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Welcome To Saint Mary’s International School’s Senior Parent Night Class of 2014

Welcome To Saint Mary’s International School’s Senior Parent Night Class of 2014. September 3rd, 2013. Tonight’s Talking Points. College Application Process Well Balanced College List Awareness of Deadlines Common Application UCASS Japanese Colleges Australia Other. SAT Testing.

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Welcome To Saint Mary’s International School’s Senior Parent Night Class of 2014

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  1. Welcome ToSaint Mary’s International School’s Senior Parent Night Class of 2014 September 3rd, 2013

  2. Tonight’s Talking Points College Application Process • Well Balanced College List • Awareness of Deadlines • Common Application • UCASS • Japanese Colleges • Australia • Other

  3. SAT Testing Test DatesRegistration Deadline • October 5th Sept. 6 • November 2nd Oct. 3rd • December 7th Nov. 8th • January 25th Dec. 27th

  4. UCAS Deadlines • 15 October for the universities of Oxford, Cambridge or any professional course in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science. • 15 January for the majority of courses. • 24 March for some art and design courses.

  5. Other Considerations • Personal Essay: Ms. Ramage • College Visits Completed? • Financial Aide: Request or not to request • Predicted IB Scores Needed? • Early Decision/Early Action • Transcript Requests Done through Naviance

  6. Naviance is Your Friend • Scattergrams • Colleges I’m Interested In • Colleges I’m Applying To • FERPA Disclosure • Letter of Recommendation Profile • College Search • College Visits to SMIS updated all the time • Letter of Recommendation Requests • Transcript Requests

  7. Important • Senior Grades Count! • IB scores are essential for: the UK, Canada, Australia and Japan • Stay motivated, finish strong

  8. College Fairs/Events • University of Pennsylvania and Brown at International School of Sacred Heart 2-4pm Sunday September 8th • Kanto Plains College Fair September 20th 1-4 in the gym. 80 colleges and universities from around the world. • CIS College Fair September 23rd 3:15pm-4:15 followed by presentations on a number of topics related to college.

  9. Senior Year Stress Students • Be positive encourage each other, take care of yourselves and don’t over extend • Stay focused the race is long, but in the end, its only with yourself • This is your process, don’t expect your parents to take of college business for you. Parents • Be patient, gently supportive, be available to talk • Don’t contact colleges for your son, it can hurt his chances of getting in. • If your son appears depressed, get him help.

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