Week of Sept 4 2023

Global Learners, Lifelong Service

Class of 2027

Setting The Stage

The final "transition to high school" presentation will occur this Wednesday evening at 5:30 pm in the MPR.  Current grade 9 parents and students are welcome and we will learning about how to successfully navigate high school.

Advisory

You will continue your learning journey by focusing deeper on your Learning and Productivity results and planning two things you can change that will make a difference in your life.


Class of 2026

Advisory

In two weeks, we will have a town hall in place of advisory, so any groups that want to present, please email A-G

Class of 2025

MISCA Univ Fair

I sent students the list on Friday last week - make a copy for yourselves, research universities you want to see and create a plan for each 30 minute time period!

Class of 2024

MISCA Univ Fair

I sent students the list on Friday last week - make a copy for yourselves, research universities you want to see and create a plan for each 30 minute time period!

University Deadlines

Two months until the first university deadlines are here!  Keep filling out the applications, writing and rewriting the essays and fill out the counselor recommendation form and get it in!


Do you want a particular university to visit ISY?  Just fill out this form and I will try to schedule a virtual visit!

UNIVERSITY VISITS THIS WEEK

None Scheduled


University Events Upcoming

MISCA University Fair

Thursday, September 14 from 8:30 to 11:45 am.  Only junior and seniors are invited to this fair.  You can see the list of universities attending here.




Scholarship Opportunities

Burmese international students applying to undergraduate coursework degrees at The University of Sydney will be eligible to be assessed for our Sydney International Student Award (SISA). 

  

Recipients of the Sydney International Student Award will be awarded with a University contribution of 20 percent of their tuition fee for the duration of the program. 

 

·         Be an international student;  

·         Hold citizenship of Burma (not holding Permanent Residence of Australia / Australian Citizenship); 

·         Complete and submit a personal statement; 

·         Receive an offer of admission to a full-time degree to commence from Semester 2, 2023* 

*Excluding MBA, Executive MBA, study abroad, executive education programs or courses offered in distance mode or to students participating in a Law Dual Degree pathway program.  

  

To be successful, applicant should meet the entry criteria for the University of Sydney and complete a personal statement. Applicant will be prompted to submit this personal statement as part of application process of admission.  

  

Applicant will need to submit a personal statement of maximum 200 words for each of the following section: 

·         Tell us about yourself; 

·         Tell us what has inspired you to apply to The University of Sydney;

·         Tell us what you want to achieve with your studies at The University of Sydney or how it will help to achieve your goals 

You may download  the following template for your students to use for their statement: Sydney International Student Award Personal Statement Template. Please submit the completed statement in pdf format (maximum 10MB). 

  

  

For more detailed information including Terms and Conditions of our Sydney International Student Award, please refer to the website.

  

Should you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you very much for your kind and continuous support. 

 

 

Kind regards

 

ELAINE KOH | Recruitment Coordinator (Asia)

Sydney Future Students

Admissions | Domestic | International




Internships/Summer or Winter Programs/University Opportunities


Ladder Internships is a selective start-up internship program for high school students, founded and run by Harvard graduate students. In the program, students work 1-1 with supervisors from top start-ups to work on real-world projects in a real start-up environment. Our companies and supervisors come from Y Combinator, Harvard iLabs, Wharton, Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey & Company.

No prior working experience is required. The application deadline for the fall cohort is September 10 and this is the application link.


University News

University of the Pacific


Any student from ISY who applies and is accepted to the University of the Pacific qualifies for a 50% tuition discount.  Please see Mr. A-G for details.

Hong Kong Baptist University

Early Round, Early Decision

Our Early Round Application will start early on 27 Sep and close by 10 Nov 2023. Competitive applications submitted in this round will be reviewed altogether. Successful ones will receive admission offers (with/without merit-based scholarship) by end of Dec 2023.

 

Finding the Best-Fit University for Your Students

Our webinar on Choosing the Best-Fit University (link to recording) received great feedback from students and counsellors. Following on this conversation, we’d like to introduce students to some exciting options outside the traditional destinations:

 

[HKBU Webinar] 3 Amazing Cities, 3 Amazing Universities: The Guide to Studying in Asia






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