Year 10 Parent Presenation - Journey to University and Post High School Planning

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For Year 10 Parents

Steps to Life after NIST

Post High School Counseling @ NIST

Brenda



Who we are Mr. Joachim (Kim) EkstromYear 10-13 Comprehensive

[email protected]

Ext. 353

Ms. Brenda ManfrediYear 10-13 Comprehensive

[email protected]

Ext. 204

Jacquelyn ValenzuelaYear 10-10 Comprehensive

[email protected]. 205

Khun Thongkorn (Kluay) [email protected]

Ext. 207



Program Agenda

• Share 4 year plan

• Introduce Naviance

• Our Philosophies

• Share some statistics and overview for some of the areas our NIST students attend universities

• Review the support both Students and Parents

will receive from the High School CounsellingDepartment

• Reflection and Q&A



College Counseling

Educational Programming Sessions

• In Year 10 and 11, students are encouraged to makeconnections between what they are learning/doing now atNIST and the world of work

• In Year 12 and 13 students apply what they know aboutthemselves to the search for an appropriateuniversity/career/major or other post-secondary endeavor.

Students consider:

How does the world work? What is my place inthe world?



Yr10

Yr12

Yr11

Yr13Yr12



Naviance



Naviance Engages Students

• Helps students learn more about themselves

through a number of tests and instruments

• Helps students establish meaningful post-

secondary goals

• Helps students connect those goals with their

coursework and college planning activities

• Helps students research universities

efficiently and effectively



Resume Builder



Test Scores – SAT



Naviance – Parent Access

• Parents are encouraged to participatein the Naviance Experience

• Account Access User Name andPassword have been emailed to you

already• This tool can serve as a way for

parents and children to have an opendialogue about post-high schoolplanning

• Parent can make suggestions andmonitor student planning and help inthe research and exploration process



Naviance Engages Parents

• NIST parents are registered on Naviance (limited view)

• Provides parents with information regarding:

– Workshops

– College visits

– Emails from counselors

– Student Surveys

– Students university lists• Parents can research careers, majors, and universities in the

same way as their children

• Increases communication between students and parents

regarding university research and application decisions



Naviance Engages Teachers

• Allows them to upload Letters of

Recommendation to students’ files

• Gives them access to students’ resumes



Naviance Assists Counselors

• Helps us keep track of which universities

our students are applying to

• Allows us to upload our school documents

(teacher/counselor letters of

recommendation, transcript, extra curricularverification sheet, essays submitted to

universities, school profile and IB predicted

grades) and send 80 % of NIST universityapplications online

• Helps us track how successful students have

been in their applications



Naviance Assists Counselors

• Set up milestones for students• Communicate with students and parents

• Coordinate communication between students,

parents, teachers, university officers

• Get information about students

– Personality type, Learning style, career interests and plans

• Overview the application process

– Long list – Short list

– Universities applied to/not yet applied to

• Access Statistics and reports



Reflection Time…..



Our Philosophy about College Counseling

1. The post-high school process begins with learning about

oneself – strengths, preferences, passions, skills, gifts/talent.

1. What do I love?

2. What am I good at?3. What are my life priorities?

Students ponder three questions - beginning in Year 10(But Revisiting these questions every year until they graduate)

This survey is taken and saved in Naviance

(may be updated as the student progresses through High School) Kim




2. The post-high school process continues in Year 10 with

discovering how you best learn by taking the Learning Style

Inventory.

2. Learning StyleInventory in Year 10

Learning Style InventoryBrenda








3. The post-high school process continues in Year 10 with

discovering your personality traits and using that information to

find majors, fields of study or careers that match these traits

3. PersonalityProfile (Myers

Briggs)in Year 10

Personality Type









How accurate are these personality

tests?




4. There is a strong correlation between career satisfaction

and life happiness

Students explore majors and careers in Year 11 and 12

Career Interest Profiler

4. Career InterestProfile (MBTI)

in Year 11













Work Experience

Program – Year 11

Provides an opportunity to find out about theactivities that make up ‘work’ in all organizations.

Opportunity to meet people doing different jobs andcan learn about what is involved in their jobs.

Help you to discover more about your skills, talentsand interests.

Useful in helping you determine what you want or don’ t want to do in the future.

Give you an indication of what kind of program youwant or don’t want to study in university

Jackie




5. Students thrive when they are able to make informed decisions

based on self-knowledge, a proactive approach to post-high school

research, and support and guidance from home and school.

UniQuest –Year 12

• Students research 3 universities in depth

• Based on the results of the 2 personality tests

• Share results with parents and counselor

• August-December in Year 12

• 5 hour assignment

Connecting Your Strengths and Interests

with College Choice



Research and Reflect



Research Tools

St d t i th i



Students improve their

organizational skills

• Track their progress with the helpof milestones

• Compile “Long List” of interestinguniversities

• “Short List” of universities to

which they will apply• Access list of visiting universities

• Create their resume

• Take SAT preparation course

R h I di id l



Research Individual

Universities

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Universities

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Research Individual

Universities

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Research Individual

Universities



Compare Universities



Short List & Application Tracking




6. There are many post-secondary paths available to each student

3-4 year college degrees

Vocational school – community

collegePreparatory courses

Gap Year(s)

Military Service

Working full timeInternship experience

Starting own business

Travel (and work)

Deferred applications

Brenda



Reflection Time…

Where do NIST students attend



Where do NIST students attend

University?

EVERYWHERE

49 out of 86 Seniors (57%) in the 56 out of 98 Seniors (57%) in the Class of



49 out of 86 Seniors (57%) in the

Class of 2012 are attending their 1st

choice university in 14 countries

around the world

Country Attending

USA 32

United Kingdom 17

Thailand 8

Australia 7

Canada 5Hong Kong 2

Taiwan 2

Korea, South 3

Norway 1

Sweden 1

Finland 1Switzerland 1

Japan 2

Singapore 1

Military 1

Gap Year 2

56 out of 98 Seniors (57%) in the Class of

2013 are attending their 1st choice

university in 12 countries around the world

Country Attending

USA 37

United Kingdom 18

Thailand 9

Australia 10

Canada 14

Hong Kong 1

Philippines 1

Holland 1

New Zealand 1

Netherlands 1

Japan 1

Singapore 1

Military 1

Gap Year 2



What about us?



M i Diff i Ad i i ?



Main Differences in Admissions?US/Canada/Asia

Transcript Year 10 – Year 13 (semester 1)

SATI/SATII/ACT Scores

IB Assessment Predictions

Teacher Recommendations

Counsellor Recommendations

Extra-curricular activities

Essay



UK

Predicted IB Assessment Grades

Personal Statement

Reference

Conditional offer is based on

student achieving specific IBresults as set by the university

Main Differences in Admissions?




Australia

Apply with Predicted Grades or Final IB Results

Letter of Recommendation





Thailand

•Letter of Recommendation (optional for most faculties)

•SAT/CU-AAT/TU-GET

•TOEFL/IELTS/CU-TEP

•Hardcopy Application with formal photo, family paper, copyof ID card, or Online application for many faculties


Special transcript for Thai Universities



Special transcript for Thai Universities

GradingLevel NIST HighSchool

Courses

Yrs 12 and

13

GPA

IB StandardLevel

Yrs 12 and 13 GPA

IB HigherLevel

Yrs 12 and

13 GPA

Excellent 7 4.00 7 4.25 7 4.50 Very Good 6 3.75 6 4.00 6 4.25

Good 5 3.50 5 3.75 5 4.00 Satisfactory 4 2.75 4 3.00 4 3.25

Needs

Improvement 3 2.00 3 2.25 3 2.50

Weak 2 1.00 2 1.25 2 1.50 Very Weak 1 0 1 0 1 0 No Grade

Awarded N 0 N 0 N 0



Reflection Time…



TOEFL/IELTS

We recommend that students take TOEFL or

IELTS – Summer between Year 12 and Year 13

If their passport doesn’t say “made in UK, US,

Canada, Australia, or New Zealand”

Kim



Parent Information Sessions

• Year 11 – Highly Selective Universities

• Year 12 in August

• Year 13 in August

• Counselors provide guidance and

reassurance through private meetings,

phone calls and by e-mail

3 K Q ti d L i St l



3 Key Questions and Learning Style

Inventory Meeting – Year 10

• Individual meeting with the counselor

• Discuss students answers to the 3 questions

and the Learning Style Inventory

• Allows student and counsellor to become

familiar with one another

• Discuss the next steps

C I t t P fil d DP C



Career Interest Profiler and DP Course

Choice Meeting –Year 11


• Discuss students Career Interest Survey

• Discuss how student’s IB choices align with

their possible major of field of study after High

School

• Brainstorm ideas for Work Experience

opportunities



Post-UniQuest Meeting –Year 12


• Discuss the research methods

• Discuss the research findings and how it

matches personal preferences

• Begin to form the student’s Long List of

Universities



Three-Way Conferences

• During the months of April-May

• Meeting with Year 12 student and parents

• Discuss the Long List of Universities

• Discuss factors that may impact certain

choices



How do the universities view the IB

Program

• Diploma/Certificate/NIST High School Diploma

• EE

• TOK

• CAS



What about Scholarships?

Merit

Special Talent (Athletic, Art, Music, Service….)

Are international students eligible?



University Visits in Bangkok

• 300+ total University visits to NIST last school year

• CIS US College Fair at NIST – 29 universities

• Linden Tours US College Fair in Bangkok -28 universities

• AEO Tour US University Fair in Bangkok -19 universities• Thai University Fair at NIST – 20 universities

• OCSC University Fair at Paragon – 150 universities

• US College Fair

• Japanese University Fair

• Australian University Fair

• New Zealand Education Fair





NIST Organized College Tours

Jackie





UBCU of Washington

UC Berkeley UCLA U of Southern Californi

CCA

UC Davis Stanford U

Loyola

Marymount U Pepperdine U UC San Diego

U of San Diego

U of San Francisco

Seattle UU of Oregon



UK: Song Kran Break

USA: March (5 days during school)

To be Confirmed

Advice from Year 13 Parent (2012):

A college visit, though costly, is very useful and we can

visualize the real college life at that particular campus easily.



College Counseling News

Last Thursday of every month throughout Year 12 and 13

Social Emotional/Academic



Social Emotional/Academic

Counselling

Our comprehensive approach to High School

Counselling…

Example – Tomorrow’s House Program – Year 10

“Time Management”

Who we are



Who we are Mr. Joachim (Kim) EkstromYear 10-13 Comprehensive


Ms. Brenda ManfrediYear 10-13 Comprehensive


Jacquelyn ValenzuelaYear 10-10 Comprehensive

[email protected]

Ext. 205

Khun Thongkorn (Kluay) [email protected]

Ext. 207



Reflection Time…

Documents

Year 10 Parent Presenation - Journey to University and Post High School Planning