By Cathy Curtis
Contact Email: cathyc@isb.ac.th
Exams are just around the corner for grades 9 – 11. This is a good time to start preparing so that the night before the exam, students can get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to do their best. Planning a study schedule now will help students avoid last minute cramming.
Freshmen – Counselors met with each 9th grade student last week. Part of this visit was just to see how the year went and part was dedicated to helping each student consider the best way to study him/her to study for final exams. Most 9th grade students seem to be doing a very good job getting enough sleep and truly are trying to use their time wisely. As a class, they are prepared to study for their final exams and ready to begin year 10 in August.
Grades 9, 10 and 11 – have received their course selections for next year. Each student should consider the choices carefully and come see their counselor if they are in doubt about the choices they have made. Changing schedules in August is never a good, so students should be spot on with their choices. Students still have two weeks to visit with their counselor.
Seniors – Senior Exams are just around the corner and seniors need to be setting time aside to study for those exams.
Senior Transition, a day just for Seniors (!), will be on May 28th starting at 7:30am in the Chevron.
University Visits:
Westminster College Mon May 21, 2012 10:15 AM
The George Washington University Wed May 23, 2012 10:15 AM
Yale NUS College Fri May 25, 2012 10:15 AM
Yale University Fri May 25, 2012 10:15 AM
Counselors Visiting Universities:
Andrew Weiser visited five (5) Canadian universities May 6 through May 10 and has the following tidbits of information:
University of Guelph– One hour from Toronto, beautiful residential setting; Standout programs- food science, environmental engineering, criminal Justice
Ryerson University– In the heart of the city. Many Co-op options in the School of Engineering
University of Toronto–
St. George Campus– Large University in the heart of Toronto with a small college feel. Over 300 programs offered. One of Canada’s top Engineering programs.
Mississauga– 125 programs offered, sprawling suburban campus 45 minutes west of the city.
Scarborough– Great Co-Op programs, Outstanding Cell and Molecular Biology programs, 45 minutes east of the city
University of Western Ontario– located in the beautiful city of London, Well-known Ivey School of Business is fantastic.
York University
Keele Campus- Over 100 programs, Space Engineering- the only one in Canada.
Glendon Campus– Bilingual campus (French/English)
P.S. The weather in Toronto is comparable to New York City. It’s not as cold or snowy as many believe- honest!!
Cathy Curtis visited Yale-NUS College in Singapore this past weekend. This new college is part of the National University of Singapore but has a residential liberal arts curriculum. Faculty will be hired by Yale-NUS College and students will be admitted by Yale-NUS College. The first class will begin in August of 2013. Yale-NUS College as well Yale University will visit ISB on May 25 at 10:20. This is a very interesting option for students who would like an American Liberal Arts experience but stay here in Asia.
Reminder to All: Requests for documents (transcript, letters of recommendation, etc.) for summer programs or transferring to another high school (leaving ISB), please allow three weeks for processing. Requests should be made to the student’s counselor.