Your path to a
world-class university
LCIS graduates earn places at leading universities on six continents. Our counselling programme guides every student — and every family — through the journey.
"The university experience begins early in the Upper School when our students enter the IB Middle Years Programme. Our IB education allows students to develop their passions and self-advocacy skills — so they are well-equipped to lead their own search. Our counselling programme helps both students and families understand the requirements and options for post-secondary study. We support the transition from high school by helping to find the best match in terms of academic profile, finances, career interest, and happiness."Bridget Moore Head of Enrolment Management & University CounsellingAre you a college admissions officer looking to visit LCIS? Please click here to schedule a visit.
University counselling at LCIS is not a last-minute exercise. We begin working with students in Grade 9 — helping them choose subjects, build their profile, and understand what universities around the world are looking for.
By the time students reach Grades 11 and 12, they have a clear picture of their options, a competitive application, and the confidence to advocate for themselves. Our students are known at universities worldwide — and our track record speaks for itself.
Parents are partners in this process. We run dedicated information sessions, provide guidance on financial aid and scholarship applications, and remain available throughout the application season.
Counselling that begins in Grade 9.
A four-year process, not a last-minute scramble. Here is how we support students from subject selection through to enrolment.
Subject Selection
Working with students in Grades 9 and 10 to build a subject profile that reflects their strengths, interests, and target university requirements.
Profile Building
Co-curricular activities, service, leadership, and the Extended Essay all contribute to a distinctive university application. We help students see the full picture.
University Research
Access to Maia, our dedicated university guidance platform. Students explore thousands of institutions and receive data-driven course and country recommendations.
Application Support
Personal statement coaching, UCAS and Common App guidance, interview preparation, and detailed deadline management — including early decision and rolling admissions.
Scholarships & Aid
Guidance on merit scholarships, need-based financial aid, and country-specific funding. LCIS graduates have earned over $10.5M in scholarships since 2019.
Family Guidance
Dedicated information sessions for parents on university systems worldwide, financial aid processes, and how to support your student through application season.
The LCIS difference, in their words.
"Our daughter's continuing education would not have been possible without her success as an IB student. She got into university and we received the financial support we needed because of the quality education and reputation of LCIS."
"Both of my children were able to gain admission to Ivy League universities because of the high-quality education they received at LCIS. The rigour of the IB and the well-rounded curriculum gave them the preparation needed to excel in university and in life."
"Universities prefer to admit students and award scholarships because of the quality and relevance of an IB education. Most universities offer advanced standing for students achieving a 5 or more on higher level courses. The real-world experience of the Career-related Programme is a significant differentiator in the application process."
"From a survey of 150 universities, IB students were favoured over students from a country curriculum background — due to the breadth of curriculum, development of critical thinking, time management skills, and communication skills."
Maia: data-driven guidance for every student.
Every LCIS Upper School student has access to Maia — a specialist university guidance platform used by leading international schools worldwide.
Maia gives students a personalised university list based on their academic profile, interests, and target countries, with data drawn from thousands of graduate outcomes at IB schools globally.
- Personalised university and course recommendations
- Country-by-country application guidance
- Scholarship and financial aid data
- Deadline management and application tracking
- Direct access to university representatives
Where LCIS graduates go.
137 universities across 6 continents have accepted LCIS graduates. A selection is shown below.
- American University
- Barnard College
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brown University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Dartmouth College
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Fordham University
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lehigh University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Middlebury College
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Ohio State University
- Olin College of Engineering
- Pepperdine University
- Princeton University
- Pratt Institute
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rollins College
- Rutgers University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Southern Methodist University
- Stanford University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Syracuse University
- Tulane University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Chicago
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- University of Florida
- University of Maryland
- University of Miami
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Richmond
- University of Rochester
- University of Southern California
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Washington
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Wake Forest University
- Yale University
- University of Michigan
- Purdue University
- Virginia Tech
- University of Central Florida
- Pennsylvania State University
- College of Charleston
- University of North Carolina Greensboro
- University of Cincinnati
- Kansas State University
- Clemson University
- Michigan State University
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Dalhousie University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- University of British Columbia
- University of Guelph
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Cardiff University
- Durham University
- King's College London
- Lancaster University
- Oxford Brookes University
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- University College London
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter
- University of Manchester
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of St Andrews
- University of Warwick
- Regent's University London
- University of Westminster
- University of Surrey
- Nottingham Trent University
- American University of Paris
- Amsterdam University College
- Cesar Ritz Colleges
- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
- ESSEC School of Business
- Florence Design Academy
- IE University
- John Cabot University
- Leiden University
- LaSalle Ramon Llull University
- Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- University of Amsterdam
- University of St Gallen
- Utrecht University
- Tecnologico de Monterrey University
- ULACIT, Costa Rica
- Universidad Veritas
- University of The Bahamas
- University of the West Indies
- University of Queensland
- Queensland University of Technology
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