Ryan Haynes
ryanh@isb.ac.th
Grade 9
During this past week, our 9th graders signed up for courses for next school year. We hope the students and families took the time to review, plan, and discuss options. These options are not set in stone though. If there is a change of direction in regards to thoughts surrounding a student’s choices, they should contact Mr. Davy or the 10-12 counselor who they met with recently.
We are starting to see fatigue kick in at this time of year with some of our students. This can be due to efforts put forth towards school, an extra notch on the heat index, and a number of different factors. It is important at these times to maintain a “healthy engine”, concentrating on good sleep, exercise, and nutrition. Please keep promoting this.
Grade 10
Course selections have been made for 11th grade and now the Mr. Rogers (with the help of the computer) is putting together a master schedule. Hopefully students will get the exact program that they hope for, but there are always slight adjustments that need to be done for a best-fit for everyone involved. Those will take place later in the year, so no need to worry or second-guess your selections at this point.
Interested in an internship this summer? ISB offers a Summer Internship Program as part of its Summer School Program. The program runs the first two weeks after regular school ends (June 13-23), and students also do pre-internship seminars in interview skills and resume-writing, with a day of wrap-up and reflection back at school at the conclusion of the internship. If you are interested in the program for your son or daughter, have them stop by the High School office in the Counseling area and pick up a form (no obligation) from Khun Mai or Mr. Callahan.
Grade 11
The process for selecting courses on PowerSchool for next year concluded this past Tuesday, March 22. If students would like to make changes to their courses for next year, they should meet with their counselor.
Also, Junior Conferences should be finishing soon. If students have not met with their counselor to discuss their post-secondary education plans, please schedule a Junior Conference soon!
A reminder, if a student is planning on taking the May 7 SAT, the deadline to register is, April 8. If a student does not know how to register for the SAT, he/she needs to meet with his/her counselor.
Grade 12
Mark your calendars on Thursday, April 28, 8:30am. All grade 12 parents are invited to the Grade 12 Parent Transition meeting. Counselors will discuss the transition process to support parents as Grade 12 students plan move onto to university, gap years, etc.
Senior Transition Day is Monday, May 28 for all Seniors. Students will have a full day of events as they prepare to graduate high school and head off to new adventures. More details will be shared after Songkran.
As university results begin to come in for students in the US, Canada, UK, etc., students need to notify their counselors of the admission decision. We also encourage students to thank the teachers and counselors who put in a lot of time supporting students with recommendations.
This can be an anxious time for students with decisions arriving and preparing for exams. If you student faces an admission denial or waitlist, it’s important to stress to that this decision is rarely a reflection of the student.
Visit our December blog post on this very topic: “What your college applications don’t tell you” and our most recent post about how to handle “The College Waitlist”
One university put it best recently sharing, “…please keep in mind that we had to make fine distinctions among many exceptional candidates. In some school groups, it is possible for applicants with similar academic profiles to receive very different admission decisions. Our decisions are a reflection of the quality and size of the applicant pool within the context of the university’s enrollment goals.”
University Visits
Monday, March 28 at 10:20am, Room 203
Loyola Marymount University
Wednesday, March 30 at 10:20am, Room 203
University of Gloucestershire
Manchester Metropolitan University
Queen’s University Belfast