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College App Week 2024

Oklahoma’s 2024 CAW dates have not been determined, but you are free to host your CAW any week during the months of September through November. Register below!

You can tell us the week you’ve chosen when you register your school, and we’ll send you posters and an "I Applied" sticker for every participating senior.

CAW 2023 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 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

Resources

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

Upcoming Events

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: Make it Count Webinar, Taxes 101, Virtual

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

May

May 1-31: College Signing Day (Better Make Room)

May 4: SAT Test Date

May 6-10: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7: National Teachers' Day

May 8: National School Nurse Day

May 12: Mother's Day

May 18: Armed Forces Day

May 21: Make it Count Webinar Series: I’m Graduating, Now What?, Virtual

May 27: Memorial Day - OCAP Offices Closed

May 29: National 529 Day (see oklahoma529.com for details)

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