here are a few tips for making a good impression in the activities section. 1. Create your activity list Extracurricular activities can include everything…