01 / College planning courses
From Grade 10, students explore goals, interests, potential majors and careers, college preparation and the application process through lessons and workshops.
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A thoughtful route to what comes next.
CIC’s College Guidance Center connects Grades 10–12 planning, individual counseling and application support with each student’s academic and personal goals.
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The service in practice
Turn the application process into a plan.
Established in 2012, CIC’s College Guidance Center supports students in its China education programs through a coordinated team of on-campus counselors and U.S. consultants.
The approach begins with the student and family: interests, strengths, subject choices, activities and aspirations shape a personal plan that develops through the high school years.
- College-planning courses and individual interviews
- Parent information and preparation activities
- Application guidance and coordination of official materials
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More than the application itself.
CIC’s College Guidance Center was established in 2012. On-campus counselors and U.S. consultants connect students’ interests, academic strengths and activities with a personalized college plan.
02 / Parent information
Semester parent meetings, monthly online lectures and consultation updates help families understand preparation, applications and the transition to overseas study.
03 / Individual planning interviews
From Grade 10, students have two individual planning interviews per semester. Counselors review target subjects, university goals, test plans and extracurricular choices with students and parents.
04 / College preparation activities
Career Week, team community-service projects, U.S. consultant workshops and academic teamwork connect interests and experience with future study.
05 / University information visits
University admissions officers provide information sessions and firsthand explanations of admissions expectations. These visits are learning opportunities, not an assurance of admission.
06 / Application guidance
Support typically begins in the summer before Grade 12: selecting an individual shortlist, brainstorming and refining students’ own essays, completing applications, following up on decisions and preparing for departure.
07 / Official school materials
The center coordinates official transcripts, teacher recommendations and school profiles, and communicates with university admissions offices where needed.
Grades 10–12
Preparation grows with the student.
A staged plan connects self-discovery with subject choices, applications and the transition to university.
Grade 10 / Discover & plan
Set goals, explore interests and possible majors, begin college-planning lessons and develop an individual academic and activity plan.
Grade 11 / Develop & prepare
Deepen major and career exploration, review academic progress, plan standardized tests and build meaningful activities and service experience.
Summer before Grade 12 / Build the shortlist
Work with counselors on an individual shortlist, usually 8–10 universities, and begin application preparation and essay development.
Grade 12 / Apply & transition
Complete and track applications, coordinate official school materials, review decisions and prepare for university orientation and departure.
The College Guidance Center
On-campus counselors. U.S. perspectives.
China-based counselors and U.S. consultants bring different educational perspectives to individual planning, university selection and application preparation.
U.S. consultants
Mary-Ann Sullivan
U.S. consultantMaster’s degree from Dartmouth College; experience in academic writing research at Harvard University.
Dorine Russo
U.S. consultantBackground in business administration and educational counseling.
Terese Daly
U.S. consultantEducation includes the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Seton Hall University and college counseling study at the University of California, Irvine.
China-based counselors
Jingxin Wen
Director, College Guidance CenterMaster of Public Administration, Clark University.
Cindy Peng
College Guidance Center counselorPart of the China-based college guidance team.
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