College Prep Service

College Consultation

Academic and College Prep Services
The IBG Academic/College Prep Consultants are highly qualified educators and counselors who have several years of teaching, counseling, and advising experience. The Director of the Academic College Prep Services Department has a dual masters degree from Columbia University in Counseling Psychology, and another one of our Consultants recently earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University. Our Consultants are a great resource and also serve as role models and mentors for IBG students.
Here are the basic Academic services provided by IBG…
• Regular Monitoring of grades and communication with students
• The Monthly Academic Progress Report Provided by the Partner School will be translated (if required) for IBG parents in China via email. Academic consultants contact parents back in China updating them on the status of their child’s Academics. Academic Consultants keep open line of communication with parents so they are well informed.
• Regular monitoring of student grades. If student is struggling academically, they will be contacted and offered Academic support services (tutoring, ESL Support).
• Each student is contacted at least once a month to check in with the student and have a conversation regarding academic progress and involvement in extracurricular activities, etc. Remind students about important tasks they need to complete in the future.
• IBG Academic consultants are a resource to provide Academic Advisement and help students pick courses each semester.
• Guide students through College Admissions process by sending regular email reminders regarding important College Admission requirements. If students want more intensive help with their College application and College essay, they can sign up for IBG College prep consulting service, where our consultants work closely with students from the researching phase of deciding on what Universities to apply to, to the application phase of putting the actual College application together.
• If a student wants to transfer high schools, Academic consultant will help students pick a new high school, set up shadow day, arrange for pick up with help of team leaders, and assist Admissions department with application.
• Contact students and assist them in getting involved in extracurricular activities, student clubs, government, sports, community service, etc.
• Send monthly reminders to students regarding important Academic/College prep related tasks that need to be accomplished (like taking PSAT, SAT, TOEFL, applying for college, etc).

- Academic Excellence requirement

• In the USA there are over 18,000 High School. Each school has several straight A students, and many of these students are involved in extracurricular activities that demonstrate their leadership skills (Club Presidents, Class Presidents, Sports Captains, etc). A large majority of these students will apply to Ivy League Schools. Due to the competitive nature of College admissions, it is essential that students get a head start in planning and setting reachable goals for their college admissions.

As you can see, the top Ivy League schools only accept between 7%-18% of their applicant pool. Therefore top Colleges are looking for ambitious students who are outgoing and are succeeding both inside and outside of the classroom. It is very important for students to demonstrate their success outside of the classroom, to set themselves apart from other applicants with high grades.
Colleges are looking for Applicants:
• With high GPA’s (for Ivy League schools students will need close to straight A’s)
• High Test Scores (SAT and TOEFL)
• AP courses/College level Courses
• Honors Courses
• Impressive list of Extracurricular activities, Clubs and Sports
• Demonstrated Leadership Roles (Being a Club President, Student Body President, Student Ambassador, Peer Mentor, etc)
• Volunteer activities/Community Service in the local community
• Involvement in School Community
• Strong Letters of Recommendation (its great if an alumni teacher can provide a letter of recommendations). College’s love to see letters of recommendation from Alumni
• Strong College Essay. A strong Essay needs to be concrete, precise and express the students interests, desires, and academic goals.
• Clearly defined Academic Interests. It really looks good when a college applicant has done research on the professors they want to work with based on the professors area’s of expertise and research. It demonstrates the applicant has a clear vision for their future and has done the due diligence in researching University Faculty expertise and research backgrounds