Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Grade 11
U.S. Common Application- If you son or daughter will be applying to the United States for university, they should start the Common Application. Students were sent instructions and video links to get started.
University Essays- Students were sent links to Essay Writing Screencasts (see below). Students should send rough drafts to their College Counselor!! The sooner they get started on essays the better.
Repeated announcements:
Grade 12
Student Visa for Study outside your Passport Country
Students should be checking their University website and respective Embassy about Student Visa’s (Canada, UK, U.S. etc.) For example: At the U.S. Embassy, the visa operations are currently closed and there is no date yet when it will reopen. Students should continue to check the U.S. Embassy website. Please watch this Screencast about the procedures and documents needed to apply for a U.S. student visa. This screencast was also sent to Seniors.
Grade 11
SAT Dates: Registrations deadlines are not listed yet, but are usually one month before the test date: August 29, 2020; September 26, 2020; October 3, 2020; December 5, 2020.
For the most updated information please see the College Board Website. If you registered for the March, May and/or June SAT… please be sure to check your emails for any updated information!!
Screencasts:
For Parents:
College Coffee Screencasts about applying to various countries
UK – https://www.loom.com/share/076dfe5c2e794e8a98d2cc3fb0d03b91
Hong Kong – https://www.loom.com/share/b617b64406714dbf8a13fb51731bf19e
Australia (0:00 – 5:35), Canada (5:36 – 12:00), and the Netherlands (12:01 – 21:40) – https://www.loom.com/share/a554b1389cbd40b8b42be262b23c7606
For Sophomores and the their parents:
The following presentation is an Introduction to the College Counseling process at ISB. This is a screencast of the “G10 College Night” you see listed on the printed calendar for May 7.
For Seniors:
For Juniors:
Essay Writing- US College Essay – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eBqZIdxRCITp-oCb9Zgp11ACHfDtZNxO/view?usp=sharing
UK/Europe College Essay – https://www.loom.com/share/76ad6f4aae944ebfbf914d4f5f00a392
Letters of Recommendation- Watch Video