Each International College Counselors service begins with a comprehensive discussion with the parent(s) and child, a review of applicable academic and test records, and completion of the Student/Family Profile. With this, the consultant will better understand your child’s and your family’s values, priorities, and preferences, as well as your child's strengths, needs, and learning style.

International College Counselors’ services start at just $500.

Comprehensive College Plan
With the Comprehensive College Plan, students in the 7th-12th grades will receive a personal advisor from International College Counselors taking them through the entire admission process including some of the following:

High School Planning and Guidance

• Create a detailed plan for high school coursework
• Ensure that students are taking full advantage of course offerings at their high school

Extracurricular and Academic Interest Refinement

• Help students apply their extracurricular and academic interests in novel ways, so as to deepen or broaden their experience in these pursuits
• Create specific opportunities for the student based on extracurricular pursuits

College Selection

• Develop, evaluate and finalize a list of colleges to which the student will apply
• Identify colleges to visit
• Learn about what to look for on college visits and schedule college visits

Essay Advising

• Brainstorm ideas
• Assess common application and school specific essay requirements
• Review essay drafts

Application Review

• Help the student highlight strengths
• Review applications

Letters of Recommendation

• Decide which teachers / professors to ask for recommendations
• Learn how to approach teachers for the best results

Interview Preparation

• Prepare students for on campus and off campus interviews and meetings with admissions officers
• Practice interview questions and expert responses

Test Scheduling

• Establish a standardized testing schedule
• Explore test preparation strategies/classes

Summer Experiences

• Provide opportunities to maximize summer plans

Exploration of Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Discuss financial aid goals and how to achieve them
• Review key financial aid strategies and options
• Provide comprehensive scholarship listings

Wait List / Deferral

• Develop strategies for acceptance if placed on the wait list or deferred

This plan also includes communication with colleges on the student’s behalf. Students will receive in-person meetings (where available), unlimited phone, Skype and email correspondences.

Junior and Senior Application Plan

For students in the 11th and 12th Grades, we provide detailed assistance concerning the final parts of the college admissions process. With the Junior and Senior Plan, your International College Counselor advisor will guide students with the following for up to nine (9) schools:

Student Evaluation

• Assess current student profile to date

College Selection

• Review, evaluate and finalize a list of colleges to which the student will apply
• Identify colleges to visit
• Learn about what to look for on college visits

Essay Advising

• Brainstorm ideas
• Assess common application and school specific essay requirements
• Review essay drafts

Application Review

• Help the student highlight strengths
• Review applications

Test Scheduling

• Establish a standardized testing schedule
• Explore test preparation strategies/classes

Students will receive in-person meetings (where available), unlimited phone, Skype and email correspondences. 

Comprehensive Graduate School Plan

With the Comprehensive Graduate Plan, students have a personal advisor from International College Counselors taking them through the entire admission process. Expert Advisors help students applying to Business School, Medical School, Law School, Graduate Masters and PhD Programs, Dental School and Other graduate programs. In this plan we provide the following:

Student Evaluation

• Discuss student’s career goals and desires

Graduate School Selection

• Review, evaluate and finalize a list of graduate schools to which the student will apply

Application Review

• Help the student highlight strengths
• Review applications

Essay Advising

• Brainstorm ideas
• Serve as a sounding board for preliminary ideas
• Review essay drafts

Letters of Recommendation

• Decide which employers / professors / others to ask for recommendations
• Learn how to approach those you want to approach for the best results

Interview Preparation

• Prepare for interviews and meetings with faculty and admissions officers
• Practice interview questions and expert responses

Test Scheduling

• Establish a standardized testing schedule
• Explore test preparation strategies/classes

Exploration of Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Discuss financial aid goals and how to achieve them
• Review key financial aid strategies and options

Wait List / Deferral

• Develop strategies for acceptance if placed on the wait list or deferred 

The plan also includes communication with colleges on the student’s behalf. Students will receive in-person meetings (where available), unlimited phone, Skype and email correspondences. For more detailed information, visit www.iccgrad.com. 

Comprehensive International Student Plan

Advisors at International College Counselors are fluent in English, Spanish, Chinese, Urdu and Punjabi. In addition to the Comprehensive College Plan or Graduate Plan listed above, International student applicants will also receive assistance with the following:

TOEFL Examination

• Plan and establish a schedule for the TOEFL Examination

School Selection

• Review of T.S.O. Schools (Test Score Optional)

Preparation of Required Bank Letter
Translation of Transcripts and Recommendation Letters
Oversight of Deadlines

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A La Carte Services

Essay Review
The personal essay can help you improve your chances for admission. It may be as short as 250 words, but the words you choose can mean the difference between a “maybe” and a “yes”. An International College Counselors advisor will edit and offer commentary on your essays. This review will offer suggestions regarding subjects, tone, clarity, and structure.

School Target Analysis
We combine your child's profile with International College Counselors comprehensive database of schools and, with the crucial addition of your consultant's own familiarity with schools, create a School Target Analysis. This report is developed specifically for your child, based on the profile information already gathered, identifying criteria such as size, location, academics and possibility of gaining acceptance. An International College Counselors’ consultant will help answer your questions and suggest a path forward to make sure your child thrives.

School Visit & Interview Preparation
We will provide help and advice in preparing you for school visits, pointing out elements to look for and useful questions to ask; we will help interpret the information you receive and assist you in evaluating your experience during the tour. In preparation for your all-important interviews, your International College Counselors consultant will work with your student as a coach to create the best possible image of your child, consistent with who he is. We will debrief with you after the visits you have scheduled to determine what, if any, follow-up is appropriate.

Decision-Making
At the end of the process, you may have several options from which to choose. An International College Counselors consultant will help you evaluate what you have learned during this journey, and weigh your options so that you can make the most appropriate decision.

Let’s Discuss
You may need extra time to speak with a consultant about education related issues that may or may not relate to the services above. For instance, what is an appropriate long-term goal for your child? If a child is not performing up to his or her potential, what can do to help? What should my child be doing to enhance his academic or extracurricular profile?  This is a perfect service to add on to any of the services above.

Additional Services

International College Counselors also offers services tailored to meet the needs of students in special situations, including transfer students, students with disabilities, student athletes, students wishing to reapply while taking a year off, wait-listed students, students applying to boarding schools and more. Please call or email us with a brief description of your situation for more information.

Pro Bono

An important part of the International College Counselors mission is to maximize the educational opportunities for students of all schools and backgrounds. Each year, International College Counselors provides free support to highly motivated / high potential students who are unable to pay for the services.