Newsletter

FOR YEAR 12 STUDENTS

Last Thursday of every month! The NIST College Counseling Newsletter will provide extra guidance for you. It will be sent to you on the last Thursday of every month until you are done with your applications. Please read each newsletter carefully, and save it in the College/University folder on your tablet, so that you can find it easily, and go back to review important information, dates, and deadlines when needed. This newsletter will also be sent to your parents and teachers. This is your first newsletter. There will be 19 more issues before you graduate from NIST. This issue will remind you of what you should have done by now, and what is coming up in your research process. Kind regards, The Secondary Counselors
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

August 30, 2012

Steps to College/University

What You Should Have Done By Now Whats Coming Up UCLA at NIST Sep. 10-11 -First time in Thailand Brown and UPenn at NIST on September 26
Japanese University Fair on September 16 AEOUS University Fair on September 22 US Higher Education Fair on September 30

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College Visits @ NIST Aug 30 - Sep 27

Meet the Counselors

Mrs. Brenda Manfredi bmanfredi@nist.ac.th Room 4204b Phone Extension: 204

Mr. Joachim Ekstrom (Mr. Kim) jekstrom@nist.ac.th Room 4203 Phone Extension: 353

What You Should Have Done By Now

Finding out about yourself
Contemplated the three big questions:

Finding out about Post-Secondary options

What are you good at? What are you passionate about? What are your priorities? Completed Do what you are
Completed Career Interest Profiler

What Else?

Visited universities during the summer break (if possible) Completed your Work Experience Week and sent the completed manual to your counselor Talked with your parents about what they learned from the Application Information Evening for Year 12 Parents on August 27th

Researched various careers Completed the Year 11 Career Survey on Naviance Researched various programs/ majors Considered what university systems (countries) you want to apply to Considered what your parents want for you and think about how you will address possible differences in expectations

Considered various postsecondary options:

3-4 year college degrees Vocational school community college Preparatory courses Gap Year(s) Military Service

An excellent resource for researching UK universities with a personality type test connected to the UCAS database (www.ukcoursefinder.com)

Researching tools for Australian universities: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/ and http:// www.uac.edu.au/

Great online search tools for US universities

(These are links. Just click!)

Whats Coming Up

Develop a set of criteria (your own personal road map) to help guide your university search. Have an honest conversation with your parents about finances. How much money is available each year for 3-4 years of undergraduate study? Start reviewing the list of universities visiting NIST on Naviance, and plan to meet with many of them. The university list is also attached below. Please note that the list on Naviance will be updated as we get more visits confirmed. September 7Nuts and Bolts of Applying to University Workshop with your counselor September 10 - 6-8 pm- UCLA session open to community - NIST Theatre September 12- 3.15-4.15 pm- UK University Application Workshop - College Library September 143-5 pm -US Mock Application Workshop with Rice/Chicago/Vanderbilt September 16- Japanese University Fair Central World - (list of universities at the end) September 20 2.30-3.30 pm- Study in Australia Info Session - College Library September 25- CIS US College Fair at ISB - we will leave NIST at 9 am September 30 US College Fair at Landmark Hotel 14th September 3.00-5.00 pm In the Counseling Area Presented by: Rice, Chicago and Vanderbilt

US Mock Application Session

Helps you understand the application process behind the scene You will act as admission officers and review 3 mock applications Each admission committee will discuss the applicants and choose to admit one, waitlist one and deny one. Together with the admission officers, you will then compare each groups decisions and talk about the process. 20th September 2:30-3:30 pm In the College Library Presented by Montakan ONeill
Insight Education Consulting

Workshop on Study Options in Australia

Overview of Australian universities Alternative pathways into programs

Entry requirements Application processes

Next NIST College Counseling News will be in your inbox on Thursday September 27. Kind regards, The Secondary Counselors

First time in Thailand!

Ffiona Rees
Senior Associate Director of International Admissions, will be holding an Evening Information Session: Bangkok Monday, September 10th at 6:00 pm New International School of Thailand (NIST) Venue: NIST Theatre 36 Sukhumvit 15, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
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For more information and to register for the event:

www.admissions.ucla.edu/UCLAEvents/BangkokInfoSession

We encourage you to bring your parents and/or guests but please be aware that this event will be in English only. For more information and to r.s.v.p. go to

www.admissions.ucla.edu/UCLAEvents/BangkokInfoSession

Register for the Event: http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/e/thailand

Brown University www.brown.edu

University of Pennsylvania www.upenn.edu

Japan Educational Seminar on Sep 16th, 2012 between 10:00-17:00 Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World.
http://www.uni.international.mext.go.jp/ http://www.jasso.go.jp/study_j/info_fair_thailand_2012_e.html

AEO - US University Fair at Plaza Athenee Hotel (61 Wireless Road) Saturday 22 September 1-4 pm Map: http://www.plazaatheneebangkok.com/location

27th annual US Higher Education Fair

Sunday, 30 September 2012 at the Landmark Hotel (Nana BTS)
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Visiting Universities August 30- September 27 - 2012

Name of University Date of Visit Location of Universities
Canada CA, USA Mn, USA Japan Japan PA, USA NY, USA OH, USA GA, USA NY, USA LA, USA Australia IN, USA Australia USA NY, USA FL, USA WA, USA PA, USA RI, USA Switzerland Switzerland

Time of Visit
10:45-11:35 10:45-11:35 10:45-11:35 1045-11:35 11:35-12:15 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 10:45-11:35 10:45-11:35 14:30-15:30 14:30-15:30 9:20-12:20 13:15-14:30 13:15-14:30 10:45-11:35 18:30-20:30 18:30-20:30 10:45-11:35 10:45-11:35

Place
College Career Library Space opposite College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library ISB College Career Library College Career Library College Career Library Theatre Theatre College Career Library College Career Library

University of British Columbia Tuesday, September 4 Saint Mary's College of California Thursday, September 6 Macalester College Friday, September 7 Nagoya University Monday, September 10 Nagoya University Monday, September 10 Cornegie Mellon University Monday, September 10 New York University Monday, September 10 Case Western Reserve University Monday, September 10 Emory University Monday, September 10 University of Rochester Monday, September 10 University of California at Los Angeles Tuesday, September 11 University of Queensland Tuesday, September 11 University of Notre Dame Wednesday, September 19 Australian University information session with insight Education Thursday, September 20 CIS fair Tuesday, September 25 Hofstra University Tuesday, September 25 Ringling College of Art and Design Tuesday, September 25 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wednesday, September 26 University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, September 26 Brown University Wednesday, September 26 Les Roches International School of Hotel Management Thursday, September 27 Glion Institute of Higher Education Thursday, September 27

updated 28 August 2012