Class of 2018 Family Connection: Senior year CHS Counseling Department

Access Family Connection through any CHS Canvas Course Homepage

Select “Manage my account” to update your email address.

Select “Manage my profile” to update your email address.

College applications & Transcripts Using family connection to process your college applications

Select “Colleges” tab to review your college list, request transcripts and search for scholarships.

Select “Colleges I’m Thinking About” to review and add colleges to your list of considerations.

Each college in which you plan to apply or are even considering should be added to the “Colleges I’m Thinking About” list.

Seniors: Once you have applied to a college on your list, you are ready to request a transcript and all other school report forms. You will need to check the box next to the school name and select “Move to Application List”. If you are 100% sure you will be applying to the school and would like to make the request prior to submitting your application, you can also check the school at this time. DO NOT MOVE A SCHOOL TO THE APPLICATION LIST UNLESS YOU HAVE APPLIED OR WILL BE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

Seniors: Once you move a college from the “I’m Thinking About” list to the “I’m Applying to” list, you will be prompted to Request a Transcript and indicate whether you have submitted your application. Please check these boxes and select the Add Applications button.

Seniors: Once you have moved a college from the “I’m Thinking About” list to the “I’m Applying To” list, the school will now show on your Application dashboard. You will be able to review the processing of your transcript and school report, indicate when you have applied (if you didn’t already) and post admissions decisions.

Seniors: You must complete the Common App Account Matching table once you have created a Common App Online account. Follow the steps provided. If you will never apply to a Common App school, you can click the “Not Needed” link

Teacher recommendations Not everyone needs a teacher recommendation for their college application. Recommendations are needed if your college requires them or you are on the bubble regarding admission criteria for that particular college. A letter may also be needed if you are applying to a specific program or scholarship at the college/university.

You will find the Teacher Recommendation Questionnaire within the My Planner/Tasks Assigned To Me Tab

Within the Colleges tab, select Letters of Recommendation

Select Add Request to submit your requests, one teacher at a time or for all applications.

Don’t forget to Submit the Request Select the teacher from the drop-down list whom you have already requested a letter of recommendation from in person. Determine whether you want the teacher to write a letter of recommendation for a specific college(s) on your list or for all current and future colleges you add to your list. It is a good idea to first select the “Choose specific…” button to see if any of your colleges limit the number of recommendation letters. You can then decide whether to choose “All current and future…”. You can add a note to the teacher with special instructions, resume highlights or any other important information. Don’t forget to Submit the Request

Once you submit the request, you will be able to review the status for all Teacher Recommendation requests that have been made. (All applications or college specific).

Submission of your Teacher Recommendation(s) Your selected teacher(s) will: Upload the letter of recommendation Complete the Common Application Evaluation Form (Common App Schools only) Submit these documents to the colleges via Family Connection/Naviance. Please Remember: A letter of recommendation is not required for all college applications. Please review your college’s application requirements and ask your school counselor if you are unsure about the necessity of a Teacher Recommendation. You must first ask the teacher in person and provide them the Teacher Recommendation Questionnaire before submitting your electronic request in Family Connection. Please be sure to give your teacher(s) at least 2 weeks notice prior to your requested deadline

Counselor Letters of recommendations

In order to provide the colleges the most meaningful and comprehensive feedback in your letter of recommendation, we are asking you to answer 11 questions that will assist us with the recommendation process.    Click this link and answer the eleven short-answer questions.   These questions do not have to be answered in one session.  Feel free to come back and edit your responses whenever needed. You will also need to complete a resume of activities using the Resume Builder in Family Connection.  This will help your counselor have the big picture of your most important activities and accomplishments.

Using family connection to learn more about your college options College research Using family connection to learn more about your college options

Register to meet with the college reps visiting CHS during the school day.

Be sure to go to the Counseling Center to receive your pass. Sign up for the college rep you would like to meet with on the specified date.

If you are still searching for the right college, check out the SuperMatch College Search.

If you already know the school you are searching for, just type the name of the school in the search box.

Add the school to your “Colleges I’m thinking about” List Add the school to your “Colleges I’m thinking about” List. This can then be switched to the “Colleges I’m applying to” list. Important admission data, financial aid, available majors and student life information links.

Specific CHS Alumni Admission Data available within the college’s Admissions Profile in Family Connection.

Scholarships & financial aid Using family connection to search for Financial aid

The college resources page provides links to valid financial aid resources and websites. CHS keeps a list of scholarships that we have been made aware of by local scholarship providers, as well as other state and national scholarship opportunities. Use this link to search for additional national scholarship opportunities

Select the scholarship for more details including links to the application.

You can request a transcript for a scholarship application or NCAA Eligibility within the “Colleges” tab. Select this link and enter the appropriate information on the subsequent page. If you will be uploading the transcript for an online application, enter the name of the scholarship in the “recipient” blank and your email address in the “Other Notes” section.