GRADE 11

OVERSEAS COLLEGE COUNSELING PRESENTATION

WELCOME

SANDI ENGLERCoordinator of Overseas College Counseling

GÜNİZ DURMUŞ

Assistant Counselor & Summer School Advisor

The more you communicate with the Overseas College Counseling Office...the better we can help you !• Dear Students – Please come to the office during

breaks to ask questions, get advice and request appointments

• Dear Parents – Please call Overseas College Counseling Office (ext.419) to schedule an appointment.

WHAT IS NEEDED TO APPLY TO A UNIVERSITY

OR COLLEGE OVERSEAS?

Good Grades !Universities and Colleges are very interested in

the student’s grades in high school. This is the number one factor they consider while making admissions decisions!

They generally look at the average grade point for grades 9, 10 and 11, and then later at the first semester grades in year 12.

When looking at these grades they also consider the student’s track in the school.

What the admissions departments look at....an overview

UNITED STATES CANADA ENGLANDGrades+ Sometimes IB predicted grades

Grades+ IB predicted grades

Grades + IB predicted grades

Is a foundation year needed?

TOEFL TOEFL/ IELTS TOEFL/IELTSSAT ScoresEssaysExtra-Curricular Activities

The TOEFL Exam or The IELTS ExamWhy do I need to take it? Which one should I take?

Nearly every university around the world will require an English Level Placement Test. The two main tests offered are the TOEFL and the IELTS. TOEFL – accepted by most universities worldwide. While every university decides on its own minimum requirement....many universities will accept an 80 iBT as a passing mark – very selective universities require above 100.IELTS – primarily accepted by universities in the UK, Canada, Australia and by some universities in the USA. Many universities require a 6.0, very selective universities require a 7.0.

You should plan on taking a TOEFLor IELTS as soon as possible. Depending on your level of English and your future plans, you should definetely have tried at least one official exam by either October or December.

When and Where can I take it?You can take the IBT – Internet Based TOEFL, at several places around Istanbul. It is offered on specific dates (about 3 times a month). To sign up go to www.ets.org.You take the IELTS at the British Council in Istanbul. It is offered twice each month. You sign up at www.ielts.org.

UPCOMING TOEFL TEST DATES - 2010

October 17, 23, 30, 31 / November 6, 13, 14, 21, 27, 28 / December 11, 12, 18, 19

The dates indicated above are those that occur on the weekend. There are additional dates as well but we encourage you to take the exam at the weekend.

UPCOMING IELTS TEST DATES - 2010

October 23 / November 4, 27 / December 4, 11, 18

IELTS exams are given only on Saturdays.

Students will not be excused from school in order to prepare for or take any TOEFL or SAT or IELTS exams.

SAT Exams SAT I – This exam measures both English and Math SAT II – Subject Tests (each subject test covers a different subject)

Needed for entrance to most American Universities or Colleges May be needed for YÖK

There is no minimum score for the SAT tests...the better you do, the better your chances are for being admitted to that institution.

Most universities in the United States will require SAT 1 TEST results. Some of the more competitive universities will also require you to take 2 or 3 SAT II subject tests.

When the first official exam should be taken depends on each individual student’s situation. Student with very good grades who are considering applying to very selective schools should consider taking their first SAT this November, December or January. Most other students should take the first exam in January, however, a few students may be advised to wait until May. Exams are taken at Robert College. You must sign up prior to the registration deadline at www.collegeboard.com.

SAT TEST DATESTest Dates Registration

DeadlinesOctober 9, 2010 registration closedNovember 6, 2010 October 8December 4, 2010 November 5January 22, 2011 December 23May 7, 2011 April 8June 4, 2011 May 6

How much does it cost?The price per year for

university tuition + housing and meals

USA $25,000 – $55,000 (average about $45,000)

UK £20,000 – £25,000

CANADA$20,000 - $35,000 CA $

Scholarships and Financial AidVery LimitedRealistically only the very best students academically – or in terms

of talentEven of those students – very few will receive offers with enough

aidStudents must be willing to look at universities where aid is an optionNo guarantees.Dual Citizenship can help but not always.

How Admissions Offices review students who need aid

“Need- Blind” Schools – only 8 for international students.

Students who need aid are reviewed in a more competitive pool.

Generally, the more aid needed the more competitive.

How will Enka’s Overseas College Counseling Office

help us?

YEAR 11Fall Semester – Set up a schedule and plan for studying for and

taking TOEFL / IELTS and SAT exams.

Students and parents will be informed about any necessary external exams that the student will need such as TOEFL and SAT. We will discuss these exams with students and help them to decide for themselves how they feel they can best prepare for such exams.

Attend university presentations and fairs.

Join in 11th Grade OCCO meetings.

SPRING SEMESTER INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS

We will meet with grade 11 students on a one to one basis to discuss with them their ideas about possible career objectives, how they are doing academically in high school, what they want for themselves, what their parents want for them, and what kind of an environment might help them achieve their full potential in university and beyond.

In spring semester, we will meet with the students and parents as needed to continue developing their plans (generally between 3-6 student meetings and at least one parent meeting).

YEAR 11

MAKING A LONG LISTWe will help students create a long list of possible universities.

While creating this list we follow our philosophy which believes in finding the best match for each student.

The best “matches” will be those universities that can take them from where they are at when they graduate from Enka and create an environment in which they can make the most of their university studies. This does not always mean the most well known universities or the most prestigious ones, or the ones that their fathers or mothers feel is best for them.

The universities they choose to apply to should be both “good matches” plus realistic choices. Students are encouraged to make realistic choices. By this we mean that students and parents are counseled to choose higher education institutions in which the student academically could keep up and do well.

SUMMER 2011Students will investigate the schools on their long list and

try to narrow down their lists.

Students will write a good draft copy of their personal statement and activity sheet.

YEAR 12Late August –Early SeptemberMake Final List Early in the year students and parents receive guidance while they finalize

their lists of which schools to apply to. The number of universities on a students long list will depend upon to which

country they are applying. Our recommendation is the following:1.) Students applying to the USA choose between 8-10.2.) Students applying to Canada choose between 6-83.) Students applying to the UK choose 5 – 6 schools

Of this list we make sure that the student has a variety of choices: a few universities in which we are fairly confident that they could receive an acceptance (safety schools), several that they are likely to get an acceptance from (target), and a few (reach) schools - those that may be a real challenge to get an acceptance from but from which they have a slight chance and from which they could academically succeed.

YEAR 12

October And November Filling Out The Applications

Students are given guidance as they prepare and fill out their applications as well as write any university essays that may be needed. We provide feedback to the students, however, their ideas and writing must be entirely their own.

December Sending The Applications

Once the applications have been sent to the universities, generally in December and January, we help the students follow through to make sure that the universities have everything which is required for them to make an informed decision.

YEAR 12 Spring SemesterGetting Your Offers And Making Your Choice

Beginning in February and up until mid-April, students receive acceptances from many of the universities on their list. It is our objective that each student has at least a few choices to choose from. Most students end up with somewhere between 3-6 acceptances.

Students are then encouraged to make their own choice about which of those acceptances would be the best for them to take. While we inform, counsel, and do a great deal of listening to students and their parents, we refrain from saying – “this is the best school on your list”…or “you should choose this school”. If we have done my job well, and if every school on their original list was a “good match” for that student, then they now have sitting before them a handful of great possibilities and the ultimate choice of which to take is theirs.

Students are then informed about how to apply for their study visas, given an orientation about what to expect from university abroad, and once graduated they become Enka Schools Alumni.

If we are interested in applying overseas what must we do now?

Students and Parents – fill out and sign the OCCO (Overseas College Counseling Office) Group sign up form.

Check the OCCO Visitors Calendar and get your OCCO Out of Class Permission Slip for each university visit.

Sign up to take a TOEFL or IELTS exam.

If you plan on applying to the USA, begin (or continue) preparing for the SAT exams.

University VisitsThroughout the fall you will be invited to attend

some of our meetings with university visitors.

The list of which universities are visiting will be posted in the school on the Overseas College

Counseling Bulletin Board. Students must get their OCCO Out of Class Permission Slip for each

university visit.

COLLEGE FAIRSCIS Higher Education Day

• Saturday, October 2nd

• 13:30 – 17:00

• Istanbul Hilton Hotel

Visitor / Üniversite Date / Tarih Time / ZamanNortheastern University September 22 Morning Break

University of Chicago September 23 Lunch

St. Johns University, Maryland September 24 7th Lesson

American University in Bulgaria September 28 5th Lesson

Brandeis University, Cllark University,&Moutn Holyoke College September 30 3rd Lesson

Bryant University September 30 4th Lesson

Regent’s College London September 30 Lunch

New York University October 1 1st Lesson

McGill University & Héc Montreal Business School October 1 4th Lesson

Polytechnic Institute of New York October 5 2nd Lesson

University College London October 5 Morning Break

University of Virginia October 11 9th Lesson

Bennington College & Colorado College October 12 4th Lesson

Tufts University & Babson College October 15 3rd Lesson

Syracuse University & Ithaca College October 20 3rd Lesson

Southern Methodist University, Pepperdine University & Chapman University November 8 2nd Lesson

Vassar College & John Hopkins University November 9 4th Lesson

Boston University November 11 4th Lesson

Universities visiting Enka Schools

NAVIANCE

On-line Resource for Planning & Advising

Overview for Parents

Using Family Connection

What is it?Web-based resource that supports course, career, and

college planning.

Specific to our school.

Linked with Counselor’s Office, a service that we use in the counseling office.

How is it accessed?Family Connection is on the Web

http://connection.naviance.com/enka

Parent accounts

Student accounts

How do you register?Each parent and student receives a code

Use code to create a personal accountCodes are random and alphanumeric for security reasonsCodes can be used only once

On your first visit, enter the code in the New User box, then follow on-screen instructions

On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User box

How does it help?

Shared resource linking home to schoolOn-line tool for collaboration among counselors, students,

and parents

What can it do?Share plansComplete surveysCompare collegesLinks to selected third-party resourcesTrack deadlines

Main Page

After Sign in

Useful Web SitesEnka Schools Blog site

www.enkaokullari.k12.tr/blog

Enka Naviance / Family Connection Site www.connection.naviance.com/enka

Collegeboard – for SAT and College Searches

www.collegeboard.com

TOEFL - English Exam

www.toefl.org

IELTS - English Exam

www.britishcouncil.org/tr

Common Application

www.commonapp.org

THANK YOUSandi Engler

Güniz Durmuş

September 23rd, 2010