Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
The University Counselor office has been busy this week with university visits, Junior Seminar and travel! Mr. Becker has been out of the office as he participates in visits to universities in Hong Kong. We look forward to his return and him sharing the details with the other university counselors. ISB university counselors hosted Dr. Joe Duffy from Manchester Metropolitan University on Friday. Dr. Duffy is the senior lecturer in the film department. He spoke with the IB Film and the Animation classes. It was a great opportunity for our students to hear from a professional in the field.
Senior Parent Meetings next week
Mark your calendars for the Senior Parent Transition meeting @ 9:00 AM in the MPB 3 next week on Tuesday, 4 April. Come join other senior parents in planning for your child’s departure to university. Also, there will be a US Visa presentation @ 3:00 in MPB 1 on Tuesday, 4 April. If your child will need a visa to study in the US, this is a useful meeting to find out the details about how to apply for the F-1 student visa. Please join us.
Grade 10
Next week, 5 April, at 6:30 PM, the Grade 10 Family University Night will be held in the Chevron Theater. Please plan on joining the university counselors as they provide the general framework for the university research, selection and application process for parents and students.
Grade 11
Junior Seminar #8 was on Monday. The students submitted their first draft/planning document for university essays. Students will be submitting a draft of their university essay in April. Ask your child how their essay work is going! Additionally, students were instructed on how to request their teacher recommendations (2) for their university applications. They have until 7 April to speak with their teachers and until 20 April to submit their brag sheets to the teachers. This is another major step in getting prepared for submitting university applications in the first semester of their senior year. Finally, the counselors covered application nuts and bolts about applying to universities in the US, UK and Canada. The Thai university application process was covered in a previous session. If your child has questions about other regions of the world, please encourage them to meet individually with their counselor.
Upcoming University Visits:
Monday, 3 April, Loyola Marymount University, 11:00-11:40 @ HS Conference Room
Monday, 17 April, Boston University, 3:00-3:40 @ MPB 1
Thursday, 20 April, Vanderbilt University & University of Chicago, 3:00-3:40 @ HS Conference Room
Thursday, 18 May, Sogang University (Korea), 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