Jeffrey Harper
jpharper@isb.ac.th
Freshmen: 100% of the Freshmen completed their Course Registration for the 2013-2014 school year! Way to go! It’s never to early to organize papers, homework, and assessments for the coming Semester Examinations.
Sophomores: 100% of the Sophomores completed their Course registration for the 2013-2014 school year! Excellent!
Juniors: Junior conferences are in full swing. Have you made an appointment to see your son’s/daughter’s counselor yet? If not, don’t delay, there are only a few appointment days left!
The popular University Labs are every Monday after school in room 3-203; this week’s University Lab will be about UK (UCAS) universities. As a part of your Junior year university research, you should be looking into the admission process to universities by country. Monday, April1, UK/UCAS – 2:10 in room 3-203. Future University Labs will include Japan/Korea on April 22 and Thailand on April 29. Please mark your calendars.
BIG SAT PREP NEWS: ISB is making available the “Prep Me” SAT prep course as a part of grade 11 students’ Naviance account. Just go to your Naviance Home Page and click on the Prep Me link, register, take a diagnostic test and/or enter any previous SAT results, and begin the exercises. There is no charge for the Prep Me service. Start preparing for your May or June SATs!
Seniors: If you are a U.S. citizen applying to schools in the U.S. you may be eligible for loans, grants, work study, or any combination of the three. You need to file a FAFSA with the colleges in the U.S. that you have applied to. Go to https://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ – it’s a free application and might be well worth your time. Most schools start assigning financial aid in March so time is of the essence. If you haven’t done your 2012 taxes yet, estimates based on 2011 are accepted.
Seniors applying to universities in Japan, Korea, Australia, South Africa etc. with late deadlines, PLEASE be aware of those deadlines. They can vary from university to university!! See your counselor if you have any questions.
WARNING: We have been notified that there have been unscrupulous agents who have been posing as a Northeastern University Enrollment Service to help admitted students in the enrollment process. Northeastern University does not employ, or sanction, any outside agents in Thailand.
Watch out for the dreaded SENIOR SLUMP. OH NO!
As you receive your offers for universities, remember that when you make a deposit for a university, you are committing to that university for a year. You may not deposit at more than one university. You have to make up your mind! Remember that, because universities that learn that their accepted students have “double-deposited” will sometimes remove their offer.
The Senior Transition Program dates have been announced: May 23 and June 6. Mark your calendars.
Upcoming University Visits (Consult Naviance for additions or changes)
SPECIAL PRESENETATION: Tufts University- Dan Grayson– Assistant Director of Admissions , Thursday April 4, ROOM 3-203, 13:00-14:00.
In addition to meetings with students and counselors, Mr. Grayson will hold an informational session for parents from 1:00 – 2:00 in Room 203 (Counseling Classroom). This session will include information about selective U.S. admissions, applications and concerns about the employment of “outside” agencies.
University visits are a great opportunity to ask specific questions about the university admissions process of the very people who make admissions decisions for their respective universities.
Tufts University April 4 10:15
Essay Writing Workshop (for students) April 4 2:15
The George Washington University April 9 10:15
The Art Institute Seminar at Holiday Inn Bangkok (BTS Chidlom)
Saturday 30 March 2013 Session A : 1.00 – 3.00 PM
Saturday 30 March 2013 Session B : 4.00 – 6.00 PM
Location : Holiday Inn Bangkok (BTS Chidlom) Room Premiere 4
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HONG KONG UNIVERSITY TOURS
Greetings from HKU! Here is to invite you and your students for our upcoming Campus Tour Activities which is dedicated to Non-JUPAS Prospective Students.
This Campus Tour is a session which aims to give schools, prospective students and parents an overview of HKU Campus, student ambassadors from various faculties will be around and share their life on campus. Non-JUPAS Admission Counsellors will also be there to answer questions regarding application and requirement enquires.
We will be launching several session of this activity from April to June, and here is our schedule:
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on April 5 (Fri), 2013 (Registration starts from March 27 – April 2) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22277
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on May 2 (Thu), 2013 (Registration starts from April 8 – 26) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22085
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on June 6 (Thu), 2013 (Registration starts from May 6 – 31) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22087
Campus Tour for Prospective Students on June 21 (Fri), 2013 (Registration starts from May 27 –June 19) https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?reg=N&UEID=22087
Registration for various sessions are open in respective links during the period of time stated. We are always welcome to learn more about details of these series of events: https://www.als.hku.hk/admission/intl/admission/admissionHK1