The College Process and Naviance 101

1. The College Process and Naviance 101

2. Welcome to Senior Year! What this presentation will cover: • Naviance • The College Search • Letters of Recommendation • Tests • Scholarship Search • Interest Profiler

3. 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.

5. Naviance • connection.naviance.com/novaca

6. 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

7. Counselor/Teacher Letter of Recommendation • Required if you’re applying with the Common Application. • Fill out the “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/teacher to write you a letter

9. Scholarship Search • Some schools have individual scholarships offered only for their students- be sure to check with the schools you’re applying to. • Fastweb.com

10. 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

11. Takeaways • College look-up • Recommendation questionnaire • Scholarships • Interest profilers ***Questions? Make an APPOINTMENT with your counselor A link to this presentation will be available on the College Corner.

12. The End!