+ Navigating Naviance and The Common Application Ridgefield Memorial High School Enrico D. Ciamillo, Jr. and Melissa Villafane

+ Naviance: Family Connection Username: YOUR RMHS address Password: (The password created during registration) ***First time users – Click on “I need to register”*** Ridgefield Memorial H.S. Walnut Street Ridgefield, New Jersey 07657

+ Naviance: Home Page Tasks to complete: 12 th Grade – Take SAT, add colleges to list, attend college visits, apply to colleges, apply for scholarships, add career to “My List,” complete graduation survey

+ Naviance: Cluster Finder 1 st - Go to Colleges click on *Cluster Finder* 2 nd - Go to Careers & follow directions!

+ Naviance: Cluster Finder

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+ Naviance: Careers & Clusters

+ Naviance: Explore Careers If the career interests you, click “add to my list.” Here you will find the following: Overview Watch a Video Related Career Clusters & Pathways Knowledge & Skills Important Skills, Activities & Knowledge Areas Tasks & Activities Wages

+ Naviance: Adding Colleges

+ Naviance: Teacher Recommendations

+ The dropdown menu is in alphabetical order by your teacher’s last name. Type a short thank you note in the “Personal note” section for your teacher. *Counselor’s will not appear on the list. They automatically write a letter of recommendation for you*

+ Naviance: College Maps

+ Learn More: Tests Application Deadlines Admissions Office Address General Information Application History School Statistics Admissions Financial Aid Majors & Degrees Student Life

+ Naviance: Scholarship

+ Naviance: College Resources Colleges and Careers: The College View, The Common Application, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, Occupational Outlook Handbook Financial Aid: FAFSA, Fastweb, FinAid.org Test Preparation: SAT and ACT College Athletics: NAIA and NCAA Military: Air Force, Army, Marine, Navy ROTC

+ The Common Application: Log In It is BEST to use your RMHS address Whatever PASSWORD you use write it down somewhere so you don’t forget it!

+ The Common Application: Forgot Password

+ The Common Application Carefully read and fill all fields until the following categories have a GREEN checkmark next to them: Profile Family Education Activities Writing TAKE YOUR TIME!!! DO IT RIGHT!!!! All areas with a RED Asterick * must be answered

+ The Common Application: College Search To add a college under the “My Colleges” tab: 1.Click on the “College Search” tab 2.Enter the name of a school you are interested in 3.Select box next to the name of the college and press “Add” 4.You can continue to add more colleges or view the colleges under the “Dashboard” tab

+ The Common Application: Dashboard Writing Requirements: Red Flag – Writing is required Blue Flag – Additional details to writing Yellow Flag – Writing is optional

+ The Common Application: Dashboard Common Application, Questions, and FERPA must be complete before submitting your application.

+ The Common Application: My Colleges Carefully read and answer each question. Questions may vary from school to school. When the questions in each of the sections are completed the boxes on the left will have a GREEN checkmark!

+ “Waiving your right lets colleges know that you will never try to read your recommendations. That in turn reassures colleges that your recommenders have provided support that is candid and truthful.” – The Common Application “Right to review letters of recommendations and accompanying forms after enrolling at a postsecondary college.” – The Common Application

+ The Common Application: FERPA Carefully read all FERPA statements. Click on the box if you understood the explanation of FERPA and Press “continue” when finished. Click on the boxes if you authorize and understand your rights. Remember to decide if you’d like to waive your FERPA rights or not

+ The Common Application: My Colleges Each college has additional requirements that MUST be completed: Questions, Recommenders and FERPA, and Review and Submit Common App. Contact Information, Application Deadlines, and Required Materials are also shown in this tab.

+ A Royals thank you for attending NAVIGATING NAVIANCE and the COMMON APPLICATION Workshop