College Counseling

We believe that thoughtful and advanced planning is essential to choosing a direction for life after ISL.

We teach and advise students to prepare well-written, carefully chosen, and thoughtful applications, and select the direction that fits their own goals and personality best.

We believe that this process should be very rewarding for students as they experience self-examination and independence as they transition into life after ISL.

College and university planning does not have to be mysterious or stressful. Here, you can find up-to-date information about ISL’s College Counseling Program. To find out more, contact our College Counselors Anne Payne and Rebekah Joslin via e-mail: college@isl.edu.lv

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College Counseling Team

Anne Payne

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Anne Payne is the Head of College Counseling at the International School of Latvia. This is Anne's first year at ISL.

Anne has spent a number of years working in college admissions, most recently in the international admissions office at the University of Oregon, and prior to that, at The Ohio State University. She has conducted workshops around the world on writing personal statements, differences between higher education in US/UK/Europe, creating college lists, and finding the right "fit" for college/university, among other topics.

Anne is graduate of The Ohio State University (BA), and completed her M.St. at the University of Oxford in Global and Imperial History.

Rebekah Joslin

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Rebekah Joslin serves as College Counselor and School Counselor. She also serves as a Model UN advisor. This is Rebekah's second year at ISL.

Prior to ISL, Rebekah served as the
K-12 guidance counselor at the International School of Monagas in Maturin, Venezuela.

Rebekah is not new to international school life having been born in Japan when her parents were working at an international school in Kobe. From Japan, she studied in four other International schools, graduating from the Lincoln American School in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Rebekah is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine and holds a M.S. in School Counseling from Suffolk University.