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Brenda
Who we are
Mr. Joachim (Kim) Ekstrom
Year 10-13 Comprehensive jekstrom@nist.ac.th Ext. 353
Jacquelyn Valenzuela
Year 10-10 Comprehensive jvalenzuela@nist.ac.th Ext. 205
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 Counselling Department Reflection and Q&A
Yr10
Yr11
Yr12
Yr13
Yr12
Naviance
Helps students learn more about themselves through a number of tests and instruments Helps students establish meaningful postsecondary goals Helps students connect those goals with their coursework and college planning activities Helps students research universities efficiently and effectively
Resume Builder
Allows them to upload Letters of Recommendation to students files Gives them access to students resumes
Reflection Time..
Brenda
Personality Type
UniQuest Year 12
Connecting Your Strengths and Interests with College Choice
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
Research Tools
Compare Universities
Brenda
Reflection Time
EVERYWHERE
49 out of 86 Seniors (57%) in the Class of 2012 are attending their 1st choice university in 14 countries around the world
Country USA United Kingdom Thailand Australia Canada Hong Kong Taiwan Korea, South Norway Sweden Finland Switzerland Japan Singapore Military Gap Year Attending 32 17 8 7 5 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 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
USA United Kingdom
Attending
37 18
Thailand
Australia Canada Hong Kong
9
10 14 1
Philippines
Holland New Zealand Netherlands Japan Singapore Military
1
1 1 1 1 1 1
Gap Year
UK
Predicted IB Assessment Grades Personal Statement Reference Conditional offer is based on student achieving specific IB results as set by the university
7 6 5 4 3
2 1 N
1.00 0 0
2 1 N
1.25 0 0
2 1 N
1.50 0 0
Reflection Time
TOEFL/IELTS
We recommend that students take TOEFL or IELTS Summer between Year 12 and Year 13 If their passport doesnt say made in UK, US, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand
Kim
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
Jackie
U of Washington
UBC
UC Berkeley
CCA
Seattle U
Pepperdine U
UC San Diego
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.
Who we are
Mr. Joachim (Kim) Ekstrom
Year 10-13 Comprehensive jekstrom@nist.ac.th Ext. 353
Jacquelyn Valenzuela
Year 10-10 Comprehensive jvalenzuela@nist.ac.th Ext. 205
Reflection Time