Tashkent International School

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Tashkent International School University
Information Session
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How can counselors help?

• Give students information on the college
  admission
• process
• Give students tools to research colleges and
  careers
• both in print and on-line
• Guide students to select colleges broadly
• Information and help with applications

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A Realistic List

• Reach unlikely but perhaps possible on a
• good day (generally 1 in 5 chance) most
  selective
• Need 2000 on the SAT to be Ivy League.
• Competing against Koreans, Chinese and Indians.
• Oxford and Cambridge38 IB points
• Manchester 34-36 plus 17 on HL (Two 6s 5)
• Realistic If everything goes well, should be
  possible
• students academic credentials match the
  applicants
• (generally a 1 in 3 chance)
• Safety less selective school but meets all the
  qualities of
• a campus the student is interested in

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Why talk stats?

• Help students to set realistic goals.
• Academic fit important to understand applying
  broadly.
• Help students to understand academic profile of
  school.
• Academics are an important factor in selection so
  finding a good academic fit is important so
  students
• have a choice in the spring.

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Early Decision

• Application deadline is typically the first week
  in November.
• Student is notified in mid December
• Submit transcript requests and all additional
  documentation
• to School Registrar by October 16th DHL
  school documentation
• by October 26th
• Must rush SAT scores taken in November
• Must submit all other transcripts with
  documentation to
• School Registrar by November 30. If accepted,
  required
• to withdraw all other applications by December
  15th

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FINANCE

• Have a conversation w/ student about whats
• affordable.
• Each application fee 60 to 100
• US citizens FAFSA online by January the
  earlier
• the better. Remember the early bird gets the
  worm!
• Non-US
• Scholarships Partial and Full
• Bank letter stating how much you have and how
• much you make
• Submit to School Registrar by Dec. 1st

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Teacher Recommendation Letters

• We tell the truth in a positive light.
• Confidential unless the teacher agrees.
• UCAS slightly different. Highly focused
  paragraphs
• from teachers in the subject area you are
  interested
• in studying at University.

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Student Essays

• UCAS has specific guidelines that must be
  followed
• carefully.
• US/Canada Look at what they are asking.
• Answer the question.
• Connect it to Uzbekistan and make it
  interesting.
• Rough Drafts Have 2 teachers proof read it, but
  NOT
• the grammar teachers will look for the
  hook and
• have you answered the question.
• CAS Essay should use examples from your
  activities.

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How to strengthen application

• Evidence of sustained involvement
• Use additional space to explain record
• Personal Statement
• Adds clarity, depth and meaning to application
• Avoid clichés
• Level of specificity important, real examples
• How has your world been shaped not story
• Authentic voice

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TESTS

• SAT I (Critical Reading, Math, and Writing) with
  total score of 2400 approximate cost 71
• SAT II (subject area tests) with total score of
  800
• approximate cost 46 to register plus 9 per
  test
• check each
• university for required tests
• ACT (English, Math, Reading Science) with total
• score of 36 approximate cost
• TOEFL (internet based test) with total score of
  120
• approximate cost 160
• IELTS Given at British Council with a total
  score of
• 9 cost of 80 GBP

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Test Dates

• SAT I and SAT IIs
• October 10
• November 7
• December 5
• January 23
• ACT
• October 24
• December 2
• February 6

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Advice on Tests

• Students must send official scores to each
  university that they
• apply (send up to six free but must be
  indicated during
• registration)
• Indicate TIS as recipient of all test scores
• during registration process
• Colleges use students best scores (may vary at
  some state
• universities)
• Limit of 3 times to take SAT all scores are
  shown on report
• Not having scores holds up the process!!!!!

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IB Grades

• US/Canadian Universities will make their
• decisions based on Grades from Q1 and 2
• as well as on predicted grades.
• UCAS will look at predicted grades.
• CAS transcript will also be sent in with CAS
  essay
• Do not overextend yourselves this semester.
• We mean activities and holidays!!!!!!!

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TRANSCRIPTS

• Parent interviews required as well as signatures
  on Transcript
• Requests Form
• All students should see School Registrar to
  finalize transcript
• Local/Korean etc. transcripts must be
  translated
• We do NOT send applications. Students do these
  online. (UCAS,
• Common App and State Universities/Canada)
• Once application is filled out, essay attached
  etc., you give us a
• transcript request WITH the address of each
  university.
• Transcripts from schools other than TIS from
  grades 9 onwards must
• be requested by you and given to TIS.
• TIS will send out 9 transcripts at no cost 25
  for each additional one must be approved by
  Ms. Heard and Mr. Ross.

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Deadlines

• October 16th Early Decision Transcript
  Requests due to School
• Registrar
• October 26th DHL all documents for Early
  Decision
• December 1st All other transcript requests
  submitted to the School Registrar
  including list of universities under UCAS
• December 12th to January 3rd Counselors are on
  holiday and the
• Registrars Office is closed! All documentation
  must be
• completed prior to the holidays. NO LAST MINUTE
  SURPRISES!!!
• December 31st Deadline for students to submit
  applications on line.