Year 12 University Research Session 29 August 2013

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Nuts and Bolts of the University

Research Process:

What you should be doing this year

Secondary Counselors @ NIST

Thursday 29 August, 2013


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Is university right for you?

Other great options:

Community College (two years very

specific training for a particular kind of

work)

Apprenticeships that lead directly to work

Military Service Gap year with meaningful learning,

travel and or volunteer work


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PART 1: STEPS IN FINDINGTHE RIGHT UNIVERSITY


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The Challenge

Finding the right university is a challenging

process. In order to choose the right school, you have

to know a lot about yourself... and you are

changing every day!

Once you have figured out who you are, and

what you are interested in, how do you figure

out which colleges you should apply to?


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Steps to College


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Steps to College

The key is to start early!


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Choosing a program or major

Remember the Three Questions:

1. What are you good at?

2. What are you passionate about?

3. What are your priorities?

You have also completed the Do What You Are, The

Career Interest Profiler, and the Career Survey on

Naviance as well as the Work Experience Week. Dont be freaked out if you are not sure what you

would like to pursue upon graduation. UniQuest is here

to help you! More on that later.


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You and Your Family

When choosing a university

major or program, you will

need to consider what your

parents want for you and

think about how you willaddress possible differences

in expectations.

This is not always easy!


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Whats the deal with

Liberal Arts?

Universities in both the USA and Canada (oftenreferred to as Liberal Arts systems) give students a

year or more to choose a major after they havestarted university (There are exceptions!)

A true Liberal Arts college is quite a lot like IB in that itrequires certain courses and encourages students tobe well-rounded in academic studies

Most other systems (Australia/New Zealand,UK/Europe, Asia) ask high school students to applydirectly to a course or program

Exceptions are Melbourne, University of WesternAustralia, and universities in Scotland.


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Does the university offer

your major or program of interest?

A university might be well

respected, but not verystrong in the field in which

you are interested.


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Decide on a geographic location (country, region, city)


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Students may apply to multiple systems

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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 1

Switzerland 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 AttendingUSA 37

United Kingdom 18

Thailand 9

Australia 10

Canada 14

Hong Kong 1

Philippines 1

Holland 1

New Zealand 1Netherlands 1

Japan 1

Singapore 1

Military 1

Gap Year 2


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Other factors

to consider

Are you considering university in your home country?

What is the distance from home? What will a flight cost?

Please be aware that you might not be able to transferuniversity credits from one country to another

It is so important to communicate with your family aboutyour wishes and concerns


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You will need to develop a set of criteria

your own personal road map to help

guide your university search

So what is important to you? UniQuest is here to help you!

Road Map Required!


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The Campus

Urban, suburban, small

town

Campus Safety

Public vs. Private university Single-sex vs. Coed

Religious vs. Non-

Denominational Enrollment (large, medium

or small school)


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Fiona Falcons

Personal Criteria

Liberal Arts University in Canada, the USA or aninternational program in Japan

Major: English/Comparative Literature

Looking for a campus with ethnic diversity, lots ofactivities on campus, renowned faculty

Would prefer an urban campus in a cool city

Price tag: Cannot cost more than 35,000 USD per year

Note: Fiona does NOT care about: the size of university,private vs. public, cold weather

What are your personal criteria?

Reflect now and be ready for UniQuest


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Cast a wide net

Focus on factors that are important to you

Continue to narrow your choices based on additionalinformation you gather throughout Year 12

Thinking about the Long List


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Developing the Long List

Students need to be anthropologists in

the strange new world of universities

Your task is to gather as much

information as possible

Dont judge at this point just

research and learn


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How long is

the long list? Selecting an initial pool of 15 to

20 universities will give you the

flexibility to eliminate

universities that do not suit

you. When you move from your

long list to your final (short) list,

you will still have a full range of

schools to which to apply!Important:

Dont forget to classify your

schools as Reach, Fit, or Star.


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Getting real about your

academic profile

How do you know if you will get in?

What kind of a student are you? What are your IB scores and other

qualifications including SAT, SAT Subject Tests, TOEFL/IELTS?

Tools to help students choose universities that are a good fit:

1. Naviance (Go to the admissions tab of each college) or conduct an

SuperMatch college searchand enter your criteria

2. UCAS and The Good University Guide (Times Online) for UK

3. http://www.uac.edu.au in Australia

4. College Board for students applying to America
https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/colleges/supermatchhttps://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/colleges/supermatchhttp://www.uac.edu.au/http://www.uac.edu.au/https://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/colleges/supermatchhttps://connection.naviance.com/family-connection/colleges/supermatch


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How do we know if a university is a

Reach, Fit or Star School?

Universities in the UK, Australia, and most

Asian countries will give you the minimum IBscores required for admission.

This is not true for US universities.


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What is the range of SAT scores of students thatwere offered admission to the university you areinterested in last year?

How selective is the university (percentage ofapplicants accepted)?

Chances of getting admitted

to US Universities


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UCLA SAT MID-50%

25% 50% 25%

1760 2120

Your Score: 1900

Fit School

Your Score: 2200

Star School

Your Score: 1600

Reach School


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Remember

A university that accepts less than 20% of

applicants is a Reach School for all students

regardless of your IB and SAT scores.


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How many Universities

can we choose from?

UK: 100+ Universities Australia: 41 Universities

Canada: 100+ Universities

USA: 4000+ Universities


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Where have our students been accepted?


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Overlaps


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What to Avoid

for its prestigious name, without finding out if it's a fit for you

because someone you know attends that school and they like it

because your friends are going to apply there

because family members say it is a great school

because a friend told you that the university has a particularprogram that you didnt research yourself.

All these points have something in common...

Choosing a college for any of these reasons is ignoring YOU and

your authentic self. UniQuest is here to help you!

When choosing a university, try toavoid these mistakes:

Choosing a university...


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PART 2:

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE

DOING DURING YEAR 12


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Talking with your parents

about money

Your must have an honest conversation with

your parents about money

The question youll need to ask is this:How much money is available each year for

four years of undergraduate study?

While some entrance and merit-basedscholarships are available to international

students, it is not safe to rely on them,

regardless of how strong a student you are.


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Tests

1. What are the tests?

IB internal and external assessments

Tests for Medical School (UK)

SAT/SAT Subject tests for America-bound students(First admin Year 12)

TOEFL or IELTS (English Proficiency)

Thai University Entrance Tests

2. SAT preparation courses and books Naviance SAT Test Preparation (Method Test Prep 2.0)

3. Importance of setting goals for improvement


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SAT

It is very important that you plan carefully and

register for the test dates you prefer ASAP. Please note that the SAT is not offered in March

outside the US.

We recommend that students in Year 12 take the SATfor the first time in January if you have prepared

sufficiently.

You should not take the SAT without preparation. If

you just want to see how well you would perform onthe SAT then we recommend that you take a Mock

SAT test (before your Three-way conference in

April/May).


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There are several centers in Bangkok where NIST

students do SAT preparation. Some of them are:

Princeton Review

Admissions Test Prep

Top Scholars Kaplan

Note that the counselors do not recommend anyparticular center. It is beneficial to do some research on

the various centers and choose a center that has an

approach that matches your learning style.


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Some students prepare for the SATindependently using SAT test preparation

books.

Others study with private tutors.

There is also a SAT prep course offered as ECA

at NIST this year.

And there is a free, online SAT course on thefirst page of Naviance called Prepme (the

school has paid the fee for this course).

P M


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PrepMeSAT Preparation Program on Naviance


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Year 12 Post-UniQuest Meeting

January-February 2014

45-minute meeting with your counselor

Review completed UniQuest Assignment

Discuss your research action plan

Preparation for the 3-Way Conference with

your parents and counselor in April-May


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Meeting with your Counselor

In April/May of Year 12 you will have a Three-way

conference with your parents and Counselor

This meeting will be scheduled only after youhave completed the Post-UniQuest meeting and

all of your Naviance benchmarks

At this meeting, please advise us if you intend to

apply via Early Action or Decision (U.S.A.) or to

Oxford OR Cambridge, or medical/veterinary

school in the UK.


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Extra-curricular Activities

You are not just a student!

What other activities are you involved in?

This is not just about universityapplications (where participation in extra-

curricular activities are beneficial) but also

about your health and well-being Balance between academics and life


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Research, Research, Research


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2010 Alumni Advice

Please work hard on your university research! I have

never put so much dedication into anything in my life!

But I worked so hard on applying to colleges, doing

my research, getting advice...etc. And in the end it isSO worth it. When I look back, I am so incredibly

proud of myself and I really hope you can get that

feeling too. Do your research, look for schools that

you think would fit YOU! Don't just apply for the sakeof applying, because you never know where you're

gonna get accepted into, make sure you're gonna love

all of them!


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UniQuestConnecting Your Strengths and Interests

with College Choice

And learn valuable university research skillsthat you will apply in the research process

throughout Year 12


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Use Naviance, online research tools, university websites, andbooks in the counseling department when you do your research.

Review 3 universities in depthand examine each from the perspectives of the results from DWYA and CIP.

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Copy and paste your results on one page for easy

reference for an active comparison


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Review and reflect on your results!

What do they mean to you?

What do they suggest to you about: Careers

Majors

Learning Environments


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Research and Evaluate

1. Define your personal criteria2. Pick the most interesting career suggested in the Career Interest

Profiler or DWYA.

Does your university offer a major/program that leads to this career?

Is your university strong in this major/program? (Look for evidence on the career

service page, department pages, student profiles, ranking lists, etc.)

3. Your strengths and Learning Style to what degree does this

university meet your approach to learning?

4. Pick 3 personal criteria such as location, size, cost, extracurricular

activities, student life, close to family, etc. Evaluate the college on its relative strength for each criterion

5. What is one thing that surprised you about this university?


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If you are researching universities in North-America

only then we recommend that you choose:

1. One small residential liberal arts college

2. One large research intensive university

(public or private)

3. One specialty school if you are thinking

business, engineering, art or music


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Reflect and Respond

When you have completed researching 3universities in detail then we would like you to

reflect on the process by completing the

UniQuest Survey on Naviance.


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Reminders

Answer all questions completely.

Expect to spend approximately 5 hours on this

assignment; 45-60 minutes per university.

You must use the results of Do What You Are

and Career Interest Profiler when you evaluate

the universities.

The UniQuest Assignment must be completed

before the deadline on December 2

Start working as soon as possible


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UniGo A Snap Shot


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UCan A Snap Shot


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October 7: PSAT Tips and Strategies Workshop

October 16: PSAT at NIST

December 2: Deadline for the UniQuest Assignment

January: Individual one-hour Post-UniQuest Meetings January: Lunch hour workshops on university research

for various national systems

April-May: 3-Way College Conferences between student,

parent and counselor Continuously: University visits @ NIST (approximately

300 universities per year)


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In the College Library

Presented by Montakan ONeill from InsightEducation Consulting

Overview of Australian universities

Entry requirements

Alternative pathways into programs

Fees

Application processes59

U. of Chicago, Rice U., Vanderbilt U. in


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U o C cago, ce U , a de b t Uthe College Library on 2 September 2.30-4 pm

Helps you understand the application process behind

the scene

In groups, you will review 3 mock applications.

Each admission committee will discuss each candidate

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
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University of Pennsylvania

and Brown University

September 26

7-8 pm:

Open Session to the

community in the NIST

Theatre

CIS US College Fair at NIST
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CIS US College Fair at NISTOctober 2:

30 US Universities

2:15-3.15 pm:University Fair

3.15-4.00 pm:Workshops


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UCLA - 2nd time in Thailand

October 3

10.45-11.35 am:

Meeting with NIST Students inthe College Library

6-7 pm:Open Session to the

community in the NIST Theatre
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University Fairs 2013

September 1:Japanese Uni Fair (most unis.) at Central World

September 21: AEO Uni Tour (41 US unis.) Plaza Athenee Hotel

September 24: Study in Australia Info Session@ NIST 2.30-3.30

October 2: CIS US College Fair (30 US unis.) at NIST 2:15-4 pmOctober 6: Canadian University Fair - Renaissance Hotel 1-5 pm

October 11: Linden Tour (30 US Unis) at ISB 10:20 to 11:10 am

October 17: Thai Uni Fair (most Thai unis.) at NIST 2.30-3.30 pm

October 31: University Fair at BPS (36 US unis.) 2.30-4.00 pm

November 2-3: OCSC University Fair (100+ unis.) at Paragon

January TBA: British Council UK Uni. Fair (70+ UK unis.)


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This will help you tremendously


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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


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I guess the most important thing about university

is visiting your favorite universities during thesummer holiday.

I visited several universities, and I immediatelyknew I belonged in William and Mary .

When you visit a college, you'll be given a tour by atour guide (usually a college student) and you'll beable to ask them all these questions.

What's great about this is that the tour guides arestudents so they'll understand what you're looking

for.


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UK: Song Kran Break

USA: March

(5 days during school)

To be Confirmed
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Catch up session tomorrow during lunch in thelearning space 2nd floor. You can bring your

lunch.

Please stay back for a few minutes

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Year 12 University Research Session 29 August 2013