Sonya Ohlsson
sonyao@isb.ac.th
Seniors:
As students get some admissions decisions, please update your Cialfo with the results. Some universities have sent out messages about a delay in sending out their results and have also pushed back their deposit date. Please keep track if any of your universities have done this as you may have some US universities who will require a May 1 deposit (if you are choosing them) while others night now have a May 3 deadline.
Students may only deposit at ONE university in the US. And if you have offers from schools in other countries, by depositing at a US school, you are indicating that THAT is the school you plan to attend, and you must mean it. Double depositing can result in having offers rescinded. If you have any questions about deposits, please speak to your college counselor.
Juniors:
This week, in Junior College Seminar, we presented the template that all juniors will use to create their presentation for the Junior-Led Conferences. This will be a meeting that they lead and present their thoughts, ideas and goals about life after ISB, and for most, the college process. The meetings, with the student and parents in attendance, will be held between now and the end of March and have asked students to talk with their parents about their schedules to find days and times that work best. We have also encouraged the students to not wait until the last minute since we will not be able to accommodate everyone trying to schedule their meeting during the last week of March!
Parent Coffees: There will be three Parent Coffee’s next week:
Tuesday, Feb 2, 12:30-1:30PM: Applying to Japan. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89948006501
Wed, Feb 3, 12:30-1:30PM: Applying to Thailand. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89723613157
Thurs, Feb 4, 12:30-1:30PM: Applying to Korea. Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83811650723
SAT:
Reminder that the deadline to register for the March 13 test is February 12.
If you registered for SAT with Essay, you may change that online to remove the Essay portion.
There are no SAT Subject Tests on the March test date. The last Subject Tests will be offered in May and June.
June is SAT Subject Tests ONLY–no “regular” SATs are given on this date. There will be more Subject Tests offered anywhere after this test date.
Virtual University Visits:
There are no ISB-specific visits scheduled for next week, but there are several virtual sessions happening that are open to the public at schools around the world. Check them out here, as always: tinyurl.com/isbcollege
~Sonya Ohlsson
Head of College Counseling