2024 CAW Highlights

Oklahoma’s College Application Week (CAW) 2024 was held September 23-27. While most schools held their CAW during the "official" week, many chose another week during the fall 2024 semester to host their event to accommodate their school calendars. THANK YOU to everyone who gave your time and amazing efforts to make this year's CAW a success!

Here are some highlights from CAW 2024:

• 142 high schools, higher education institutions and tribal partners registered for the event.
• 4,053 high school seniors participated in CAW events statewide and submitted over 7,900 college applications.
• Applications were sent to 240 colleges in 42 states and Washington, D.C.

At the end of CAW, the 142 site coordinators were asked to submit an exit survey reporting the number of seniors who participated and the number of college applications submitted. They were also given the opportunity to share the various activities they used to engage their students and to make their CAW a success. Each school that submitted an exit survey was considered as a nominee for the annual Oklahoma College Application Week School of Excellence Award.
The first School of Excellence award winners were announced in the spring of 2020. So far, the winners for Oklahoma have been:

• Edmond Memorial High School, 2019
• Miami High School, 2020
• Indianola High School, 2021
• Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, 2022
• Bixby High School, 2023

Stay tuned! The winner of the 2024 Oklahoma College Application Week School of Excellence Award will be announced in the spring of 2025.

Resources

Visit OKCollegeAppWeek.org to find all of the great resources you need to help you get started.

Upcoming Events

January

Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Holiday – OCAP offices closed

Jan. 9: OSDE Coffee with Counselors, Virtual

Jan. 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – OCAP offices closed

February

Feb. 3-7: National School Counseling Week

Feb. 4: OSDE Coffee with Counselors, Virtual

Feb. 8: ACT Test Date

Feb. 12: Oklahoma/Arkansas ACT Summit, Owasso

Feb. 12: Oklahoma TRiO Day, OKC

Feb. 12-13: OSRHE Student Prep Conference, Ardmore

Feb. 17: Presidents' Day - OCAP offices open

Feb. 18-19: OSRHE Student Prep Conference, Watonga

Feb. 19: Jump$tart Coalition Poverty Simulation, Midwest City

Feb. 22: National TRiO Day

Feb. 26-27: OSRHE Student Prep Conference, Broken Bow

Feb. 27: Digital Learning Day

Free College Planning Resources

While the school year is underway, why not use UCanGo2's free college planning resources to educate your students about finding scholarships, completing the FAFSA, visiting a college campus or doing some career exploration?

We have numerous publications to assist your students with every aspect of the transition from high school to college. Check out these materials:

• Are You Looking for Money?
• FAFSA Facts
• College Planning Checklists for grades 9-12
• Your Transition to College
• UCanGo2 High School Student Workbook