College Counseling Newsletter
August 2023
From Mrs. Myrick
Seniors: Hello to the STEM Senior Class of 2024!!!! I can't wait to work with all of you to determine your college plans. Senior College Night will be in mid August! If you came to the Junior College Night in the spring, this evening will be almost identical. There are a few slides that only pertain to seniors that were not included in the Junior presentation. If you are unable to make it, I am happy to meet with you one-on-one. I will add the date of the Senior College Night to the newsletter as soon as it has been determined and added to the STEM All Events calendar.
SENIOR COLLEGE NIGHT WILL BE AUGUST 15 AT 5:30PM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS!!
If you have not submitted your After Grad Packet you must submit that before I can write any letters of recommendation. Please turn those in ASAP! You can email the packet directly to me at kelli.myrick@stemk12.org
Senior Parents: If you came to the Junior College Night in the spring, the Senior College Night evening will be almost identical. There are a few slides that only pertain to seniors that were not included in the Junior presentation. The presentation with my notes will be in the College Newsletter each month starting in September. I will add the date of the Senior College Night to the newsletter as soon as it has been determined and added to the STEM All Events calendar.
Juniors: Now is the time to start thinking about where you want to go to college! Go to as many college fairs as possible, speak with all different types of schools, and sign up to get on the mailing lists for those colleges.
As always, feel free to come by my office and chat, email, or schedule an appointment if you have any questions!
- Mrs. Myrick
Letters of Recommendation and Transcripts
Teacher Letters of Recommendation: Once you have spoken with your teachers, you will simply add in their contact information to the application portals. The teacher will receive a notification to their email that they need to upload a letter of recommendation for you.
As a reminder, not all schools allow or require letters of recommendation. Please make sure you are reading the requirements for each school you are applying to!
Transcripts: Adding in my name and email address to application portals under the counselor section will allow me access to send your transcripts to universities.
College Visits at STEM
College visits will run a bit different this year. We are only offering visits during the last portion of access periods on Wednesdays and Thursdays. As soon as all of the details have been worked out, communication will be emailed to all high school students.
Check on this section as much as possible to have the most up-to-date calendar of colleges visiting. I will also send out a reminder email each morning that we have a college coming to campus. In addition, the weekly list of schools visiting will be on the whiteboard outside my office.
