Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
Parent University Coffees
Thank you to those parents who attended the Parent University Coffee on Thursday. The presentation, Financing Higher Education, can be accessed here on the University Counseling Website.
Watch for the sign up for the final Parent University Coffee, Year in Review and Open Forum, on Friday, 12 May, at 9:00 AM in the Middle School Sky Box. This session will be a wrap up and review of the year’s coffees and a Q&A session. The registration form will be sent out next week to provide a way for parents to submit questions that you may have regarding the university counseling program at ISB.
Grade 12
Most seniors have completed their time in class and are now on study leave, preparing for their IB exams. We wish them all the best on their upcoming exams!
Just a reminder, students should be placing deposits at universities to reserve their space for studying next year. The deadline in the US for depositing is before 1 May. Other countries (Canada, UK, Hong Kong, etc) have varying deadlines and must be adhered to in order to insure a space for next year.
Students may NOT double deposit! Students may only put a monetary deposit at one university world wide. It is not allowed for students to deposit and hold a space at more than one university. If a student or parent has any questions about depositing, please reach out to the university counselor.
Reminder Sr Parents: Please complete the University Counseling Parent Survey which was sent last week! We really want your ideas, feedback and insight and hope to hear from many more of you! Just click on the link above to complete the survey. It’s only 8 questions and will take you just a few minutes. Thank you in advance for your time!
Grade 9
Next week University Counselors will be working in conjunction with the advisory teachers to facilitate the students’ self exploration and career interests. Last week the grade 9 students were introduced to MaiaLearning and took an interest inventory to identify and rank their personal characteristics (Artistic, Conventional, Enterprising, Investigative, Realistic, Social). Next week the students will take a personality inventory to identify their personality type (Introversion vs Extroversion, Sensing vs iNtuition, Thinking vs Feeling, Judging vs Perceiving). Career choices have been paired with each of the activities. On Friday next week, the students will be asked to prepare one slide to share with their advisory about their personality characteristics and personality type and what career fields they are interested in learning more about. Ask your child to share their slide with you to start a conversation!
Upcoming University Visits:
Thursday, 11 May, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) 11:00-11:40 @ HS Conference Room
Thursday, 18 May, Sogang University (Korea), 3:00-3:40 @ 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.
Thank you,
Debbie