The College Process and Naviance 101

Welcome to Senior Year! Now What?

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What this presentation will cover:

Naviance The College Search Letters of Recommendation Tests Scholarship Search Interest Profiler

Post-Secondary Planning and College…

   Two year AND four year schools Community and technical colleges Apprenticeships   Training programs for a specific trade or industry Military, Peace Corps, etc.

We’re talking about any training, learning or studying that will help you to prepare for a successful life after high school

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Central High School College Application Process ***Common Application*** ($1 fee per application)

www.commonapp.org

- Once the student secures the college application directly from Common Application ) s/he should go through the following steps: 1.

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Log onto Family Connection: connection.naviance.com/chsstp Use your student portal username and password to access your account. DO NOT add “zz” to your password. If this doesn’t work, try again by adding the “zz.” Go to the college tab and click on “Colleges I’m Applying To.”  Complete the FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy ACT) waiver privacy statement in the blue box. If you haven’t created an account with Common App, now is the time to do so ( www.commonapp.org

) so that you can enter your Common App username and password in this section.

Common Question: What does it mean to waive or not to waive your rights to access your

college application, forms, etc? We recommend you DO waive your right to access your application. This gives teachers and counselors the comfort to answer questions truthfully. If a student does not waive his/her rights, this can be a red flag to colleges and can sometimes result in denial. In the “Colleges I’m Applying To” link, list all the schools to which you plan to apply. Indicate application deadlines if not regular decision. When you’re done, you should see the names of all your colleges in a list on the “Colleges I’m Applying To” page. If you have Common App schools AND non-Common App schools you’re applying to, they will all be in this list.

***IMPORTANT***

 For colleges with the symbol not properly indicated. for which you ARE applying using the Common Application, you MUST make sure to indicate YES to “Applying Via Common App”. Your counselor CANNOT process your application if this is  For colleges with the symbol for which you ARE NOT applying using the Common Application, make sure to indicated NO to “Applying Via 4.

Common Application.” It will change the symbol to CAN submit your information electronically even though you are not using the Common Application. . Your counselor Complete the “Central Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire” on Naviance (under About Me tab, then on left side). Then make a half an hour appointment with your counselor to complete a letter of recommendation. ALLOW YOUR

Naviance

  connection.naviance.com/chsstp Username & password are the same as your student portal (without zz)

College Search

  College Look-up   Type in name of a college Get admission/academic/financial information about that school College Search    Enter search criteria that are important to you Get a list of schools that match your needs/interests SuperMatch college search For a school you are applying for, be sure to put it in your “Colleges I’m Applying to” list

Counselor Letter of Recommendation

    Required if you’re applying with the Common Application.

Fill out the “Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire” (About Me- on the left hand side).

Schedule a half hour appointment with your counselor.

Allow AT LEAST TWO WEEKS for you counselor to write you a letter (FYI, we each write over 70 letters every year…) Make sure to smile and be nice to your counselor.

ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, etc.

   Test preparation materials for the ACT available on Naviance ACT vs. SAT (Fee waivers available for students who qualify, usually based on Free/Reduced Price Lunch status. Talk to your counselor for a waiver).

Accuplacer- scheduled at various times at Central throughout the school year. Admission test for community/technical colleges.

Scholarship Search

    Some scholarships located on Naviance- check homepage for link to “Central HS Scholarship Bulletin” Some schools have individual scholarships offered only for their students- be sure to check with the schools you’re applying to.

Fastweb.com

Central scholarship procedure

Interest Profilers

  Do What You Are   Student version of Myers Briggs personality test Leaves you with a four letter code that suggests careers/professions you might be good at based on your PERSONALITY.

Learning Style Inventory  Gives you an idea of your preferred style of learning

Takeaways

     Test prep College look-up Counselor recommendation questionnaire Scholarships Interest profilers ***Questions? Make an

APPOINTMENT

counselor with your A link to this presentation will be available from your homepage on Naviance

The End!