Sonya Ohlsson
sonyao@isb.ac.th
Seniors
We had our first Senior College Seminars this week! Senior Sem, as we affectionately call it, is held once a month and is built into most students schedules. It’s during the TOK period for IB Diploma students and for Personal Choice Diploma students it is during their Free period or with special arrangement if they have no frees. This first session was 80 minutes, which is almost 150% more time than we would have had with them all semester in previous years! We were able to cover many subjects like updating their Cialfo, making sure their Common App would be ready for matching at our next meeting, testing and understanding what Test Optional means, why a balanced list is imperative, and the importance of internal and external deadlines in the college process. Our next Senior Sem will be Sept 3 & 4.
Grade 12 Senior and Parent College Night is Wednesday, 26 August, 6:30-8:00pm in the Chevron Theater. There is a 200 person limit on how many people can be in the Theater so we have a Registration Form for you to fill out if you would like to attend. Only the student and one or two parents may attend, no siblings or other family members. All who attend must have an ISB ID, have completed the Self-disclosure Form , and bring a print out of your event registration with you to get on campus. We will close registration when we reach 200 people. We will also record the session and send it out for those who can’t make it. Gr. 12 College Night Registration Form
And lastly for seniors, please schedule your Senior Family Check-in with your college counselor. We would like to meet with the student and at least one parent in person to go over the college plan and any changes that may have occurred over the summer. If the second parent would like to join via Zoom, that is absolutely possible.
29 August SAT
For Students Registered for the SAT on Saturday, 29 August: All students must have a student ID to access campus. Students are required to wear a face mask at all times. All students registered for the test must bring a printed copy of their SAT Admissions Ticket and their passport. Test takers will be required to turn in their phone and any smart devices during the testing period. All phone/smart devices must be completely turned off during the entirety of the exam period. If any device makes any noise or alarm sounds, the student will be removed from the testing immediately and their test scores cancelled.