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College App Week 2023 Highlights
2023 College App Week Highlights
Oklahoma’s College Application Week (CAW) 2023 was held September 25-29, and many schools
opted to hold their CAW during a different week.
We’d like to express a huge THANK YOU to everyone
who gave their time and amazing efforts to make this
CAW a success!
Here are some highlights from CAW 2023:
- 136 schools, libraries and tribal partners registered for the event.
- Over 3,000 high school seniors participated in CAW events statewide and submitted over 5,000 college applications.
- Applications were sent to colleges in 37 states and Washington, D.C.
At the end of CAW, the 136 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 will be 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
The American College Application Campaign (ACAC) will announce the winners of the School of Excellence award for all participating states sometime in March 2024.
Resources
Visit OKCollegeAppWeek.org to find all of the great resources you need to help you get started.
Upcoming Events
March
March 2: Read Across America Day
March 2-6: Read Across America Week
March 5: OSDE: Coffee With Counselors, Virtual
March 5-6: OSRHE Student Prep Conference, Broken Bow
March 9: SAT Test Date
March 10: Daylight Savings Time begins
March 14: For Counselors Only Conference, Owasso
March 19: Make it Count Webinar Series: Understanding Your Financial Aid Offer, Virtual
March 22-25: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Conference, Washington DC
March 25-27: Oklahoma Division of Student Assistance (ODSA) Conference, OKC
April
April 2: OSDE: Coffee With Counselors, Virtual
April 4: National School Librarian Day
April 9: National Library Workers Day
April 10: National Bookmobile Day
April 10-12: Great Plains Association for College Admissions Counseling (GPACAC) Spring Conference, KC, MO
April 11: Oklahoma’s Promise Day
April 13: ACT Test Date
April 15: Great Plains Association for College Admissions Counseling (GPACAC) Spring College Fair, OKC
April 15-17: Oklahoma Child Abuse and Neglect Conference, Edmond
April 16: Great Plains Association for College Admissions Counseling (GPACAC) Spring College Fair, Tulsa
April 17-19: Oklahoma Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) Conference, OKC
April 24: Administrative Professionals Day
April 26: Arbor 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