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High School Counselor’s NotesQUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSELOR? Email KCarolineStrange@isstavanger. no or call 51 55 43 13Also check out Open Days that are currently scheduledfor UK universities. You can go to www.opendays.comfor specific university Open Day dates. Also consider aUK University Guided Tour go to www.osc-ib.com toview arrangements. Previous ISS students have utilizedthis service and found it very beneficial for choosingUCAS courses.TO ALL GRADE 10 AND 11 STUDENTSThe Council of International Schools office of HigherEducation offers an International Student Registry. Ifyou are interested in receiving free admission informationfrom the CIS member colleges and universities in the UK,US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Japan,Middle East and Europe you may fill out the form registeronline by going to http://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=266.Alternatively, fill out the form downloadable at http://www.cois.org/uploaded/documents/Highered/Student_Registration_Form.pdf and turn it in to the CounselingOfficeStudents:• On Writing the College Application Essay - Secretsof a Former Ivy League Admission’s Officer, HarryBauld• 40 Successful Personal Statements for UCASApplications, Guy Nobes and Gavin Nobes, PhDParents and Students:• College Unranked - Ending the College AdmissionsFrenzy, edited by Lloyd ThackerParents:• The iConnected Parent - Staying Close to Your KidsIn College (and Beyond) While Letting Them GrowUp, Barbara K Hofer, PhD and Abigail SullivanTO ALL GRADE 9 STUDENTSCourse requests forms for the 2011-2012 school yearhave been distributed on March 21st and were due backon the 25th. At this point, if you have not submittedyour course requests, or you would like to change yourrequests, please contact the Counseling Office as soonas possibleSUMMER STUDY PROGRAMSWe have received a wide variety of brochures andinformation from summer study programs in China,Europe, the U.K. and the U.S.A. Please check thecollege bulletin board or ask in the Counseling Office formore informationGood luck to all with the upcoming exams. The end isin sight.Dr. KimRECOMMENDED BOOKSCheck out these resources either in the Library or theCounseling Office.Kim Caroline-Strange, PhDHigh School CounselorKCarolineStrange@isstavanger.nowww.isstavanger.noThe Informer 4 May 2011 · 7