May 2024

We are ready
2024 五月全力以赴
New Member
this year
 Ms. Sherry Mu​
Mr. Jemison Foster
Dr. Rainbow Yuan Social and
College and Career
IB DP Coordinator Emotional
Counselor​
Counselor​

• M. Ed School Counseling • B.A. & M.A.Ed.

• Ed.D • MA Psychological Counseling • 18 years in international
• Ph.D candidate
• schools (6 years at British
IB workshop leader
• int. school)
IB examiner
• 3 years reading for UCLA
• IB course outline reader
• admissions
IB course reviewer
• Curriculum: IB,
• 9 Years teaching in IBDP
AP, IGCE, A-Level
• Experience with global
application systems
We learned from our experience.

我们从经验中学习。
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IB Global average ISD average

 2023 IB Results
ISD DP Average Score is 32.67
World DP Average Score is 30.24
Highest Score 40/45
Why Is There a Drop in IB
Diploma Grade Averages in
2023

Inflation of IB Average Grade in

2020 and 2021
We will maintain the best practices and
improve them continuously.

我们将保持最佳实践并不断加以
改进。
We are going to share with you
• Something different in May 2024
• 2024 年五月会出现的变化
• Timeline that you need to know
• 需要知道的时间截点
• University Counseling
• 大学申请
• Social and Emotional Support
• 心理健康支持
Something different in May 2024
2024 年五月会出现的变化
Something different in May 2024
2024 年五月会出现的变化
Something different in May 2024
2024 年五月会出现的变化
Timeline that you need to know
需要知道的时间截点
• University Application 大 October • University application December
学申请 submission 大学申请提交
• Core Check-in 核心课程 • University application • Core Second Check-in 核 • Core Final draft 核心课程
跟进 submission 大学申请提交 心课程二次跟进 终稿
• Exam registration 考试注 • Exam fee 考试注册费用 • IAs Second Check-in 校内
册 评估二次跟进
• IAs Check-in 校内评估跟
进

September November
• IAs Final Check-in 校内评估 February • Mock exams 模拟考试 April
最终跟进 • G6 ecoursework submission
• PGs 预估成绩 • IAs submission 校内评估提 课程作业提交 • Subject reviews 考前回顾
交 • External assessment 全球大
• PGs submission 预估成绩提 考 （ 4 月 24 日）
交 • CAS report submission
CAS 报告提交

January March
Time Management – Internal Calendar

时间管理 - 内部日历
 Open Communications
开放式交流

Direct Conversation 直接对话 PSA – Class Representatives

家长委员会 - 班级代表

ManageBac and PTSC

Parents’ Meeting 家长会 Email, phone call, etc
邮件、电话等
Facilities and Resources
设施与资源
G12 PARENT PRESENTATION
12 年级家长会
Section 1:
Mr. Jemison Foster, College & Career Counselor 升学与职业发展顾问 ｜ Ms. Iris Ye, Counseling Assistant 顾问助理
Section 2:
Sherry Mu, SS Sel Counselor 心理健康顾问
 Introduction 自我介绍 : Mr. Jemison Foster

AGENDA University Application Update

大学申请信息更新
议程 University Agreement Form
大学申请协议
Standardized Testing
常规申请时间轴
General Application Timeline
申请流程 & 步骤

Role of the Parents 家长职责

Social-Emotional 心理健康
UNIVERSITY APPLICATION UPDATE
大学申请信息更新

In Advisory thus far we have coverd: This just the begining! When we
• General University Timeline 一般时间轴 return from the break:
• University Agreement Form 大学申请协议 • Further discuss on EA/ED deadline

• Creating CommonApp/UCAS account, 讨论提前行动 / 决定的截止日期

linking with BridgeU • Work on personal statement on Advisory

创建 CommonApp/UCAS 账号并链接到学校 撰写个人陈述

• Letter of Recommendation 推荐信 • Create university applications

进行大学申请
Mr. Jemison Foster
University & Careers Counselor 升学与职业发展顾
问
• Location 所在地 : Fort Collins, Colorado 柯林斯堡 (remote 远程 )
• Education 教育背景 :
• Colby College - B.A English Literature 科尔比学院 - 英语文学学士
• College of William & Mary – M.A.Ed English Education 威廉玛丽学院 - 英语教育学硕士

• Experience:
• 18 years working in international schools (NZ, Thailand, China, Vietnam)
• 3 years reading international applications for UCLA
• In-depth knowledge of university systems in US, UK, Canada, Europe, Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore, etc.
• Curriculum: International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, IGCSE, & A-Levels
• Keynote speaker at Oxford; Presented at several conferences
Mr. Jemison Foster
University & Careers Counselor 升学与职业发展顾
问
• Location 所在地 : Fort Collins, Colorado 柯林斯堡 (remote 远程 )
• Education 教育背景 :
• Colby College - B.A English Literature 科尔比学院 - 英语文学学士
• College of William & Mary – M.A.Ed English Education 威廉玛丽学院 - 英语教育学硕士

• Experience 工作经历 :
• 18 年国际教育从教经历（新西兰，泰国，中国，越南）；
• 3 年 UCLA 国际生申请审阅；
• 精通包括美国、英国、加拿大、欧洲、澳大利亚、香港、新加坡等地的大学
体系；
• 课程： IB, AP, IGCSE, A-level ；
• 牛津主题演讲嘉宾；多个重要会议演讲经历。
Remote/Hybrid 远程指导
• Regular information sessions via the advisory program (40min each)
班会课常规升学指导课程（ 40 分钟）
• Online Meetings 线上会议
• Individual & with parents (evenings) 学生沟通 & 一对一家长会（课后晚上）
• Most evenings will be available for 40min meetings 大多数晚上可进行家长座谈（ 40 分钟）
• Scheduling & reminders will be automated to make it convenient
将通过特定链接预约时间，高效便捷排期
• Teams to review essays & provide feedback 应用 Teams 审批论文，提供反馈
Remote/Hybrid 远程指导 :

It's not about the screen...it's the

person behind the screen that
matters.
关键不在屏幕与否，而在于屏幕后的那个人。
University Agreement Form
大学申请协议
Important notes from the university agreement form
单击添加项目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单

Applicant integrity Maximum # of Transcripts/Applications

击此处可编辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项

计划概述
目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编
students should be truthful when completing applications No location limits but 10 applications ONLY,
辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。骆
& personal statements with UCAS and UC schools counting as 1
可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编辑内容，单
击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。
Letters of Recommendation IB Predicted Grades
Counselor & Teacher Questionaires must be submitted • Total will be provided beginning October 1.
to me prior to requesting letters of recommendation – • These will also be individual scores.
required to request from a teacher at least 3 weeks in • All UCAS applications will be submitted by
advance December 15th.

UCAS
References are confidential, buzzword: ISD2024

University Application Spreadsheet

September 1 (updated), October 1 (finalized)
 Additional university added? Must notify me at least
1 week in advance
大学申请协议上的重要信息
单击添加项目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单

申请人诚信操守 击此处可编辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项
申请数量上限：院校申请 / 成绩单
计划概述
目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编
学生在填写任何申请资料、包括撰写个人陈 无地区申请上限，但只能递交 10 个申请
辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。骆
述时必须确保信息真实有效 UCAS 所有申请和加州大学系统各算 1 个申请
可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编辑内容，单
击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。
推荐信 IB 预估分
申请推荐信之前，必须要完成顾问 & 老 • 10 月 1 日后公布，同时公布单科成绩
师调查问卷。推荐信申请：推荐信递交截 • UCAS 申请会在 12 月 15 日前全部递交
止日期前三周完成

UCAS
推荐信保密，请链接校方账号： ISD2024

院校申请 Excel 表
9 月 1 日提交 , 10 月 1 日定稿
 需要新增申请院校，请至少提前一周告知老
师
Important notes from the university agreement form 2
单击添加项目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单

Deposits: you can only deposit at one US

击此处可编辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项
Early Decision/Early Action
计划概述
目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编
university
辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。骆

• ED is binding, EA is non-binding. • Only exception: you are waitlisted at your top university
可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编辑内容，单
of choice
击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。
• There are significant benefits to using the ED
• If you are applying to multiple country destinations it is
deadline,
reasonable to deposit at more than one university
• Everyone interested in the US should consider depending on the circumstance.
it.
• List in BridgeU by October 15, 2023
Use of outside agents
• Official transcripts, letters of recommendation,
predicted grade forms – any ISD documents must be
submitted directly from the ISD Counseling office;
• We will NOT communicate with outside agents.
大学申请协议上的重要信息 2
留位费 :单击添加项目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单
提前决定 / 提前行动批 击此处可编辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项
美国院校，只能提交一所大学的留位费
计划概述
目内容。骆可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编

• 提前决定有限制性 , 提前行动没有； • 唯一例外 : 你被列入美国顶尖大学的录取候

辑内容，单击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。骆
可可，色彩纷呈，潮流时尚。单击此处可编辑内容，单
• 申请提前决定批有较显著的优势，所有有 选名单 waitlist
击此处可编辑内容。单击添加项目内容。
意向的申请美国的同学都应该考虑； • 同时申请不同国家：在合理的情况下，可同
• 有意向申请提前批的同学， 2023 年 10 月 时缴纳几所院校的留位费
15 日前把所有志愿填进 BridgeU 。
聘请外部中介
• 官方成绩单、推荐信、预估分 - 所有 ISD
的文件必须要通过 ISD 顾问部直接向申
请院校递交
• 我们不会以任何方式与外部中介沟通
STANDARDIZED
TESTING
标准化测试
Test Date Registration Deadline
考试日期 报名截止日期
October 7, 2023 September 22, 2023
2023 年 10 月 7 日 2023 年 9 月 22 日
December 2, 2023 November 17, 2023
2023 年 12 月 2 日 2023 年 11 月 17 日
March 9, 2024 February 23, 2024
2024 年 3 月 9 日 2024 年 2 月 23 日
May 4, 2024 April 19, 2024
2024 年 5 月 4 日 2024 年 4 月 19 日

2023-2024 SAT TEST DATES AVAILABLE SAT 考试场次

SAT Test Center Code: 74342

考试中心号码（报名时候需要填写）： 74342
General Timeline Highlights

常规申请时间轴
 General Timeline Highlights

September 1 Updated spreadsheet

Starting next week, I will begin to
October 1 Final university spreadsheet meet with students individually
Predicted Grades Released about their applications, and
ensuring their CommonApp and
October 15 Oxbridge & UK Medicine Deadline UCAS accounts are set, and linked
with ISD.
November 1 EA/ED in the US
Parents are always welcome to
November 31 University of California Deadline join my meetings.
December 15 All applications submitted (UK, US, etc)
 常规院校申请时间轴

9月1日 提交大学申请列表的更新
下周开始，我将与学生们进行单独
10 月 1 日 提交大学申请列表最终稿
面谈，确认学生
预估分出分
CommonApp ， UCAS 账号创建
10 月 15 日 牛津大学 & 英国 医药学申请截止日期 和平台的使用，并与 ISD 链接。

11 月 1 日 美国提前行动批 / 提前决定批 如果家长也想参与我们的讨论，欢

美国加州大学申请截止日期 迎加入。
11 月 31 日

12 月 15 日 所有申请递交（英，美，等等）
 ROLE OF THE PARENTS 家长职责
• Support your student’s independence throughout the college application process, in order to promote
college-readiness. 放手让学生独立探索大学，跟申程，从此刻开始大学独立学做准。

• Encourage healthy behaviors by providing opportunities to relax, get outside, eat well, and spend time with
friends. 鼓励孩子健康生活，如允许他们适当放松，外出散心，均衡饮食，与朋友相处。

• Refrain from creating or submitting content on behalf of their student throughout the application and
advising process, including essay brainstorming and critique.
在升学申程中，避免代替学生建号、提交申内容的情况，包括申文章的构思或判。

• Nurture the passion and excitement about student’s schools of interest and fields of study.
激孩子大学生活和未来学域的期待与情。

• Involve students in meaningful financial aid discussions regarding their college journey. This is a great
teachable moment for students to learn and appreciate the investment in their education.
在讨论孩子留学费用、经费支持的过程中，请让学生本人加入讨论，让他们从此刻开始了解并感激花费在自己身上的
教育投资。
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH

社会情绪与心理健康
Ms. Sherry Mu
Social Emotional Counselor 心理健康顾问
Sherrymu@i-s-d.org

Education Background 教育背景：

•Educational Policy Study(B.S) --University of Wisconsin Madison

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校 - 教育学学士
•School Counseling (M.Ed) & Psychological Counseling (MA)--Columbia University-Teacher College
哥伦比亚大学 - 咨询心理学硕士

Role 职责概述：
• Provide support and assistance to students in terms of mental health during their secondary school
year.
在中学时期，从心理健康方面为学生提供支持和帮助
• Work closely with advisors to create advisory content, help students develop social-emotional
skills
与顾问紧密合作帮助学生发展社交情感技能
• Provide prevention and intervention regarding typical social-emotional situations
针对典型的社会情绪问题提供预防和干预
• Analyze the students' condition, provide intervention, and provide further outside support if
needed.
分析学生的情况，提供干预，并在需要时提供进一步的外部支持。
 Why is mental health also important
为什么心理健康同样重要

• IB students are more susceptible to being stressed under the higher-pressure academic
environment, which also makes them more susceptible to social-emotional problems (eg.
Stress, anxiety, depression, etc. )
IB 学生在压力更大的学术环境下更容易受到压力，这也使他们更容易出现社会情绪问
题。例如，压力，焦虑和抑郁情绪

• Influence on physical health (somatization)

对生理健康的影响 （躯体化症状）

• Indirect impact on academic performance

对于学业的间接影响
Common Social-Emotional Problems:
Anxiety:
• Recurring fears and worries about every day’s life
• Difficulty concentrating
• Extreme sensitivity to criticism
• Avoiding new or difficult situations
• Sleep issue(sleeping more or less than usual)
• Frequent stomachaches or headaches.
• etc.
Depression:
• Change in sleep habits (sleeping more or less frequently than usual)
• Overreacting
• Feeling sadness, helplessness and, in more serious cases, feeling of hopelessness
• Thinking negatively or have negative outcome expectations.
• Problems of concentrating and paying attention
Stress:
• Moodiness
• Withdrawing from activities they used to enjoy
• Regularly expressing worries
• Crying and/or having fearful reaction
• Changing in sleeping patterns
• Eating too much or little
常见的社会情绪问题：
焦虑情绪 :
• 对日常生活的反复恐惧和担忧
• 难以集中注意力
• 对批评极为敏感
• 回避新的或困难的情况
• 睡眠问题（ 睡眠比平时多或少）
• 经常胃痛或头痛。

抑郁情绪 :
•睡眠习惯的改变（睡眠频率比平时高或低）
•反应过度
•感到悲伤、无助，在更严重的情况下，感到绝望
•消极思考或对结果抱有负面期望。
•注意力难以集中
压力 :
•闷闷不乐
•推出曾经喜欢的活动
•经常表达担忧
•哭泣和 / 或有恐惧反应
•睡眠模式的变化
•饮食不规律，吃得太多或太少
How You can Support and Help
• Keep line of communication open
• Listen to Them and Validate Their Experiences
• Make sure they feel loved, accepted and secure.
• Look out for any behavior change
• Pay attention on the indicators
• Don’t hesitate to ask for help.

Simple Way to Release Stress/Anxious and Self-help

Practice self-care:
• Going for a walk outside
• Exercising
• Practicing a hobby
• Yoga
• Get enough sleep
Meditation
• Breathing practice
• Body scan
• Grounding
• etc.
您可以如何帮助并支持孩子
•保持沟通的畅通与开放
•倾听他们并接受孩子的体验和感受
•确保孩子感到被爱、被接受和足够的安全感
•注意任何行为的变化
•注意任何情绪问题的征兆
•请毫不犹豫地寻求帮助。

释放压力 / 焦虑的简单方法
自我照 :
•散步 , 接近大自然
•锻炼
•练习一种爱好
•瑜伽
•保证充足的睡眠
冥想练习
• 呼吸练习
• 肢体放松练习
THANKS
感谢参与
isdcollegecounselor@i-s-d.org
College and Career Counselor: Jemison Foster – jemisonfoster@i-s-d.org
SS SEL Counselor: Sherry Mu- sherrymu@I-s-d.org
Counseling Assistant: Iris Ye – irisye@is-d.org

Feel free to contact if you have any question.

如果您有任何问题，可以与我们预约面谈或直接邮件我们。