1. Cinnaminson High School Guidance Department
Welcome to our annual
Naviance Parent Night
October 2016

2. Naviance: Family Connection
Comprehensive college and career planning tool.
Career interest surveys and comprehensive career information.-expires in Nov.
College search and comparison tools.
Information/updates available from the Guidance Department.
Complete the entire college application process electronically.
Students should be logging into their Naviance account regularly to obtain up to date information.

3. Naviance Account Log-in
connection.naviance.com/cinnaminsonhs
field: last name/first initial (i.e. smithj)
Password: unique student ID number
*If your child has any issues with logging into his/her Naviance account, please contact your school counselor or Mrs. McKinley in the guidance office.
You can also access the website on our Guidance webpage

4. What does a College consider a completed application?
2-Letters of Recommendation-Naviance
3-Transcript-Naviance
4-Test Scores- From testing agency (SAT/ACT)

5. Recommendation Letters
Go to: ‘About Me’ tab
Surveys are available on the left side of the screen.
Complete :
Teacher/counselor recom. survey-student portion.
Counselor Recommendation Survey-parent portion

6. Recommendation Letters (continued)
After completing the surveys, your child should ask his/her teachers in person to write a recommendation letter.
Once each teacher has agreed to write a letter, your child should add the teachers in Naviance Family Connection.
It is very important that your child follows this process because teachers will not submit recommendation letters for students who did not speak with them in person.

7. Teacher Recommendation Letters
Step One: Personally ask a teacher to write a letter
Step Two: Request teacher recommendations through Naviance Family Connection
Click on ‘Colleges’ tab,
Go to ‘Letters of Recommendation’
Click ‘Add Request.’

8. Teacher Recommendation Letters (continued)
Select a teacher from the drop down bar.
Select which college the request is for.
Include a personal note and a THANK YOU to your teacher for taking time to write the letter.
Please be advised that teachers should be given at least 3 weeks before the application due date to write letters.

9. Recommendation Letters (continued)
Your child’s school counselor will write a recommendation letter
AFTER a student adds a college to “colleges I’m applying to.”
AFTER a student has completed the “teacher/counselor survey” form in Naviance
Please complete all required forms at least 3 weeks prior to the application due date. This will allow school counselors ample time to write a good recommendation letter.

10. Official Transcript
The official transcript is the academic record reviewed by colleges when making admissions decisions. It includes all courses taken during high school, yearly attendance, clubs/activities students participate at CHS, and official GPA/class rank.
A copy of your child’s high school transcript was mailed home in August for your review. Please be sure the information on this transcript is accurate.
After the 2nd marking period, your child’s report card will be sent with the mid year transcript. Senior classes are listed on your transcript, grades are posted when classes are completed.

11. Transcript Request (continued)
Application Types:
Regular Decision – Students are applying at the normal application due date.
Rolling Admissions – The college will process your application as soon as it is complete. Students will receive an admission decision within 2-4 weeks of submitting the application.
Early Action – A priority deadline for scholarships that also allows students to obtain an early notification on the admission decision.
Early Decision – This is a binding contract between your child and the college. If accepted, a student is required to attend or a tuition bill can be upheld. A student should only apply to one college under this application type (if any).

12. Transcript Requests
Transcript requests are made through Naviance Family Connection AFTER students hit the ‘submit’ button on his/her college applications.
Please make all transcript requests at least 3 weeks prior to the application due date.
To request transcripts:
click ‘Colleges’ tab
Go to ‘Colleges I’m Applying to’
Click ‘add to list’

13. Transcript Requests (continued)
Choose colleges:
Click the ‘Lookup’ button to find the colleges.
Once the colleges are selected
Select the application type from the dropdown box to the left of the college lookup tool for each college.
Please check both the ‘Transcript’ box as well as the ‘I Have Submitted My Application’ box (see arrows).
The Guidance Office will not be able to send transcripts unless both of these boxes have been checked!

14. Transcript Requests (continued)
The college ‘Lookup’ tab will take you to the ‘College Picker’ quick list (see right) where you can search for colleges by name, state, or country.
Once you select a college, it will be added to the selection box.

15. Transcript Request (continued)
Please see the example to the right, which indicates what a completed ‘Colleges I’m Applying To’ screen will look like prior to hitting the submit button.
After reviewing the information for accuracy, your child should then hit the ‘Add Colleges’ button.

16. Transcript Requests (continued)
Using the Common Application:
Very important to input his/her date of birth and the address used on the website
Information on application must match with a student’s Naviance account.
“Matching” your child’s Common Application account allows all CA forms to be available to teachers and counselors in Naviance.
If your child did not apply via the Common Application, skip this step.

17. Transcript Requests (continued)
After completing the Common Application account matching (if applicable), students should proceed with requesting his/her transcripts.
Click ‘Colleges’
Then ‘Colleges I’m Applying To’
Scroll down past the Common App Account Matching
Click ‘Add To This List’ (see right).

18. Transcript Request (continued)
After pressing the submit button, you will be taken back to the screen on the right.
Please check all information for accuracy.
IMPORTANT: If your child is applying via the Common Application, please be sure that it is indicated on this screen. If not, please update that information by clicking “edit” for each individual college.

19. Common Application
The Common Application is available at:
Allows students to complete one application that is sent to many colleges. This saves time and eliminates the need to complete separate applications for each college.
Please check the Common Application website to determine if the colleges your child is applying to accept it.
The Common Application has the ability to link with your Naviance Family Connection account so all teacher and counselor forms can be completed electronically.

20. Naviance Graphs-a great tool

23. Transcripts for scholarships and sports.
SEE MRS MCKINLEY

24. NCAA Clearinghouse
Any students planning to play Division I or Division II sports in college should register with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
The NCAA application should be completed at the conclusion of junior year or very early in the senior year.
Please visit
While completing the NCAA application, indicate Cinnaminson High School as the current school so the NCAA will request a transcript through Naviance Family Connection.

25. Naviance Activities Resume
All students completed an activities resume in Naviance during their junior year.
If your child would like to submit his/her activities resume as part of the college application packet, please follow the following steps:
Update the activities resume in Naviance.
Print the activities resume and mail it to the college admissions office OR save it to his/her computer and it to the admissions office.

26. College Representative Visits
College representatives visit CHS during the fall to speak with seniors during lunches.
There is a schedule of visits available on the Guidance webpage.
If interested in a particular college, it is beneficial to speak with the admissions representative who will be reviewing applications.

27. SAT & ACT
Plan to retake the SAT and/or ACT during the fall to improve scores. SEND SCORES TO POTENTIAL COLLEGES.
Score choice – pros/cons
ACT
to register
Test dates are on the Guidance webpage
SAT
to register

28. College Application Essay
Students develop their college application essay as part of the senior English class.
Senior English teachers are familiar with the requirements of the personal statement.
If your child needs to write an essay early or has a specific topic, please have him/her review the requirements with the English teacher.
There are no optional essays!

29. Rowan at Burlington County College
Spring Ahead Program
The AccuPlacer Test will be given at CHS on 2/23/ Students must sign up in the guidance office to participate in the test at CHS. There will be announcements.
The guidance department will be hosting a RCBC registration field trip on 5/4/ Students must sign up in the guidance office to attend the trip. There will be announcements.

30. Financial Aid
The Guidance Department will host a Financial Aid Night for parents and students on Thursday, December 15th at 6:30pm in the library.
A Financial Aid Director from a local university will be presenting current information regarding the FAFSA and the financial aid application process.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available at FAFSA.gov. Make sure it’s a government website. IT IS FREE.

31. School Counselors Mr. Anthony Ferrante Mr. Michael Repsher
A - J
Mr. Michael Repsher
K - S
Ms. Donna Lobascio
T - Z

32. Thank you for coming!
Questions?