Debbie McDowell
debbiem@isb.ac.th
SAT this Saturday
If your child is registered for the SAT on June 3, please be informed that this administration of the SAT is a digital one. On test day, students must bring their school laptop fully charged with the Bluebook app already downloaded. By using the school laptop, they will be able to connect to the school wifi. If the laptop is fully charged, they should be able to use the laptop for the full duration of the test without needing to recharge. The test is 2 hours and 15 minutes, unless the student has accommodations for extra time. Students must be able to present an admission ticket on test day. On test day, students must arrive outside of the MPB by 7:30 am. Students will be checked in twice – once outside MPB, and once inside the testing room.
To minimize any issues on test day, the laptop should be configured to prevent common interruptions such as: antivirus scans, screensavers, sleep or hibernate mode, automatic software or application updates, alerts from email/calendar/texts/instant messengers.
Other than their laptop, students must bring: passport or Thai ID, admission ticket, pencils for scratch work, charging cable.
Students may also want to bring: water and snacks, an acceptable calculator (there will be a built-in calculator so this is not required)
Students may not bring:
- anything else that connects to the internet (e.g. mobile phones, smartwatches, a second laptop, tablet etc.)
- Bluetooth devices (e.g. wireless headphones)
- timers (we will have one available)
- cameras
- highlighters or colored pencils
- books
- compasses, rulers, protractors, or cutting devices
- papers of any kind (students will be provided scratch paper)
- earplugs
- unacceptable calculators
Please confirm with your child if they are scheduled to take the SAT on Saturday.
Graduates, Class of 2023
Just a reminder that if your recently graduated child has not completed their university applications, make sure that they set an appointment with their university counselor before the end of the school year so that there is a plan in place for sending application materials (transcripts) to the universities to which they still will be applying. The final transcript request deadline before the summer was June 1.
Grade 11 students have been checking in with their university counselors and should continue to do that leading up to the end of school in a few weeks. It is important that they have spoken to their counselor about their university application draft essay and their university considering list before they depart for the summer.
University counselors will be on holiday starting on 16 June through 9 August. Please be sure to connect with them before school is finished this year if you have any questions or concerns. Of course, university counselors will be checking IB scores in early July and available for consultation with the recent graduates about their university placement at that time. Otherwise, university counselors will not be responding to general emails and requests during the summer holiday.
For more university counseling information, please check the ISB University Counseling website. There you’ll find university research tools, transition resources, recordings and slide shows from Parent Coffees and other presentations, virtual and off campus university visits, information about testing and how to sign up for the SAT at ISB, a database of summer programs, and the ISB School Profile.
Kindly,
Debbie