NIST College Counseling Newsletter for Year 12 Students January 31, 2013

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NewsletterJanuary 31, 2013

F O R Y E A R 1 2 S T U D E N T S

Last Thursday of every month!

The NIST College Counseling Newsletter provides extraguidance 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 im-portant information, dates, and deadlines when needed. This news-

letter will also be sent to your parents and teachers.

This issue will remind you of what you need to do in the

second semester of Year 12 to get ready for the

university applications in the beginning of Year 13.


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Dear Year 12 Students,

It is great to see you caught up in the process of researching universities. We are especially hap-

py to see that so many of you join the university visits and that most of you have completed the

UniQuest Assignment. This is a clear improvement compared to previous years. We know that thiscan be a stressful time for students (and their families) but we want you to know that because

you have started early and are working hard, you will be well prepared the university application

process that begins early in Year 13.

Please be aware that this process will not look the same for each student; some of you may plan a

GAP year, or military service, or work experience, some of you may apply to 10 universities (our

maximum) on several continents while others will apply to only five well-chosen universities in the

same country.

Part A: What you need to know...

1) Upcoming Lunchtime Sessions for Year 12 students:

Please make sure that you join the sessions that are relevant to you. January 4: Researching Australian universities

January 5: Researching universities in the UK

January 6: Researching universities in Thailand and other Asian countries

January 7: Researching universities in North-America

2) P t U iQ t M ti ith l


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Part B: What needs to happen in Year 12

1) Decision: What to study

Year 12 students must tackle the question of WHAT to study at university based on your

passions, interests and skills. Surveys like Do What You Are, the Career Interest Profil-er, and True Colors should be seen as tools to help you understand yourself better. Stu-

dents applying to study in most countries in the world will need to narrow their search down

to a program of study such as international development or marine biology. While most

students who choose to study in North America will have a bit more time to choose a major

within their Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science (one or two years), students interest-

ed in programs such as Engineering, Architecture and Business will apply directly to theirprogram. While a student may apply directly to Law or Medicine in most countries, this is

not possible in the USA or in Canada.

2) Decision: Where to study?

Which continents/countries are you applying to?

3) Discussion about family finances

Students and their parents must engage in a discussion about how much money is available

per year for three-four years. The recession has been tough on families all over the world

and this may have an impact on where your son or daughter can attend school. It is much

better for students to understand what is (and what is not) possible now rather than later.

4) U i it R h


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B) Conducting the Research

After the student has come up with a set of criteria, he/she should begin researching using

a myriad of resources including online resources, friends, family members, your teachers

and Counselors. Students should be visiting new websites as often as possible, and talking

with the university representatives who visit NIST. You can find the dates of these visitslisted on Naviance and in the College Counseling Newsletters.

You need to keep track of what you learn in an organized manner. We strongly recommend

that you use the University Research Data Spread Sheet that we have sent you. Feel free

to adapt it to suit your needs. If you cant locate it, please contact your counselor to get a

new one.


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Today is the deadline to sign-up for SAT Prep at NIST with Top Scholars.

Saturday Classes begin this Saturday, Feb 2

Tuesday Classes begin next Tuesday, Feb 5

Pre-SAT Course For year 11 Students

SAT Course For year 12 Students

Wondering if the Top Scholars SAT Prep Courses at NIST are theright choice for you?

Unlike other SAT Prep providers, Top Scholars has created a customized 3-tier course for students from interna-

tional school curricula. Your course has been designed with you in mind, including the essential information not ad-dressed in IB or MYP courses. Our unique long-term approach gives you the knowledge you need to unlock your full

potential, starting with our Pre-SATFoundations course to develop your skills, and further with our SAT and SAT

Advanced Courses to master those strategies.

Unlike the typical big names in test prep, our materials are made directly for our international students, not just the

same books used for any student anywhere in the world. We can do this because we have the experience: weve been

on the inside of the biggest test prep companies, we have worked with NISTs IB curriculum coordinators, and we

work directly with your counselorsso we know exactly whats necessary for you to improve on the test.

And we are not just talkingour SAT Classroom Course students averages improvements of over 240 points on the

real SAT exam! Come join us if that sounds good to you. Sign up at http://nist.topscholars.orgtoday! Classes start

soonclick here for the schedules! But dont take our word for it: read our students reviews below of our Pre-SAT

Foundations course at NIST that just ended.

Hope to see you in class!

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Current Year 12 NIST Student:

I have benefited greatly these past few months from taking the Pre-SAT course with Top Scholars. I feel like I have

managed to learn a lot of different techniques related to passage based reading and grammar rules which have helped

me to understand the approach I need totake towards different types of questionsI was more than happy with the

overall content of the course. I have enjoyed learning with Robert and felt that he really did go out of his way to help

us understand the material on this test and I will look forward to learning with him again.


I learned more than I wanted which I found to be really good for my overview of American culture and the SAT I

feel more comfortable with the readings but the harder questions still puzzle me. I like the method because it gets

me more involved in the class and Robbie has done well in making it more interesting than it really is.


Rob has done an amazing job these past few weeks. I had learned a lot throughout this course especially the grammarpart. The most important thing is that Rob is a very friendly guy and always helps me when I need help. He gave me

many SAT tips that I could use throughout the test and I find these very useful. At the same time I felt that I im-

proved a lot these past few weeks and I felt very confident every time I take a test. In the future I hope I could

learn with Rob again.

If the SAT is required for your university applications then it is very important that you register

for the SAT at NIST on time. We dont have any reserved spaces for NIST students anymore.When the test center is full, there is nothing we can do to secure you a space. Year 12 students

can take the SAT 1, and SAT Subject Tests at NIST again in May, June, October, November and

December. Please consider the timeline below and/or contact your counselor for more information.

Visiting Uni ersities


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Name of University Date of Visit Location of Name of Universities Time of Visit Place

Universities Representative

London School of Economics Friday, Febrary 8 UK Angela 14:30-15:30 College Career Library

Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sci Thursday, February 14 Netherlands Kellie Holler 10:45-11:35 College Career Library

Webster University Home Campus Friday, Febrary 15 St. Louis and Hua Hin Lindsay 10:45-11:35 College Career Library

Les Rocher International School of Hotel Man Tuesday, February 19 Switzerland 10:45-11:35 College Career Library

Glion Institute of Higher Education Tuesday, February 19 Switzerland 10:45-11:35 College Career Library

Les Roaches Gruyere University of Applied S Tuesday, February 19 Switzerland 10:45-11:35 College Career Library

updated 30/01/2013

Visiting Universities

Febrary 2013

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