College and Career News
Hello from Mrs. Myrick
Hello Spartans!
My name is Kelli Myrick and I am so excited to be the College & Career Counselor for the 2021-2022 school year at STEM! Please stop by my office anytime - I am happy to help you determine your next steps after graduation. I cannot wait to get to know each of you!
While I will only have one newsletter post per month, it will be updated as more universities schedule campus visits at STEM. Make sure you keep an eye on that section! Visits will also be posted on Naviance.
Seniors:
Each month in the newsletter you will find information related to our College & Career events on campus. I will also include information related to SAT & ACT Testing, Naviance, and scholarship search tools. I hope you find this resource a helpful guide to preparing our students for their futures.
If you have not submitted your PPP you must submit that before I can write any letters of recommendation. Please turn those in ASAP!. You can share the Google document with me, or you can email the PPP directly to me at kelli.myrick@stemk12.org
If you would like to set up a meeting to discuss your post graduation plans, I am happy to do so! You can email me at kelli.myrick@stemk12.org to schedule a time, or swing by my office on your lunch or off-period from 7:30am-3:30pm. I'm at the bottom of the stairs by the HS Commons.
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.
I will be hosting as many colleges as possible during all of the lunch times each week. Naviance will have all of the college visits that are currently scheduled. If there is a college coming that you are interested in, come to my office at the bottom of the stairs by the HS Commons during your lunch to meet with the college admissions representative. Make sure you bring any questions you may have!
If you would like to set up a meeting to discuss your post graduation plans, I am happy to do so! You can email me at kelli.myrick@stemk12.org to schedule a time, or swing by my office on your lunch or off-period from 7:30am-3:30pm. I'm at the bottom of the stairs by the HS Commons.
Sincerely,
Kelli Myrick
STEM School Highlands Ranch
College & Career Counselor
Transcripts
Transcripts for Common App: you must sign your FERPA (located on the left hand side of the Common App Portal) before you can invite your recommenders. You will add Kelli Myrick, kelli.myrick@stemk12.org as your Counselor Recommender to add your transcripts. You will do this in the Common App portal.
Transcripts for SendEdu, Coalition, & all other Application Portals: You will add Kelli Myrick, kelli.myrick@stemk12.org as your Counselor to add your transcripts.
Transcripts that need to be mailed or emailed due to lack of portal system: Please complete the Transcript Request Form
College Visits at STEM
This year, STEM is offering 3 types of college visits!!
Lunch visits will be held during the lunch hours in Mrs. Myrick's office. On Naviance it will say the visit begins at 11am - please just come down during your lunch.
After school visits will be held from 2:55-3:20 in Mrs. Myrick's office.
Virtual visits will be held on Zoom from 3:15-3:45pm.
Lunch visits will be scheduled every day of the week. In person after school visits will be on Mondays and Wednesdays.Virtual visits will be on Tuesdays and Thursday.
Texas A&M University: September 2, 2021 (lunch)
Drake University: September 8, 2021 (lunch)
Emerson College: September 9, 2021(lunch)
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo: September 13, 2021(lunch)
University of California - Riverside: September 16, 2021 (lunch)
University of Colorado Denver/ Anschutz Medical Campus: September 21, 2021 (lunch)
Hofstra University: September 27, 2021 (lunch)
St. Olaf College: October 1, 2021 (lunch)
San Diego State University: October 4, 2021 (lunch)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott: October 8, 2021 (lunch)
University of New Mexico: November 19, 2021 (lunch)
Letters of Recommendation
Letters of Recommendation (LOR): In order to receive a letter of recommendation from Mrs. Myrick you need to have a Post-Secondary Planning Packet (PPP). To request a letter of recommendation, you will add Mrs. Myrick as your Counselor Recommender via the website you use to apply to college. For most of you, this will be Common Application. For the colleges not listed on Common Application, the others use either SendEdu or Coalition where you will create an account to request your Letter of Recommendation. The process is the same with your other recommendation letter writers.
Colorado School of Mines:
For Mines, you can use SendEdu OR your recommenders will need to send their letters directly to: admissions@mines.edu
College Fairs
UPDATE: College Fairs of Greater Denver have decided to move to VIRTUAL FAIRS. I will update this section as I receive more information.
College Fairs of Greater Denver
Wednesday, September 29th 6-8pm - Monarch High School (out of state only)
Thursday, September 30th 6:30-8 pm - Lakewood High School (out of state only)
Saturday, October 2nd 10am-12pm - Mountain Vista High School (in state and out of state)
NACAC Fairs - currently all virtual
Sunday, Aug. 29: Signature Fair: 1-6 p.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 12: Signature Fair: 1-6 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 28: Northeastern US Fair: 4-8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 3 Signature Fair: 1-6 p.m. ET
Thursday, Oct. 14: Midwest US Fair: 5-9 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 24: Signature Fair: 1-6 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Nov. 2: Arts & STEM Fair: 4-8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Nov. 14: Signature Fair: 1-6 p.m. ET
SAT and ACT Testing
Contact Mrs. Myrick
Email: kelli.myrick@stemk12.org
Website: https://stemk12.org/academics/student_support_services/college-and-career-planning/
Location: 8773 S Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, USA
Phone: (303) 683-7836