highly selective university preparation workshop for year 11 students and parents 10 september 2013

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Highly Selective University

Preparation Workshopfor Year 11 Students and ParentsBy

NIST High School Counselors

10 September 2013

Brenda


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Question

How many NIST students have the counselors got into HighlySelective Universities around the world the last 5 years?

0Students get themselves in. They are the ones that shouldreceive the credit. They have studied hard for many years.They have clarified their own preferences and personality

traits, completed the university research, and filled out theapplications on their own.

The counselors do not get students into university. We guidethem in the process, and support them in their work.


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What is a good match university?


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The Competitive Nature of Oxbridge


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International Students at UK Universities

Including EU

Oxford 15 %

Cambridge 13 %

Edinburgh 15%

Nottingham 20%

St Andrews 30%

LSE 51%


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All entry requirements can be found at:www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/international-students

www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/requirements/course.html

Excellent grades will not guarantee a place at Oxford

Specific DP subjects may be required for some courses

Extra curricular activities are often not taken into

account - Purely academic criteria.

However some extra curricular activities will show that

the student is a balanced person and able to cope with

the stresses of work and still have time for other

activities. Anything subject related is always a bonus.

Oxbridge Entry Requirements

Kim
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What is considered?

Academic achievement

Predicted grades

UCAS Personal Statement

UCAS Teachers reference

Pre-Interview tests (where applicable)

Written work (where applicable) Written tests at interview (where applicable)

Interview(s)


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What do they look for in applicants

They have chosen a subject thattruly engages them

They have a strong record in

examinations

They are strongly backed by theirschool

They have the potential to

succeed at the highest academic

level

Vocational commitment (where

appropriate)


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Interviews

Applicants are invited tointerview in December

Usually applicants will be

informed 7 to 10 days in advance

Normally with 2 academic tutors

Usually 20 30 minutes each

Be open to discussing and

exploring your passions andinterests with others

NIST applicants will have Mock

Interviews prior to their real

interview


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How to Prepare

for the Oxbridge Application


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Passion and Action

Make sure it is really a course you want to study. Show evidence ofexceptional passion for the subject.

Explore the subject at a higher level beyond IB: Internships

Research journals

Field trips

Books

Personal projects

Community service

Shadow a research student at a local university Work experience in a laboratory

No matter how great the passion for a subject, theres nopoint applying to Oxbridge unless you are extremely wellqualified academically.

Jackie


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Why? Because the high school content does not satisfy

your hunger for the subject

To prepare for the interview

Content for the Personal Statement

Searching for the subject of interest on the BBC

website will bring up hundreds of news articlesrelating to the subject.

Subscribe to scholarly journals within your field

Will be evidence for your reference writer that

you are truly engaged

Students need to read beyond

the course requirements in high school


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Groundbreaking texts

Use primary sources: not books about books,but the original books themselves.

For scientists: lab reports and journals to get first-

hand research information For arts students: historical texts and important

contemporary thinkers should form the basis of

your reading.

If a theologian: read the Bible or other Holy books.

If an English student: read Shakespeare.


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Oxford and Cambridge pre-entry reading lists are

found on the internet

You should begin reading these now!


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Internships and competitions

Write letters to relevant companies and ask

for internship opportunities

The counselors have a long list of workplaces

Take part in local Math and Science

competitions if relevant to your field

Talk to the Exceptional Learners Department

about competitions


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Choosing DP Courses The subject choices students make when in Year 11 can have a

significant impact on the course options available to them atOxbridge.

Oxbridge consider not only the individual IB subjects taken but also

the combination of these.

They generally prefer applicants to have taken certain subjects, orcombinations of subjects, because they believe that they are more

likely to provide an effective preparation for study at the

University.

E.g.: If students think they would like to study a science course atuniversity but they are not sure which one, then they are advised

to take at least two, and ideally three, ofBiology, Chemistry,

Mathematics and Physics.

http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/publications/docs/subjectmatters.pdf Brenda
http://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/publications/docs/subjectmatters.pdfhttp://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/publications/docs/subjectmatters.pdfhttp://www.study.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/publications/docs/subjectmatters.pdf


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http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/courses_and_entrance_requirements/table.html
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Learn from previous

Oxbridge Applicants experiences

This site is administered by a group of

students who have all gone through the

admissions process for either Oxford orCambridge.

http://oxbridge-admissions.info/

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Singapore

What matters?

IB Scores (A good IB Diploma = 40+)

SAT 1 and 2

SMU: A score of 1900 or more will be minimally sufficient forapplicants to make a competitive application.

Admissions decisions can be made almost exclusively based on

the SAT results

Outstanding performances at international competitions orevents in the fields of sports, science, arts or culture

Examples of such achievements include International Science

Olympiad medals, top national awards, national team sportsmen

3 highly selective state universities


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The Bond

NUS: We want your brains notyour money

50-75% scholarships

Have to work 3 years for a

Singaporean registered companyafter graduation


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Similar to UK Applications

Different from US Applications

Participation in activities and achievements at

intra school, house or class level (e.g. best

student, most courteous, science/arts/culturalprojects, etc.) do not, usually, have a strong

bearing on the outcome of your application.

Kim


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Competitive application:IB 41+ and SAT 2100+


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Hong Kongs oldest

university - 1911

British oriented education

HKU has consistently been

ranked as one of the best

universities in Asia.

22000 students (including

post-graduate)

7000 international

Very Selective


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240,000 (25%) international students

Educational services4th largest export- $9.8 billion/year


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The Australian NationalUniversity

The University ofSydneyThe University of

Queensland

The University ofNew South Wales

Monash University

University ofWestern

Australia

The University ofAdelaide

Most prestigious universities in Australia

The Group of 8

Jackie


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Admission decisions are based on IB scores

Not the scores that students earn in class at

NIST, but on Predicted IB scores (March of

Year 13) and final IBO scores (summer after

Year 13)

Most offers will be conditional upon final IB

scores

No Essays

No SATs


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Minimum International Baccalaureate scores

(University of Melbourne)

Course name Guaranteed entry scoreAgriculture 25

Arts 31

Biomedicine 37

Commerce 35

Environments 31

The following are the guaranteed entry scores for international

students whocompleted the International Baccalaureate in

2013.


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USA Selective Universities


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The Ivy League

How to best position

myself for a strong

application

Hi h S h l T i


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High School Transcript

Most Challenging

Courses

High grades in all

IB courses

IB Diploma is Well

Respected andHighly Regarded

GPA Conversion

recommended by

NIST:

4.5 HL

4.25 SL

4.0 NIST HS

course

Brenda


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Average Ivy League SAT I/ACT Total

2176

Out of 2400

32

Out of 36

SAT Subject Tests

Required as well

With Writing


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University admission

competitiveness


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competitiveness

Increase in applications at

Princeton in the past nine years

93.5%


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competitiveness

Number of Applications VS Number of Acceptances

D li i Ad i R


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College Acceptances

Declining Admit Rates

Kim

Yale posted a 6.8percent admissions rate for the class of 2016 the most


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College Acceptances

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competitive in University history ..

Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell

also released their most selective admissionsrates ever ..

Harvard admitted 5.9 percentof applicants (more competitive than Yale),

closely followed by Columbia and Princeton at 7.4 and7.9 percent,

respectively ..

Browns figure rose slightly, to 9.6 percent, the only Ivy other than Columbiato see an increase ..

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology also posted a record-low

admissions rate, at 8.9 percent ..

Elite schools have received the greatest number of applications over the

past few years, which has contributed to their highly competitive admissions

rates.


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Local Competition

3600

1200

500

2000

Year 1992

ISB

Patana

NIST

RIS

1900

2200

1500

1400

1500

800

800

5001200

Year 2013ISB

Patana

NIST

RIS

Shrewsbury

St. Andrews 71

Bangkok Prep

KIS

Harrows Intl

School

Total 7300 Students Total 11,800 Students


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Extra-Curricular

Present Meaningful and Long Standing evidence of involvementin ECAs in and out of NIST

More is not better

Depth before Breadth


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Recommendations

Teachers/CounselorEstablish good learning and

classroom habits

Adhere to Deadlines Show interest and

enthusiasm in learning

Be attentive and engaged in

classroom learning

Share your passions and

interests with your

teachers/counselor

Be a good role model

Be Responsible for yourown learning

Assist other students

Be genuine


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Essays This is the one part of theapplication that the

student has FULL control

over

This is the avenue that

needs to be used for the

student to tell the

university Who They Are! Ideas for topics/essays

should begin to form in

Year 12 even as early as

year 11Authentic must be your

voice

Jackie


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Warning from Brown and UPENN

Use of Outside Application ConsultingAgencies

Summer


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Summer

Experiences/Learning/Touring

Learning should continue past June

Students get a feel for what

competitive universities are like

Can justify in your application ofyour strong interest based on first

hand experience

Tours are helpful ways of getting a

feel for the type of campus

Information available on university

website


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Ability to Finance


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Other Selective US Universities

Will require a similar profile

FACT

Brown/Penn/Stanford


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Korea

There is no common application for alluniversities in Korea.

Each university has its own application process.

General Eligibility: There are so many variations of the eligibility andadmission process for the special category of Korean students educated

abroad among universities that careful research for each university is

strongly recommended

If attending a Hagwon:

It is important to choose a Hagwon that provides a program aimed at

some specific university examinations students plan to take.

Brenda


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Korea

Entrance Examinations: Each University sets its ownexaminations. Usually, universities require different sets

of subject tests according to applicants department

Supporting Documents:

High school transcriptTOEFL

SAT I/Subject Tests

Awards

IB DiplomaTOEFL

Academic excellence

Leadership


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Korea

There are 3 categories for Overseas Korean

Application

1) Korean Students who studied abroad for the whole

academic period;2) Korean Students who studied abroad for more than 3

years, including 1 year of the grades 10-12;

3) Korean students who have graduated from

foreign/international schools after completing more than2 years of study from gr. 10 - 12.

Become an Expert in the Different Universities


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World-class Academics

# 1 National Rankings (2008~2012 Joongang Newspaper)

# 7 Asian Rankings

(2012 QS Asian University Rankings) #24 World University Rankings in Engineering & IT (2012 QS

World University Rankings)

FULL Scholarship & monthly allowancesfor ALL students


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What They Look For

PassionContributor

Potential

Interpersonal Skills

SPECIAL TALENTIN

MATH & SCIENCE

Kim


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What They Evaluate

AcademicStrength

academic achievements (especially inmath and science), creativity, curiosity, etc.

InterpersonalSkills

communication skills, leadership,community service, community spirit, etc.

Personality /

Character

passion, self-confidence, motivation,

integrity, responsibility, initiative, etc.

Giftedness inMath and Science


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overall high-school grades (Need HL Math and a Science)

SAT 1 not needed for IB students SAT Subject - Math 2 and a Science Subject,

teacher recommendations

personal statement

awards & honors

Selection Criteria


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Official Test Scores

of Admitted Students (2012)

Test Avg. Score

SAT 1 Composite 2,159SAT 2 (Math L2) 798

SAT 2 (Physics) 773

SAT 2 (Chemistry) 772

IB (Math HL) 6.9

IB (Physics HL) 6.9

IB (Chemistry HL) 6.8

TOP Japanese Universities

N ti l 7 U i iti


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Japan

University entrance is basedlargely on the scores that studentsachieved in entrance examinations

Japanese Universities visit NISToften presentation is often inJapanese Language

Secondary Transcripts

Recommendations

SATI/SAT II

TOEFL if applying to internationalprogram

National 7 Universities

Kyoto University

Kyushu University

Hokkaido University

Nagoya University

Osaka University

Tohoku University

University of Tokyo


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Canada

Canadian universities operate much like those

in the USA

Applicants are evaluated on their high schoolacademic preparation as well as SAT and SAT

Subject test scores in some cases.

IB course work and diplomas are well received

in Canada. Jackie


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2 different post secondary

philosophies in general

Focus on the Course Focus on the overall Profile

UK USA

Singapore Canada

Australia Korea

Japan

Hong Kong

Wh t i th t S l ti U i it


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What is the most Selective University

in the World?


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NYU - Abu Dhabi

NYUAD received a record number of

applications in 2012, with 15,489 applicants

vying for about 150 places. Given an acceptance

rate of just 0.9 percent, NYUAD's undergraduateprogram may well rank as the most competitive

in the world
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NYU - Abu Dhabi

Schools can Nominate students as part of theadmission process

Student needs a academic and extra curricularprofile similar to that of an Ivy LeagueUniversity

Selected students are flown to NY Abu Dhabifor a candidate weekend

NY Abu Dhabi will meet all and any

financial need

NYU - Abu Dhabi


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Nomination ProcessStudents must have:

A global outlook and enthusiasm for different cultures andperspectives

A strong intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated passion for

learning

Creativity and originality in exploring new ideas The maturity, independence and self-confidence to take on

leadership roles

An adventurous spirit and a desire to embrace new challenges

A commitment to community engagement and

making the world a better place

Recognition for achievement in the arts, athletics,

and/or other extracurricular activities Brenda


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For further questions/guidance

Brenda Manfredi: [email protected] extension: 204

Room 4204B

Jacquelyn Valenzuela: [email protected] extension: 202

Room 4202

Joachim (Kim) Ekstrom:[email protected] extension: 353

Room 4203

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