by Dennis Harter
dennish@isb.ac.th
If you are planning to apply for admission to boarding school for the 2017-2018 school year, please make an appointment to meet with your child’s counselor before November 1. For us to best support your child’s application process, it is very important that parents meet with their child’s counselor in person.
September and October are typically when students who are planning on applying to boarding school register for the SSAT, ISEE, or other necessary testing (e.g., TOEFL). This is also the time when applicants begin gathering teacher references. Counselors can provide you with all the information you need depending on where you are applying.
Please note, in order to allow teachers time to provide a thorough, quality reference for your child, we ask that you allow a 4 week turn around time from the time the reference request is received until the reference is completed. This allows teachers to write quality references that can be thoroughly checked to best support the student. Students who are applying to schools with January application deadlines must submit their reference requests by November 15.
All reference requests must go through your child’s counselor. Please do not bring requests directly to the teachers. They have been instructed to redirect you or your child to their counselor. Having the counselor oversee this process enables us to ensure that references and other documentation is submitted to the receiving institution, complete and in a timely manner.
Thank you for working in partnership with your child’s counselor to ensure a smooth transition to boarding school.