1. From Here to There (continued…)
Naviance Family Connection will help you get there

2. By the end of the School year
*By the end of the School year* Have at least one school that fits into each of the following categories, to which you would consider applying:
Safety- Academic and Financial Profile meet and exceed all admission criteria
Comfort - Academic and Financial Profile meet all admission criteria
Reach - Academic and Financial Profile meet only some of the admission criteria

3. A Safety School is not a Safety School…
… Unless you are willing to attend!

4. How do I determine where I fit into these categories; how do I develop this list???

5. Factors Colleges use to determine Fit
Grade Point Average
High School Curriculum / Decile Standing
Standardized Test Scores
College Essay
Community Service, Activities, Letters of Rec
Athletics ?

6. Why do you think that GPA and Test Scores are listed at the top and largest part of the triangle?
They are the most important!!!!
Naviance scattergrams can help you to to determine how you fit a school’s requirements, using GPA and Standardized test scores alone…

7. Reach, comfort or safety??? Access Scattergrams directly!!!

8. Reach, comfort or safety???

9. Reach, comfort or safety???

10. Reach, comfort or safety???
Scroll down… Find yourself on the graph!

11. Reach, comfort or safety???
Using the key, determine your eligibility for that particular college!

12. Access Scattergrams from college profile too…

13. Now that you know what they want… What is important to you
Now that you know what they want… What is important to you? What college fits your requirements?
It is time to decide
what you want…

14. What are the factors for you to consider?
Location/Distance
Setting
Cost
Size
Programs
(among many others!!)

15. Use Naviance to help you find the college that is the right fit for you…
Open CRHS North’s Web Page
Click on Counseling
Click on
Log on – user name – address

16. First Order of Business…
Under the about me tab:
Update Profile information
Update Resume information

17. Second order of Business…
Complete The “Game Plan” Survey in Naviance
…is a series of questions that are designed to help your counselor work with you to develop a game plan for achieving your goals after graduation.
Click here to access instructions for completing the survey!

18. Lets do a college search!

19. Lets do a college search!

20. Overlaps…

21. Compare me…

22. Reach, Comfort or Safety??? Compare me…

23. What’s Next?
Place colleges on your list in the colleges I’m thinking about section in naviance…
Why…

24. If you do, you will receive automatic informational emails for college rep visits and other info!

25. College Rep Visits

26. What to do now???
Register for SAT/ACT and/or SAT Subject Tests this spring on
collegeboard.com
Include your parents!! – you both must be on the same page!!

27. And after that… Visit, Visit, Visit
(up to 3 excused absences to visit colleges )

28. And then…
I will send you and your parents an invitation to meet together, to finalize your list of colleges. Look for an in late April or early May!! (helpful to have an SAT score at time of meeting)

29. And before you leave for summer…
If you need teacher letters of recommendation, ask your teacher if they are willing, and if so, ask them for his/her policies and procedures.
**** Please keep in mind, all colleges do not
require letters of recommendation.; therefore please be considerate of your teachers time, by not
requesting unnecessary letters of recommendation.
PA State Universities – Do not require letters of
rec, Temple and Penn State included
Click here for Teacher Rec Request Procedures!

30. Just a heads up, if you are using Common App
When you create your common app account you must use the same that you use for naviance or change your Naviance !!!

31. Senior Year Timeline Look for Senior mailing in late August
Register for fall standardized tests - if needed
Attend College Application Bootcamp!
Meet with counselor – required prior to submitting transcript requests
Meet with College Reps in Oct and Nov
File NCAA application