College Counseling
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Announcements
Dear Parents and Students,
At ACS we are committed to enhancing and maximizing every graduating student’s chances of fulfilling their college entry ambitions.
With our expertise and support, we will guide you and your college-bound child through the process of preparing all prerequisites to the highest possible standards in order to boost every applicant’s opportunities.
Our professional advice ranges from setting and completing preliminary goals, opening up expectations and chances, tailoring the best college fit, gaining access to numerous sources of financial assistance, both academic and athletic. All this is strategically addressed within a customized timeline that guarantees every step of the way is meticulously considered and covered.
Please find the recent College Acceptances and Money Awarded for the Class of 2023. Here are the College Acceptances and Money Awarded for the Class of 2020-Class of 2023 (Until February 2023).
WORKSHOP VIDEOS FOR STUDENTS FROM NACAC and IACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling and International Association for College Admission Counseling)
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Please watch this video with important tips.
Developing a Financial Plan for College
Please watch this video with important tips
Parent's Role in the College Search (Advice, Ideas and Suggestions from the International Association for College Admission Counseling)
Please watch this video with important tips
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES ABROAD
Undergraduate Options in Great Britain and Australia
Undergraduate Options in Wales and Canada
Calendar Reminders
Mark your calendars for the following upcoming dates
Parents and College Essays--- Great New York Times article!
Useful Resources
Articles
2023 Top College Admission Resources - Where do we start? This is the question on the minds of students, their families, and other supporters who are just beginning the college search and application experience. Read more.
How to Stand Out in a Test-Optional World - For students applying to highly-selective schools where every applicant has a sky-high GPA, demonstrating unique interests and skills is key. Former Cornell admissions officer Nelson Ureña noted even academically stellar students can fail to stand out if “their applications lacked tangible indicators of their passions: a project, experiment, portfolio, or an endeavor on which they spent substantial time learning, tinkering, or creating.” Read More.
FAFSA common mistakes-Filling out the FAFSA is one of the most important things you do as you pursue funding for your child’s college education. The FAFSA helps the government and the schools your student considers determine your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), financial need, and much more. Read more.
Sites & Links
US News Best Colleges - This website provides nearly 50 different types of numerical rankings and lists to help students narrow their college search.
CollegeMajors101- This website offers lots of information about what you can do with dozens of majors, as well as what you can expect academically if you pursue these majors.
College Board - This website offers quick facts about a particular school. You can easily retrieve the academic profile of a college's freshman class, financial aid and merit aid stats, available majors, and much more.
College Insight - This website hosts detailed information on thousands of colleges. You can find statistics for any school on such topics as college affordability, graduation rates, and college diversity.
Online Resources
As an expert in the field of college application, Alex Chang discusses the secret behind successful college applications. He explains colleges’ mindset when looking through the applications, and how grades are not as important as what most people believe. He also talks about how it is important for the applicants to “be awesome” and be unique in order to get into “dream colleges.” Alex Chang is the founder and CEO of Ivy-Way Academy. He received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at Harvard University and continued his studies at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He started his own company in his senior year of college, and left his role as the Head Teaching Fellow at Harvard University in order to focus on education. Now, with 12 years of teaching experience, Alex looks forward to share his knowledge on college application processes.