Q: I don't understand why my counselor discouraged me from celebrating my college results in public. Can you please explain? A: Throughout your time at Inter...

In April, we will work with our juniors on the process of soliciting teachers for letters of recommendation for their college applications. There is a lot of...

For those who new to college counseling and the college process either here at ISD or elsewhere, you may not understand the definition of Likely (L), Possibl...

Although it is true that the vast majority of ISD students are pursuing the IB diploma, there are a number of reasons why students should consider taking the...

(Click the image above for a larger version of the document.) In most parts of the world, the admissions timeline is straightforward: there is one deadline b...

Q: What is the waitlist, and what do I do if I’m placed on one? A: Not all application decisions rendered by colleges fall neatly into the categories of “acc...

Q: What kinds of admissions decisions might I anticipate? A: One of the components of the college application process that we tend to neglect to address too ...

Q: Throughout the college application process, who is responsible for what? A: There can often be confusion throughout the process about who is responsible f...

Q: What do I do if one of my colleges reports that some of my application materials are missing but I already applied? A: This time of year, it is commonplac...

In 2014, all 16 German states removed tuition for all students, domestic and international, at all public German universities. There are some small administr...

Each year, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) surveys its member institutions on a number of factors. Read the report here! Th...

Q: Why does my counselor ask for me to submit my application two weeks before a college or university's deadline? A: This is an important question, and one t...

This time of year students and parents alike often bring up the question about the SAT Subject Tests. There was a time when these one-hour subject-specific t...

With college acceptances coming through and many more on their way, now is a great time to review the practice of depositing at a college. In its simplest po...

There is no better way to understand a college or university than for a student to see it with his or her own eyes. As such, we strongly recommend that famil...

A good friend of mine used to work in the admissions office of a hyper-selective liberal arts college. This was a few years back, and while the technology ha...

Is college worth it? Paul Tough is an author we admire due to his previous works, all of which are worthy investments of your time. So when he begs a questio...

ISD is excited to share that we have the good fortune of hosting Dr. Shawn Felton, Director of Undergraduate Admission at Cornell University on October 3 & 4...