Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
The University Counselors were very excited to welcome grade 11 and 12 students on campus this week!
Senior Seminar was on Thursday and it was great to be able to speak to the students directly about their university application process. Topics discussed in class included: reminder about deadlines, etiquette for visiting universities online, submission of SAT or ACT scores, IB Predicted Grades (8 Oct), and Thai university applications. The last half of the class was workshop time for students to work on transcript request forms, application completion, essay writing and for asking questions. Please ask your child what they accomplished in Senior Seminar this week. Next week the University Counselors will have Virtual Office Hours on Friday from 11:20 to 12:40 for students to join their counselor’s zoom room to ask questions and receive support.
This week was the last week for scheduling Senior Family Conferences. All families should have had a session with their child’s university counselor to discuss post secondary plans and their university application process. If your family has not had a meeting, please reach out to your child’s counselor to schedule one right away!
SAT Test: ISB will be administering the SAT on Saturday, 2 October. Check-in will begin at 7:30AM and the test is scheduled to start at 8:00AM. Students will take the test in MPB 1/2/3 where students can be seated more than 2 meters apart. Students must properly wear their masks at all times. Each student that is scheduled to take the test on 2 October must take a COVID ATK test on Friday evening and the results must be loaded in the system between 4 and 8 PM on Friday, 1 October. A replacement test kit can be obtained by the student on Monday, 4 October by going by the ISB nurse’s office and indicating they were an SAT test taker. Any student who does not follow the strict COVID guidelines will not be allowed to sit the test. In addition, all students must bring the following items with them to be admitted to campus and the test rooms: School ID, National ID (passport or Thai national ID card), printed admissions ticket.
Updated info for Parent Coffee: Due to the large number of High School Students being vaccinated on Tuesday, the next Parent Coffee will be moved from Wednesday until Thursday, 7 October at 9:00-10:00 AM. The topic will be Standardized Testing: What should you know! Please join us for the webinar by clicking on this link.
PSAT for Grade 11: All grade 11 ISB students will be scheduled to take the PSAT at no cost to the student/family on the morning of Tuesday, 26 October. Students received a PSAT booklet in their Advisory class on Thursday so that they can familiarize themselves with the test. A practice test is also included in the booklet. On the day of the test the students will report directly to Rajendra Hall at 7:50 AM. The test will take approximately 3 hours after completing the registration information. Juniors who will not need further standardized testing may opt out of taking the PSAT by speaking to their University Counselor and completing the Opt Out form (with parent signature) which will be distributed with the practice book. The Opt Out form must be completed by Tuesday, 19 October.
Ms. Debbie McDowell (she, her, hers)
Head of University Counseling