1. The College Process and Naviance 101

2. Welcome to Senior Year! Now What?
What this presentation will cover:
Naviance
The College Search
Letters of Recommendation
Tests
Scholarship Search
Interest Profiler

3. Post-Secondary Planning and College…
Two year AND four year schools
Community and technical colleges
Apprenticeships
Training programs for a specific trade or industry
Military, Peace Corps, etc.
We’re talking about any training, learning or studying that will help you to prepare for a successful life after high school

5. Naviance connection.naviance.com/chsstp
Username & password are the same as your student portal (without zz)

6. College Search College Look-up College Search
Type in name of a college
Get admission/academic/financial information about that school
College Search
Enter search criteria that are important to you
Get a list of schools that match your needs/interests
SuperMatch college search
For a school you are applying for, be sure to put it in your “Colleges I’m Applying to” list

7. Counselor Letter of Recommendation
Required if you’re applying with the Common Application.
Fill out the “Counselor Recommendation Questionnaire” (About Me- on the left hand side).
Schedule a half hour appointment with your counselor.
Allow AT LEAST TWO WEEKS for you counselor to write you a letter (FYI, we each write over 70 letters every year…)
Make sure to smile and be nice to your
counselor.

8. ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, etc.
Test preparation materials for the ACT available on Naviance
ACT vs. SAT (Fee waivers available for students who qualify, usually based on Free/Reduced Price Lunch status. Talk to your counselor for a waiver).
Accuplacer- scheduled at various times at Central throughout the school year. Admission test for community/technical colleges.

9. Scholarship Search
Some scholarships located on Naviance- check homepage for link to “Central HS Scholarship Bulletin”
Some schools have individual scholarships offered only for their students- be sure to check with the schools you’re applying to.
Fastweb.com
Central scholarship procedure

10. Interest Profilers Do What You Are Learning Style Inventory
Student version of Myers Briggs personality test
Leaves you with a four letter code that suggests careers/professions you might be good at based on your PERSONALITY.
Learning Style Inventory
Gives you an idea of your preferred style of learning

11. Takeaways Test prep College look-up
Counselor recommendation questionnaire
Scholarships
Interest profilers
***Questions? Make an APPOINTMENT with your counselor
A link to this presentation will be available from your homepage on Naviance

12. The End!