College Planning

Fall 2025 SME Senior Presentation Slides- College Application Process: Click here
Junior/Senior College Planning Timeline: Click here
Shawnee Mission East High School Profile: Click here to view the 2023-2024 Profile.pdf

Kansas Apply Free Days - Oct 6-8, 2025

Common App Tutorial Video

Transcripts

SME Senior College Application Planning Form: Click here

SME - Xello Transcript Request Instructions: Go to Class Link and click on Xello and Login. Click here for instructions.

Counselor Letter of Recommendation

Only complete forms below if you are applying to a school that requires a counselor letter of rec

Student's Last Name A-Da; De-E	Student's Last Name (Reassigned caseload)	Student's Last Name He-; He-Ja; Je-Lo	Student's Last Name F-Gi; Lu-Ro	Student's Last Name Gl-Ha; Ru-Z
Traci Ybarra	Michele Grimes	Jim Dusek	Susan Fritzemeier	Megan Standefer
Senior Questionnaire (for students)	Mrs. Grimes Recommendation Questionnaire	Mr Dusek's Senior Questionnaire	Student Form for Counselor Recommendation	Senior Questionnaire (for students)
Senior Parent/Guardian Questionnaire	Mrs. Grimes Parent Questionnaire	Mr Dusek’s Parent Survey	Parent Form for Counselor Recommendation	Senior Parent/Guardian Questionnaire

College Fairs

Shawnee Mission College Clinic - October 22, 2025 at Shawnee Mission East (6:30-8:30pm)
NACAC National College Fair- September 16, 2025 at Hy-Vee Arena in West Bottoms (8:30-11:30am & 5-7pm)
Kansas City Infinite Scholars Program 2024 College & Scholarship Fair - September 14 from 10am-2pm at Municipal Auditorium

College Search Resources

National Association for College Admission Counseling resource - Factors in Admissions Decisions
Admission Decision Types: Click here
The College Tour: Learn about the culture of college campuses across the USA through the voices of current students by watching The College Tour TV series (www.thecollegetour.com)

KS Post-Secondary Exploration Guide: Kansas_Post_Secondary_Decision_Exploration_Guide.pdf
ACT College Planning
Includes year-by-year action plan and advice on finding the right fit and narrowing your list of schools. You can also register for an email newsletter that addresses college planning.
College Board's Big Future
Many in-depth college planning and financial aid tools, including an interactive, customized college search tool
Kansas Degree Stats
Great resource created by the KS Board of Regents that allows individuals to compare degree costs among the state public universities. Also includes information about average salaries for graduates and much more.
GoToCollegeFairs.com
Create a free account and register for virtual and in-person college fairs. Website also includes advice and resources related to college admissions. (Although there are some virtual college fairs in the spring, most college fairs are held in the fall and early winter.)
JCCC Student Services provides a variety of resources including test prep, tutoring, counseling, and college success support at their Academic Achievement Center.
NICHE
Allows you to search using a variety of criteria and includes student reviews and polls provide rankings on a wide variety of criteria.
College Express
College and graduate searches, scholarship search, lists and rankings, articles and blogs, summer programs.
You Tube Learning Channel
Enter "college planning" in the search bar to find thousands of current and relevant videos on everything from deciding where to apply to finding ways to pay for college.
Students Review
Thousands of in-depth reviews and campus news article clips.
YouniversityTV
Vast collection of campus video tours, videos about careers, and college tips.
UNIGO
College search, stats, and reviews. (I searched for soccer scholarships and found hundreds.)