University Visits & Webinars Spring 2025
MYP4 – DP2: Unifrog Virtual University Fair – Wednesday, 4 June, 16h00-18h30, online
The fair to help you choose where to study, apply successfully, and prepare for university! Chat to 40 universities from across the world in just two and a half hours – including National University of Singapore, Johns Hopkins University, University of Birmingham and Bocconi University. Attend live sessions to get an exclusive insight into all things university, and get your questions answered via live chat Q&A! Follow the sign up link to register on our events platform, iVent. Registration is mandatory pls make sure you register ahead of time from this link.
MYP4 – DP1: SAT preparation courses 2025 with Valdo Academics – Apr – Nov 2025
Are you considering applying to the US or Business private universities in Europe? Then you might want to start preparing for your SAT exams! Our trusted partner Valdo Academics is offering a wide range of SAT preparation courses 2025 and if you are aiming at the SAT Aug session you might as well consider the Summer Online Bootcamp from July 7th to August 2nd, 2025. This intensive program offers morning workshops, allowing you to enjoy your afternoons. With small classes capped at six students, you’ll receive personalized attention from expert tutors. On average, students improve their SAT scores by 430 points. For structure, cost and upcoming sessions please refer to their website SAT preparation courses 2025!
Past Event Summary
DP1 – DP2: Lunch Connect on Medicine – Friday, 11 April, DP Cafeteria@13h30-14h45
Focused on empowering DP1 students for Medical Studies applications, the event proved highly insightful for our DP1 students and provided a special opportunity for fostering Q&A. Key takeaways include the importance of pursuing relevant internships, identifying university programs that genuinely resonate with your interests, choosing relevant IB subjects for medicine (Chemistry and Biology), medicine internships in English are most likely to be secured abroad, technology is being embedded into medical practices and research.
What stood out during the conversation was the need to verify the interest in medicine through an internship. As Leonardo Morana voiced it “When you get into the working world, you want to do it because it fits you. You don’t want to sit behind a desk or in a laboratory that you don’t like. Go for something that, as soon as you see it and you go “wow! This is what I want to do.” Other topics covered were: HUMAT entry test, Medicine in Italy and the US, Internships, EE, IAs, having backups for the university applications, applying to the Netherlands for biomedical sciences, and taking deficiency tests for missing subjects (eg, Math or Physics), entry requirements, and early application.
Open Days Database
We are pleased to share a database here with upcoming open days (webinars and in person sessions) for this academic year 2024-2025. The document encompasses Bachelor degrees presentations that are pertinent to our community and will be updated on a monthly basis.
Coffee Mornings for DP1 Parents
The Guidance Department, Mrs Mocanu and Head of DP, Mrs Casagrande will be available to meet with parents in small groups at the following times:
- Wednesday May 7th at 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM coffee morning in DP
During these meetings, we will be sharing with you the work we are doing with your students in class, discuss strategies to support their research and preparation, and answer questions you may have about specific programs.
SPRING 2025 University webinars & visits organised by H-IS Guidance Department:
- AUR(American University of Rome) – presentation here with highlight on personal statement & recording here
- How to use your summer recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- Studying Business & career prospects, courtesy of Forward College, led by Gary Leslie, recording here
- Study in Spain, courtesy of Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, led by Alba Cascales recording here
- Study in the Netherlands, courtesy of Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, led by Cassidy Maclear recording here
- Presentation Albert School, led by Ellen Mires, recording here
- IFM Business School, recording here
- HOFSTRA University, recording here
- Minerva University, recording here, brochure here, and flyer here
- EUC (European Universities Consortium), recording here.
FALL 2024 University webinars & visits organised by H-IS Guidance Department:
- St. John’s University New York, presentation here and recording here
- King’s College London, recording here
- College Application Workshop on College Essay Writing (US vs UK), recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- University Admission Tests, presentation here and recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics. For SAT diagnostic: https://www.valdoacademics.it/en/satdiagnostic and Password: valdodiscovery
- Luiss University, presentation here and recording here
- The Netherlands: Best Value for Money in Europe? Study Locations and Methods, recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- Personal Essays Live Review Session, recording here, courtesy of Valdo Academics
- Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), recording here
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, recording here
- American University of Rome, presentation here and recording here
- Royal Holloway, recording here
- LEINN International, recording here
- US Financial Aid for International Students, recording, courtesy of Kristen Allen, Director of University Counselling at The Global College in Madrid featuring case studies of student profiles and Jonathan Hughes, Associate Director of College Planning and Content Creating at Massachusetts Educational Financial Authority (MEFA)
- EDHEC Business School, recording here
- Trinity College Hartford US & Goucher College US flyer here, joint recording session here
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, recording here
- Forward College, recording here
- H-College Bachelors Degrees, Bachelor Digital Management in partnership with Ca’Foscari Admissions and Bachelors in partnership with University of Chichester Admissions
- Grenoble Ecole de Management, recording here
- University Colleges Netherlands, recording here
- ie University, presentation here & recording here
