Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
Last Reminder: ISB, in conjunction with other international schools in Bangkok, will be hosting the first ever Virtual Thai University Fair on 30 November, 2:30-4:30 pm. The list of universities that have confirmed their participation include 50 Faculties and can be viewed here. Pre-registration was required for students and parents to participate. Those who registered to attend the fair will receive an email to complete their registration before the fair begins. All sessions will be delivered via the Aimeet platform, so if you wish to join the event via a mobile device please download the Airmeet application in advance of the fair via Airmeet’s mobile app on both iOS and Android, should that be of convenience.
Remember, all ISB students and parents must have their cameras on during the meetings with university representatives during a fair or virtual visit.
Seniors are having to really focus and manage their time wisely as they are facing many assessments and with IAs, projects, assignments and university application deadlines. The deadline to submit any Transcript Request Forms was this week on 23 November. All requests should be submitted for ALL universities with deadlines before 15 February. If your child has not submitted them, they must see their university counselor in person to discuss a plan moving forward. Those requests submitted prior to the deadline will be processed first. If time allows, others will be handled as best as the counselors can.
Seniors should have already submitted their University of California applications by the time this newsletter is sent out. Students should not be waiting until the deadline to submit their UC applications as we know in the recent past, the UC application website crashed and many students were negatively impacted. We do not want our students facing such difficulties. So submitting their applications well before the deadlines will prevent extra anxiety.
UCAS applications are due to the student’s university counselors by 1 December. The application will be reviewed, the teacher recommendations added, and the IB Predicted Grades will be added to the application and then sent on to UCAS. Please check with your child to see where they are in the process!
Juniors should have shared their Priorities and Preferences spreadsheet with their university counselor this week after interviewing their parents. If you have not had that conversation with your child, please plan on doing this over this weekend. Self reflection and communication are key to a successful university research and application process.
Virtual university visits: The university counselors are hosting many virtual visits with universities from around the world (7:15-7:45 am, 12:50-1:15 pm, and 3:00-3:45 pm) for ISB students and parents. Be sure to check the Virtual University Visit list for university presentations that are scheduled exclusively for ISB students and parents (highlighted in yellow). In addition, there are many other virtual events available for any students interested in gaining more information about particular institutions so please check the Virtual University Visits list on the ISB University/College Counseling website for loads of information!
Want to find out more about the University Counseling program at ISB? Please visit the ISB University Counseling website.