Students and their parents are presented with a 4-year timeline and roadmap. Grade 9 marks the beginning of high school and grades are tracked from this point for transcripts for college admissions. Counselors facilitate conversations where students are encouraged to spend summer vacations learning more about themselves to differentiate between fleeting interests and passions.

AISK students begin with a group meeting in the Fall and one in the Spring . The first will focus on a brief introduction to the college counseling process and continued summer planning. The second will lead conversations around course/subject choices for the final 2 years of high school, which will help to manifest university plans. The importance of being involved in activities, extracurricular in and outside of school is stressed and the role, responsibility, and accountability of the parent and student are clearly defined.

In the grade 11 year, the previous years’ planning and execution continues with one on one meetings in the Fall and also in the Spring. A College Advisory Mini-Series teaching students how to research and select colleges, craft compelling essays that communicate their interests, needs, and value proposition is the next step in this process

ONLINE WORKSHOP: The College Counseling office also hosts a AISK Parent Evening, taking parents ‘Inside the Admissions Office’ using case studies of past AISK students to share in-depth analysis of their applications and decisions including financial aid and scholarship analyses. 

AISK’s college counseling program provides support to students and is one of the few schools in the world to give students in-school time to focus on completing their best possible applications. College counselors are on hand to provide instant feedback. Students also have one on one college list meetings in order to finalize their college lists and application plan. Parents are invited to a Financial Aid workshop and have the opportunity to have their Financial Aid forms reviewed by a counselor.