Celebrate Iowa College Decision Week May 16–20
College Decision Week is dedicated to recognizing high school seniors for their postsecondary decision and encourage the college aspirations of underclassmen. Celebrating students’ postsecondary plans holds them accountable to their commitment, recognizes their hard work, provides them with a sense of pride for their accomplishments, and spreads enthusiasm across the community and school district for future students to begin preparing for their postsecondary plans.
During the week of Monday, May 16 – Friday, May 20, Iowa College Aid will host its second annual statewide virtual celebration for Decision Week with five programs live-streamed on YouTube, celebrating a different pathway each day of the week.
Students with plans to attend a four-year private school will be announced on Friday, May 20 from 10:30AM – 12:30PM. Register for the live stream today!
Submit Your Students’ Decisions!
Iowa College Aid is compiling all student decisions and asks for submissions by Friday, April 29. If a student is still deciding at that time, their information can be included and revised up until May 10.
To submit student decisions, school counselors and administrators can follow these steps:
Submitting as Google Slides
- Complete this Google Slide template
- Click “Make a copy” and rename and save for your school
- Add Jamie Covell (jamie.covell@iowa.gov) as a “Viewer” or email the link to Jamie
Submitting as a PowerPoint template
- Complete this PowerPoint template
- Save and rename it for your school
- Email the file as an attachment to Jamie Covell (jamie.covell@iowa.gov) or add it to a Google Drive and provide the link to Jamie
Additional instructions: if your seniors are still deciding by the submission deadline, please include them in the “Deciding” section of your slides. Jamie Covell at Iowa College Aid will contact you by May 10 to update their decision.