Learning

Senior School Guidance & Counselling

Overview
Universities & Colleges
SAT & ACT
Recent University and College Admissions
Naviance/Family Connection

ethics

Ethics in the Senior School is delivered by the Year Advisors, the Counsellors, and the Assistant Principal, who meet with students in groups and as individuals. The Year Advisors meet every morning during homeroom with groups of 16 to 18 students for administrative purposes. There is one extended period scheduled for them to be with their students each week. The Personal, Health, and Social Education program is based on MIS’ Educational Values and Goals, the IB Learner Profile, the MYP Areas of Interaction, and the developmental needs of students in each grade. The Year Advisors, Counsellors and Assistant Principal collaborate in the planning and implementation of the program.

Special sessions are offered to parents throughout the year to maintain effective communication within the MIS community. Topics include an introduction to international transitions, explanation of different educational programmes, and information about the university application process. (Detailed university guidance information can be found in The MIS Curriculum for Grades 11/12 document [section 7], available on the MIS website.)

Preparation for university begins straight away as students develop and refine their study skills and improve their academic learning. Through their courses and Ethics/Year Advisor sessions, students learn to work in groups, manage their time outside of class, structure projects into achievable deadlines, and design goals for their future.

All three Senior School Counselors are available to help students determine their plans beyond MIS, including career exploration and course selection. While the 9/10 Counselor focuses on career education and opportunities, the two 11/12 Counselors assist students with university admissions. Family Connection is an online program that serves as the counselors’ main communication tool with all students and parents about future plans.

Each autumn, as university advisors, the 11/12 Counselors work extensively on university applications with Grade 12 students. During second semester, they assist Grade 11 students with refining their goals. Most MIS students apply to universities throughout Europe, primarily the UK and Germany, and within the United States. Counselors also help students prepare specific plans for taking a gap year between finishing at MIS and attending university.

The EU University Advisor assists students in applying to universities throughout Europe including Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK, among many others. The North American University Advisor works with students on applications to universities in the US and Canada, as well as American universities in Europe.* Either university advisor can help students interested in attending university outside Europe or the US. Students (and parents) are encouraged to meet regularly with the appropriate university advisor about admissions processes, necessary requirements, and important deadlines.

*It should be noted that US university admissions, in particular, are more holistic and complex than European schools. It is, therefore, useful to meet with the North American university advisor early to fully understand the process.

Discipline Statement

It is expected that students, when asked about discipline, will respond in an honest and forthright manner. Should a serious breach of community standards occur following the submission of applications, MIS will encourage the student to contact his or her universities. If the school discovers that a student has not contacted a university, or has not addressed a disciplinary matter honestly and in a forthright manner, MIS will contact the university directly.

US University Test Information

Click here for important information and a suggested timeline.

University Admissions Tests:

SAT	http://sat.collegeboard.com/register
ACT	http://www.actstudent.org
TOEFL	http://www.ets.org/toefl
IELTS	http://www.ielts.org/default.aspx

SAT/ACT Preparation:

MIS has accounts with two great SAT preparation sites, which students are welcome to use. Please find links on our Naviance homepage. To access these sites, log into Naviance Family Connection and then enter your personal username and password. You will find “Prep Me” and “Method Test Prep” on the Naviance homepage under “resources”.

additional resources:

If you want to attend a university in the U.S. or if you plan to apply to one of the universities that require standardized test scores, you will need to take either the SAT or the ACT. The websites below will help you prepare.

I Need a Pencil	http://www.ineedapencil.com
College Board	http://sat.collegeboard.com/practice
ACT	http://www.actstudent.org/testprep

Universities & Colleges Where our Students were recently admitted

*Italic type face indicates matriculation

Academy of Art University, USA
Adelphi University, USA
American University, USA
Amherst College, USA
Appalachian State University, USA
Arcadia University, USA
Arizona State University, USA
Austin College, USA
Babson College, USA
Beloit College, USA
Bentley University, USA
Boston College, USA
Boston University, USA
Bowdoin College, USA
Brandeis University, USA
Brigham Young University, USA
Bucknell University, USA
California State University, USA
Carleton College, USA
Cambridge University, UK
City University London, UK
Clark University, USA
Colby College, USA
Colgate University, USA
College of the Holy Cross, USA
College of Wooster, USA
Colorado College, USA
Colorado State University, USA
Columbia University, USA
Dickinson College, USA
Drew University, USA
Duke University, USA
Durham University, UK
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
EICAR International Film School of Paris,
France
Emory University, USA
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Exeter University, UK
Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA
Fordham University, USA
Fort Lewis College, USA
Furman University, USA
George Mason University, USA
George Washington University, USA
Globe Business College, Munich, Germany
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Guildford College, USA
Hampshire College, USA
Hofstra University, USA
Hollins University, USA
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Imperial College of London, UK
Ithaca College, USA
James Madison University, USA
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Karlova Univerzita Prague, Czech Republic
King’s College London, UK
Lewis and Clark College, USA
London School of Economics, UK
Loughborough University, UK
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany
Miami University - Ohio, USA
Middlebury College, USA
Midwestern State University, USA
Montana State University, USA
Mount Holyoke College, USA
Munich Business School, Germany
New York University, USA
Northeastern University, USA
Otterbein College, USA
Oxford University, UK
Penn State University, USA
Pomona College, USA
Pratt Institute, USA
Providence College, USA
Rhode Island School of Design, USA
Rietveld Academy, Netherlands
Roger Williams University, USA
Royal Holloway University, UK
San Francisco State University, USA
Santa Clara University, USA
School of Visual Arts, USA

Skidmore College, USA
Smith College, USA
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA
St. John’s College, USA
St. John’s University, USA
St. Olaf’s College, USA
Stonehill College, USA
Suffolk University, USA
Swarthmore College, USA
Syracuse University, USA
Technische Universität München, Germany
Texas A&M University, USA
Texas State University, USA
Trinity University, USA
Tuft s University, USA
Tulane University, USA
Union College, USA
University College London, UK
University of Aberdeen, UK
University of Bath, UK
University of Birmingham, UK
University of Edinburgh, UK
University of Exeter, UK
University of Liverpool, UK
University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
University of Maine, USA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
University of Miami, USA
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
University of New Hampshire, USA
University of New York in Prague, Czechoslovakia
University of Nottingham, UK
University of Oregon, USA
University of Pennsylvania, USA
University of Richmond, USA
University of San Diego, USA
University of Southern California, USA
University of South Florida, USA
University of St. Andrew’s, UK
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
University of St. Thomas, USA
University of Stirling, UK
University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
University of Utah, USA
University of Warwick, UK
University of Wisconsin, USA
US Air Force Academy, USA
US Military Academy, USA
Vassar College, USA
Wellesley College, USA
Western State College of Colorado, USA
Wesleyan University, USA
Wheaton College, USA
Yale University, USA
Zeppelin University, Germany

Naviance Family Connection

The school provides a very useful tool for career and university planning called Naviance/Family Connection. All high school students have individual accounts that provide access to career interest inventories, university searches and MIS-specific information.