Kevin Davy
kevind@isb.ac.th
Grade 12
It’s not too early to start organizing for Exams!!! Students should be getting all their paperwork in order!
US Visas for Non- US Citizens
On Wednesday April 23 a representative from the U.S Embassy walked through the process of non-us citizens applying for a U.S visa. This was a very successful session with valuable information shared.
Please let us know…
Application results are coming in! Please remind your child to come by to see their counselor about their application decisions so we can keep track of them. Also, encourage your child to thank the teachers who wrote a letter of recommendation for him/her!
University Deposits – Seniors please be aware of university deadlines for securing a place for their incoming class. Many Universities will have a May 1st deadline, please check with your prospective universities. Please see your counselor with any questions or complications.
Sign Up Now for Senior Transition Day – On May 26th all Grade 12 students will be involved with our Senior Transition Day. This is a day dedicated sharing valuable information and golden nugget insight with students about the transition to college life. Seniors should be sure to sign up for the sessions they would like to attend. If students do sign up, then they will be guaranteed a spot in that session. If they do not sign up, then they will be placed in sessions for the day.
Parent Transitions Meeting / Presentation
This presentation for parents will be an opportunity for counselors to discuss the transition for the family when a son or daughter enters college life. There will also be a parent panel to receive questions and share their experiences of when their son or daughter took this next step. This will take place in Room 203 at 9 am, April 30th.
Grade 11
One Last Open Lab remaining:
Mondays April 28 from 2:15-3:00 in room 203. Juniors are encouraged to come to the session to work on their university research. A counselor will be present to support their research and answer questions.
Please take advantage of this opportunity!!!
All
It’s not too early to start organizing for Exams!!! Students should be getting all their paperwork in order!
Summer Internship
Students who are interested in doing a summer internship through ISB (June 9-19) need to complete a one-minute survey on Naviance to express their interest. Go to Naviance –> About Me –> Summer Internship 2014 (upper left of page). Students who complete the survey will get preference for internships. Please see Mr. Callahan with any further questions.
University Visits
| Babson College, MA | April 23 | 10:20 |
| City University of Hong Kong | April 23 | 10:20 |
| University of Dundee (Scotland) | April 24 | 10:20 |
| Virtual Fair – University of Melbourne
(details: https://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/events/virtual-fair)
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May 1 | 7 PM |
2013/ 2014 University Applications at a Glance
As of 24 April 2014,
- 157 Seniors have applied to university
- 132 Seniors have been accepted to one or more of their universities
- 283 Applications have been denied
- 523 Applications have been accepted
Please Welcome our New Counselors
As you may well be aware, two of our esteemed counselors Dr. Curtis and Ms. McDowell will not be with us next school year. Dr. Curtis will be retiring and Ms. McDowell will be relocating to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
On May 1st at 2:30 in room 203, parents who currently have Ms. McDowell or Dr. Curtis as their son or daughter’s counselor are invited to meet their new counselor for next year. Ms. Jackie Venezuela will be replacing Dr. Curtis and Ms. Jennifer Melton will be replacing Ms. McDowell.
Please drop in to welcome them both to ISB. This will be an informal meet and greet social event. Hope to see you there.