Introducing Connect!

Connect! Tools for Students Page 2 Interactive Planning Tools Course Planner & Credit Checker Test Prep Information & Test Dates Financial Aid Information & Critical Dates College Budget & Cost Calculators Scholarships Search & Applications Profile & Resume Building Communication Tools Counselors, Students, & Parents Host & Track Student Events Send Scholarship & Events Notifications College Search Tools Customized College Search College List Collaboration 4,300 + Searchable College Profiles Side-by-Side College Comparisons Acceptance History Scattergrams Centralized Student Tracking SuperAPP Application Processing Complete Application Tracking Electronic Transcript Requests

Benefits to Counselors & Administrators Save time & money! Track student progress Expedite registration and track graduation requirements with up to eight years of student data Ensure state and district graduation requirements are met Analyze college-bound trends and assess post-Secondary planning initiatives Compare student data across districts, schools, or student groups Generate reports on college acceptance, scholarships and honors, and career interests Collaborate for application completion and streamline application tracking SLIDE 3

Student Home Page Page 4

Create Your Profile Page 5 In addition to the data already imported from the high school’s student information system, students can review and add information on: Quick Facts: Add contact information My School: Add additional high schools attended My College: Add information about any courses already taken at a college or university My Employment: Include all work experience Activities & Skills: List organized activities like sports and clubs Honors & Awards: Incorporate any recognition received like honor roll or science fair awards Each area provides a “wizard” that will walk students through adding the appropriate information

Test Preparation SLIDE 6

Get to Know Yourself: Interest, Values & Skills Assessment SLIDE 7

Explore Careers SLIDE 8 Search by Occupation or Career Cluster Use Your Interests and Values

Occupation Profile SLIDE 9

Career Plan SLIDE 10

Research Colleges & Create a College List Page 11

Search Profiles of 4, yr & 4 yr Colleges Page 12

Review College Profiles Page 8

Create a College List Page 14

Managing College Applications & Materials Page 15

Students should be encouraged Tracking College Applications Page 16 To add an application to be tracked: Click Select a school from the College List or do a College Search Fill in all of the information about the application type, deadlines, status, etc. NOTE: A Transcript Request will automatically be added for this school unless you uncheck the request box Click

ConnectEDU and SuperAPP ConnectEDU introduces an integrated online application product that offers students the most comprehensive and efficient admissions process available. SuperAPP allows counselors to easily view students' college applications, track students' progress, quickly complete all administrative tasks, including processing requests for letters of recommendation, official transcripts, school profiles and all other application documents from a single online dashboard. Using SuperAPP, counselors have the ability to track 100% of the colleges that students apply to and use this data to create customized reports. Page 17

SuperAPP – How it Works No matter how many colleges students are applying to, SuperAPP makes it easy to complete, manage and track all application documents from a single location in three simple steps: 1.Register in Connect! 2.Build a College List 3.Apply! Page 18

Using SuperAPP SLIDE 19

Using SuperAPP SLIDE 20

1.Check carefully to determine if the application requires recommendation letters 2.Make sure to give teachers & counselors plenty of notice Request Letters of Recommendation Page 21

Paying For College Resources Page 22

Search for Scholarships Page 23

Creating a Student or Parent Account Get started today! Go to Click Select “I’m a Student” or “I’m a Parent" Enter: – Student’s First and Last Name – State – Community Name (Student’s School) – Student ID (Student's School ID number) – Graduation Year – Date of Birth Complete the profile information and create a Username and Password. Your Username must be a valid address! SLIDE 24