college deferral

A photo illustrating International College Counselors offers tips for how to write a letter of continued interest for college admissions.

DON’T. GIVE. UP: The Power of a Letter of Continued Interest (LOCI)

It’s the last leg of a very, very long and grueling marathon. Your legs hurt, your feet burn, and you are waaay over this whole running thing. What would you do? Better yet, what does the champion do? With the college finish line ahead, we encourage our students: DON’T. GIVE. UP. There’s one last thing…

Don’t Panic – We’ve got you! How to Handle a College Early Decision/ Early Action Deferral or Denial

Don’t Panic – We’ve got you! How to Handle a College Early Decision/ Early Action Deferral or Denial

Students who applied to college Early Decision or Early Action will receive notification of one of three decisions: their application has been accepted, deferred, or denied. If your application has been ACCEPTED — GOOD FOR YOU!! Take time to relax and enjoy! If your application was DEFERRED If you are one of the millions who…

How to Handle a College Early Decision or Early Action Deferral

This month, many students who applied to college Early Decision or Early Action will receive notification that they’ve been deferred. This means they’ve neither been accepted nor rejected – a sort of college purgatory. Unlike a rejection, a deferral offers hope…you have not been rejected!  The college is asking you to wait. Now you have two…

The Other March Madness: College Admissions Results

The Other March Madness: College Admissions Results

March Madness is here. And it’s not only the time for hoop dreams, but college dreams as well. As some people are celebrating brackets, celebrate your college admissions results! Here are some tips for all outcomes: Accepted / Admitted Congratulations! Getting into any college is something to celebrate. If you have more than one acceptance…

The Other March Madness: College Acceptances and Rejections

The Other March Madness: College Acceptances and Rejections

March Madness is here. Not throwing into hoops. But an end to jumping through them. As some people are stressing over brackets, others are stressing over acceptance letters/ emails. They are on their way – or will be here soon. Students have done their thing. Now it’s time for parents to do theirs. Parents need…