College Counseling

A personalized college search

ISW counselors guide each student and family through the entire process — building a balanced college list, preparing for testing, drafting and refining essays, writing résumés, coaching interview skills, meeting deadlines, navigating financial aid, and weighing offers. It’s steady, one-on-one support that turns a high-stakes, confusing year into a clear, manageable path.

Expert College Guidance

The strongest applications show a college who a student really is — and that takes counselors who know them, not just their transcript. At a large high school, a single counselor may carry hundreds of students, and a teenager's day is split among teachers who each see them for just one subject, so no one sees the whole person. ISW works the other way: our experienced counselors follow each student closely over many years. They see the student's trajectory and accomplishments, and that can make all the difference in differentiating their college application. Our counselors write recommendation letters that put concrete, credible evidence in front of admissions officers.