Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
Thank you to the parents who joined us for Parent Coffees this week. We reviewed the Study in the Netherlands on Tuesday and Study in Hong Kong and Singapore on Thursday. Those presentations are available on the university counseling website. Next week on Tuesday, 28 February, at 9:00 AM in MPB 1, we will be presenting Study in Australia. Please join us for this if your child is interested in applying to university in Australia.
One of the university counselors, Mr. Nichols, will be out of the office next week while he is participating in a Korean university tour. He will be visiting ten universities with counselors from other schools in Asia. We look forward to his return and the information he will be sharing with families in the future.
Grade 11
Junior Seminar # 7 was on Friday. The counselors reviewed the type of essays that students will be expected to write for their university applications. Students were given the assignment of beginning to outline and write their first rough draft of university application essays. This is a major task and will need to be done and revised multiple times before they submit their applications in their senior year. It’s best to get started now!
SAT Registration for the March SAT
Today (Friday, February 24) is the last day to register for the next SAT test date on March 11. Students must download the app on their computer to be ready to take the test on that Saturday. We will have two more SAT test dates at ISB this semester, on May 6 (deadline to register is April 21) and June 3 (deadline to register is May 19). Moving forward, the SAT is digital. You can find more information about this change here: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/digital. For any other questions, please be in touch with Ms. Shrestha, the SAT coordinator for the ISB test center: swatis@isb.ac.th
Junior Led Conferences are still ongoing. All grade 11 students should have already scheduled their appointment with their counselor and parents by now. These meetings are expected to be completed by 24 March. Please ask your child about your meeting if you have not already attended the session.
University Visits at ISB
Universities are making appointments to come to ISB to meet with students and parents. Please encourage your child to check the list on Maia Learning and the TV screen outside the counseling office for who will visit and when.
Upcoming University Visits:
Tuesday, 7 March: McGill University, 3:00-3:40, HS Conference Room
Thursday, 9 March: Warwick University, 3:00-3:50, HS Conference Room (Will discuss personal statements along with an overview of admissions at Warwick.)
Monday, 13 March: Canadian Mini Fair, 11:00-11:40, High School Breezeway
Monday, 13 March: Central Washington University, 3:00-3:30, HS Conference Room
Tuesday, 14 March: UK Mini Fair, 3:00-3:40, High School Breezeway
Thursday, 16 March: University of Calgary, 11:00-11:40, HS Conference Room
Thursday, 16 March: Fudan University, 11:00-11:40, HS Conference Room
Thursday, 16 March: Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen, 3:00-3:30, HS Conference Room
Monday, 20 March: Drew University, 3:00-3:30, HS Conference Room
Monday, 27 March: Yamanashi Gakuin University, 11:00-11:40 HS Conference Room 2
Monday, 27 March: American University, 11:00-11:40, HS Conference Room 1
Wednesday, 29 March: University of British Columbia, 3:00-3:40, TBD
Monday, 3 April, Loyola Marymount University, 11:00-11:40, HS Conference Room
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