Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
PSAT 10: Tuesday, 8 March
The sophomores who signed up for the PSAT 10 received their copy of the PSAT Student Guide during advisory this week. The test will be on 8 March in the MPB. Students need to be in the room by 7:45 so please help them get to campus a bit earlier on Tuesay. They should bring a calculator and pencils. They may have a water bottle with them at their seat.
Parent Coffees
Thanks for the great turn out for the Applying to The Netherlands Parent Coffee on Monday. It was an excellent presentation by Mr. Becker. You can see the recording and slides here.
Be sure to join the university counselors on Monday, 7 March for the next Parent Coffee installment: Studying in Hong Kong. The presentation will be at 9:00 AM and parents can join by clicking on this link.
Future Parent Coffees are scheduled for:
14 March@ 9:00 AM: Applying to Australia
21 March @ 10:00 AM: Japanese Community Meeting
23 March @ 9:00 AM: Korean Community Meeting
28 March @ 9:00 AM: Thai Community Meeting
31 March @ 9:00 AM: Chinese Community Meeting
25 April @ 9:00 AM: Financing University Studies
Please watch this space for information about location, links and details.
Junior Led Conferences are continuing and will be completed this month. All grade 11 students are required to schedule a Junior Led Conference before the end of March with their university counselor and their parents. The meeting will be the starting point for the university research and selection process for each student and family. This is a mandatory meeting and both parents are expected to attend, in person or via zoom. If a parent wants to attend the meeting in person, please let the counselor know in advance of the meeting and an invitation to come on campus can be arranged (with proper Covid protocols.) The counselors look forward to hearing from the students about what their plans are for life after ISB!
On campus, in-person university visits are back!
The university counselors couldn’t be more excited to get students in front of actual university representatives and in real life.
Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8, six different universities from the UK will be on campus to visit with students during HS lunch 12:40-1:20pm. If your child is considering applying to the UK even in the slightest, please encourage them to stop by and chat with the representatives who came all the way to Thailand just to see THEM.
Monday, March 7: 12:40-1:20pm @ HS Large Conference Room
University of Bath
University of Bristol
Manchester Metropolitan University
Tuesday, March 8: 12:40-1:20pm @ HS Large Conference Room
University of Birmingham
Nottingham Trent University
University of Newcastle
SAT Test: ISB will be administering the SAT on Saturday, 12 March. 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 12 March must have taken the regularly scheduled COVID ATK test on Wednesday, 9 March evening and the results must have been loaded in the system between 4 and 8 PM on that evening. 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. Students are allowed to have a clear water bottle with them during testing but any snacks/food must be eaten in the HS Cafeteria during the breaks while students are seated at tables. No food can be consumed in the testing room or the hallways adjacent to the testing. Students must properly wear their masks at all times or they will be asked to leave the testing site and their test will be canceled with being scored.
University Visits
Virtual university visits: Be sure to check the Virtual University Visit list for university presentations that are available for students and families to join.
Please check the ISB University/College Counseling website for loads of information. You will find university research tools, transition resources for students and parents, recordings of Parent Coffees and family presentations, virtual university visits, information about testing and how to sign up for the SAT at ISB, a list of summer programs about which the counselors have been informed, and the ISB School Profile.
Kindly
Debbie