college visits
Meet with a College Rep at Oak Park
Coming to Oak park Fall 2023
If you are interested in meeting with a college representative below, please contact your counselor to secure your spot.
The visits will be in the counseling office conference room during AR 10:37 am - 11:20 am.
Sign up in the counseling office!
The visits will be in the counseling office conference room during AR 10:37 am - 11:20 am.
Sign up in the counseling office!
Local and virtual college Fairs
We have local college fairs as well as virtual college information sessions from various schools across the nation. Visit this link to find information and register.
how to set up your first college visit
Juniors and seniors get TWO excused college visits during the school year.
Oak Park Seniors are also eligible to attend college visit field trips sponsored by the Counseling Center. Watch "The Axe" for dates & locations. To set up a college visit on your own, follow the following steps:
- Start to research colleges that interest you by going to their website.
- Once you have found a school of interest to you. Generally, you can schedule your visit through their admissions link. In some cases you may need to call your college's admissions office to schedule the visit.
- Arrange an on-campus interview with an admission representative and professor.
- College visits count as school absences. You might schedule your visit during a day that North Kansas City Schools is not in session.
- If you are an A+ student, double check your A+ attendance percentage with Jenn Burke before scheduling your visit.
Is your top college choice too far away to visit? Do a virtual tour of the college instead. Check out hundreds of colleges at SchooLinks
or at YouVisit! |
Big Future is an excellent tool to help you narrow down your college search. Follow this link to find your perfect college match!
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