Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
We wish the seniors the best on their IB exams. This is the culmination of all of their hard work and we are certain that they will successfully demonstrate their learning. Please remind your senior to check in with their university counselor to report all of their university application results and to confirm the institution that they are going to attend.
Just a gentle reminder that seniors need to make a deposit at the university of their choice. All US universities expect a deposit and commitment to attend by 1 May. In the UK, Canada and other countries, the universities have a deadline by which students must submit their deposit. Students may deposit at only one university (worldwide). They may not double deposit or deposit at multiple universities. If your child has any questions about selecting the university to attend, depositing at a university, what to do about a waitlist, etc, please have them reach out to their counselor.
Parent Coffees are winding down!
Thank you to those who joined us on 25 April @ 9:00 AM to hear about Financing University Studies. Mr Nichols and Ms Shrestha did a great job with a very difficult, complex topic!
The final Parent Coffee of the year will be on Friday, 20 May, @ 9:00 AM in the MS Skybox. We will return to campus for one last meeting before the year ends. The focus of the meeting will be “Year in Review and Open Forum”. Watch this space for a link to fill out a form to submit your questions for the university counselors. So mark your calendar! We hope you will join us for the last Parent Coffee of this year!
This week in Junior Seminar, the students registered for the Common Application and the UCAS Hub accounts. Students are encouraged to continue their in depth research into the universities and educational systems in the countries in which they are interested in attending university. Each grade 11 student should schedule a meeting with his/her university counselor to discuss their draft university essay (was due 25 April) and to look at their long list of universities to which they are interested in applying. Please keep in mind that university counselors will be encouraging students to have a balanced and diversified list of institutions on their application list. Students should be aspirational as well as realistic regarding their applications and selecting universities that are not the same ones as everyone else will broaden their opportunities for admissions.
SAT on Saturday, 7 May
ISB will be administering the SAT on Saturday, 7 May. Check-in will begin at 7:30 AM 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 7 May must have taken the regularly scheduled COVID ATK test on Wednesday, 4 May 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