2. The Naviance Program

3. What is Naviance?  A state-of-the-art college and career website  A new way to “talk” college  A new way to share ideas with students, parents, and teachers  A new way to plan for the future before the future is here  An interactive means of communicating college ideas

4. What can Naviance do?  My Personality Type  Create a Resume  College Game Plan  Share ideas with guidance counselor  Search for Colleges  Compare Schools  Communicate with colleges

5. Logging In to Naviance  Go  Go to https://connection.naviance.com/ashs  All  All 11 th 11 th grade students were given a username and password in early October that will allow them access to Naviance  Any  Any questions regarding log in information should be directed to the guidance counselors

6. Search for Colleges  Click  Click on “COLLEGE SEARCH”  Enter  Enter information that is important in searching for the right college  Click  Click “NEXT” as often as necessary “SHOW MATCHES” at the bottom of the page

7. College Game Plan  Click on “MY GAME PLAN”  Enter info into the fields  This page can be shared with your son/daughter’s counselor when planning for college this year

8. My Personality Type  Not sure of what you want to do after high school?  Click on “MY PERSONALITY TYPE”  Answer all of the questions in the survey  Click on career possibilities

9. Building a Resume  Resumes add a professional look to an application packet  Follow the steps in the “MY RESUME” link  Colleges are interested in all extracurricular activities (i.e. clubs, athletics, community service, part-time jobs) from 9 th -12 th grades

10. Want Even More? CCCClick on the “RESOURCES” link AAAA wealth of information on: College searching Financial aid Test Preparation College Athletics Military Options AAAAlso, try the “COLLEGE LOOKUP” link It’s a quick way to explore specific schools BBBBy state/region/major etc.

11. What now?  Explore,  Explore, explore, explore This This tool can be used ANY TIME!  Make  Make an appointment with your son/daughter’s guidance counselor to discuss further college questions/information