College Counseling Newsletter
September 2025
College Counseling Newsletter
November 2026
From Mrs. Myrick
SENIORS: You met your first college deadline! Don't forget your other deadlines - we still have some schools that applications are due on November 15, December 1, and January 1. If you have already completed these applications, go ahead and submit them! Then you will just need to check in with your recommenders and make sure your letters have been submitted. All the weight of college applications could be gone!
As a reminder, please be completing the College Acceptance Form below!!
SENIOR PARENTS: If your students still have other application deadline, please encourage them to get those completed as early as possible! A huge weight is lifted for seniors when their college applications are all submitted :)
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 would be happy to start meeting with you as early as you would like! Feel free to schedule time on my calendar so we can get started!
As always, feel free to come by and chat, email me, or schedule an appointment if you have any questions!
- Mrs. Myrick
College Visits at STEM
College visits will be held in the Teacher Workroom (room 162) this year. They will NOT be in the counseling office.
November 9: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
November 12: Western Colorado University
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.
Counselor Letters of Recommendation: To receive a counselor letter of recommendation from me you need to have completed an After Graduation Packet. Add my contact information to the counselor portion of the Common App portal even if Ms. Belisle or Ms. Grebe is the counselor you have asked to write your letter. I will upload on their behalf.
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.
Pre-College Programs
Harvard Medical School Online: More information here.
University of Notre Dame Online: More information here.
Wake Forest University Online Immersion: More information here.
Georgetown University Pre-College Online Program: More information here.
Northwestern Pre-College Online Program: More information here.
Dartmouth Pre-College Online Program. More information here.
Rice University Pre-College Program: More information here.
Rhode Island School of Design: More information here.
Northeastern Accelerated Pre-College Program: More Information here.
Volunteer Opportunities
Backpack Society: Help us Prep the Garden for Growing Season - Help us Pick Fresh Veggies from the Garden - Help us maintain the garden and pick our crops. Will include whatever is ready -- beans, cucumbers, squash, carrots and beets. Pulling weeds. No experience is needed. Please provide your cell phone number in the sign up in case of weather issues.
Saturday - November 7 - 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Food Garden at Grace Presbyterian Church
7900 Hope Place, Littleton, 80125
Link to Volunteer: FoodGarden@GracePresChurch — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com
Contact Mrs. Myrick
Email: kelli.myrick@stemk12.org
Address: 8773 S. Ridgeline Blvd, Highlands Ranch, 80129
Phone: 303-683-7836