2.  Family Connection is a Web-based program designed for students and parents.  It assists students and parents in helping make decisions about courses, colleges and careers as well as assist in finding funding.  Information is specific to San Marin High School.  Counselors can update students and parents about up-coming meetings, news, events, and other Web resources for college and career information.  No direct cost to the student or families as the service has been sponsored by our friends at School Fuel.

4. Student log on by using you’re the first two letters of your first name and your last name (username) and 10 digit ID number is your password.

7.  Explore colleges in different ways: location, majors, resources, etc. View average test scores, average GPA’s, funding sources of students, tuition costs, student life, diversity levels, attrition rates, etc.  Identify how you compare (GPA and Test Scores) with other students who applied to this school. The scattergram shows test scores and GPA’s of past students who applied.  Explore enrichment programs (ie. Summer programs).  Explore scholarships and complete scholarship applications.

11. Once you have selected colleges and added them to your list, college match will recommend other colleges that may meet your criteria. They will also show you places students like you are applying

12. Family Connection will also recommend scholarships that match your criteria! You can save these on your scholarship list and send yourself reminders about scholarship deadlines. If you need a transcript for the scholarship that can be done from your transcript manager.

13. All scholarships that come into the Career Center will be uploaded and posted on Family Connection under the Local Scholarship link.

14.  Explore career profiles by different methods of sorting such as by career clusters, by interest, by personality type, and strengths  Provides you with career information such as education requirements, specific job responsibilities, average salaries, and jobs within each career field.  Allows you to take a personality test and career interest profiler to help you find a career that matches your interests.

15. Do an interest profiler and see if you are on the right track with your career choice or if there is some other career that will match your interest and skills!

16. Next it will lead you to career information that include your skills and interests. Giving all you need to know to pursue that occupation. You can save careers you are interested in and research colleges and majors that will lead you to that career path.