International-school students
Three curricula, five countries, one coherent application story.
Independent admissions guidance for students at international schools anywhere in the world — IB, A-levels, AP or a mix — applying to the US, UK and Europe in parallel.
Parallel applications, conflicting logic
US holistic review, UK course-first statements and EU entry requirements each reward different choices — sometimes opposite ones.
Predicted grades pressure
UCAS runs on predictions and early conviction; US applications reward breadth and narrative. Managing both without burning the student out is a planning problem.
The calendar collision
IB internal assessments, UCAS deadlines, US early rounds and EU windows stack up in the same few months of senior year.
Advice that assumes one system
Much online advice quietly assumes an American high school or a British sixth form. International students need translation, not templates.
How we help
- A cross-system strategy: where to apply, in what order, and what each application emphasizes
- Essay and personal-statement coaching that respects the different genres — the student always writes
- A single master calendar reconciling school assessments with every application deadline
- Testing strategy: what's actually required, what's optional, what's wasted effort
- Interview preparation for the systems that use it
Where students like you usually start
Depending on grade and ambition:
Questions we hear from this community
Our school is strong — do we still need this?
Often you don't, and we'll say so in the free call. Families come to us when counselor caseloads are heavy, when applications span three systems, or when they want continuity that doesn't depend on one school's staffing.
Do you work with students outside Europe?
Yes — sessions run on your timezone, Pacific evenings included. The founder's practice is remote-first by design.
Start with a free 20-minute Pre-Consultation.
Student and parents welcome together — that's usually the best first call.