Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
SAT Registration deadline for the 3 June exam is 19 May. Students must register on the College Board website. Instructions on how to register are found here. Students who have registered have access to four, full-length practice tests in Bluebook™, the new digital testing app. Encourage them to download Bluebook now so they’ll have plenty of time to prepare. Students also have access to Official Digital SAT Prep on Khan Academy®.
Thank you to those who attended the final Parent University Coffee on Friday. We reviewed the events that the university counselors presented this year and took on ideas from those present about what worked well this year and what suggestions they have for next year. The university counselors had a busy year doing 15 Parent University Coffees plus 4 Family University Night presentations. We are looking forward to and planning for next year’s events already!
Ms McDowell will be away from the office next week while she attends the Global International Forum & Workshop in London, UK. Along with the workshop, she will be visiting numerous universities and participating in the first ever Times Higher Education Counselor Accreditation Program. The other three university counselors will be in the office and available for any questions from students and parents during the week.
Grade 11 students should be setting appointments to meet with their university counselor to review their draft university application essays and talking about the universities on their Considering List in MaiaLearning. Please encourage your child to get this appointment set!
Grade 12 students who are finishing up their IB exams must check in with their university counselor to confirm their university plans. The students must confirm their university choice to ensure that the final ISB transcript will be sent to their university. Please talk to your senior to make sure that this information has been confirmed.
Upcoming University Visits:
The final university visits at ISB will be in the next week:
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.
Kindly,
Debbie