News from University Counselor

Debbie McDowell
debbbiem@isb.ac.th

Grade 11

Juniors are in full swing this semester regarding university research and planning. Thank you to all the parents who attended Junior Family University Night #2 on Thursday evening. If you want to review the presentation, please go to the University Counselor website (presentation tab). 

Parents, please check your emails! There will be a link for you to fill out the Parent Perspectives form and your link to access Maia Learning. 

Grade 11 students attended Junior Seminar on Wednesday. The focus was on preparing for their Junior Led Conferences which will start happening next week through 24 March. If you have not discussed the timing of the Junior Led Conference with your child, please do so ASAP to lock in a date and time for you to  join your child in the counselor’s office for his/her presentation to share their university research and selection process and plans for application. This is an important part of the university counseling curriculum at ISB. Parents are expected to attend the meeting with their child. 

Grade 12

Seniors who are applying to countries with a start date in January 2024 or later, should be setting a Senior Conference meeting with their counselor. If your child is applying to Japan, Australia, Korea, or another region of the world with university application deadlines yet to come, please remind your child to get this meeting set so that an application plan can be prepared for your child. 

For those who have already completed their applications, please encourage your child to share all application results (admit, deny or defer) with their counselor. 

Mid Year Reports to all universities that require those updates and to which the seniors applied have now been sent by the counselors. Students should monitor their application portals to ensure all materials are received by the university.

The grade 12 students have participated in three alumni panels through their advisory program this Friday and next week. This is a great opportunity for students to learn from former students and peers about their experience in different countries around the world. Ask your child what they heard!

Grade 10 (repeated message)

Grade 10 students have been assigned a university counselor. Students and parents can find out who the counselor is by checking in Powerschool. 

As the course selection for next year begins very soon, the university counselors will meet with grade 10 students on Monday (30 January) and Tuesday (31 January) during the student’s free period. Students will complete a google document at the time of the meeting so be sure to ask your child to show you what they discussed about their choices for next year’s classes. 

Parent Coffees

Thanks to those who attend the Parent Coffee on Monday. The topic was Higher Education in the US. You can review the presentation here.

February Parent Coffees will be dedicated to those interested in finding out about different regions of the world:

Then, the meetings in March are focused on supporting the different national communities at ISB. These will all be in the Middle School Sky Box.

So mark your calendars and come join the university counselors at these events!

University Visits at ISB

Universities are starting to make appointments to come to ISB to meet with students and parents. Please encourage your child to check the list and the TV screen outside the counseling office for who will visit and when.

No visits are scheduled for next week. 

In addition there are lots of events in Bangkok as well as online. Please encourage your child to consistently check the Virtual and Off Campus University Events spreadsheet to know what’s available. Please note that pre-registration is needed for some events.

Please check the ISB University/College Counseling website for useful information. You will find university research tools, transition resources for students and parents, recordings and slide shows from Parent Coffees and family presentations, virtual and off campus 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 
Ms. Debbie McDowell (she, her, hers, Ms.)