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How to sign up:
http://www.conejousd.org/whs/counseling.aspx
• Click “Naviance” on left• User name = email address• Registration/Password = student ID #• Keep your password the same as ID#!
Note: Use your own email address—we suggest using one, professional email address for all of your college apps
What you can do:
• Personality Inventory• College SuperMatch• Sign up for College Visits• Search for scholarships• Research college admissions
requirements• Keep a list of prospective schools• Print forms (e.g. transcript
requests)…
NAVIANCENAVIANCE
Instructions:Instructions:
1.1.Colleges Colleges
tabtab
2.2.Click Click
“Super “Super
Match”Match”
3.3.Enter Enter
criteriacriteria
4.4.Find your Find your
matchmatch
5.5.Add schools Add schools
to your list!to your list!
Naviance SuperMatchNaviance SuperMatch
Meet Meet admissions admissions
reps by reps by signing up for signing up for College Visits!College Visits!
3) Click “sign up”
4) Follow the printing instructions for hall pass
2) Click “view upcoming visits”
1) Colleges tab
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COLLEGECOLLEGERequirements
• Diploma or GED or 18• Online application• Online orientation• Online placement tests
Advantages• Cost• Solid education• High CSU/UC transfer rates…
Moorpark is ranked in the top 3!
Disadvantages• Budget Cuts
Apply Online Beginning in March
• Moorparkwww.moorparkcollege.edu
• Venturawww.venturacollege.edu
• Oxnardwww.oxnard.cc.ca.us
• Piercewww.piercecollege.com
Visit Naviance to research all 109 California Community
colleges!
Career and Technical Career and Technical SchoolsSchools
• Advantages– Entry level job preparation– Length of courses varies from a few
weeks to two years– Job specific training
Cost varies from $ to $$$$ Check Community Colleges for
similar programs
• Apply– Use Naviance and the College/Career
Center to research programs andadmissions requirements
– Talk to your counselor
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITYCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS C or better in A-G courses ACT or SAT Reasoning
CSU Mentor Code for SAT: 3594
ACT Score Manager
ADVANTAGES Small class sizes 23 campuses Strong undergrad programs CSUN and CSUCI eligibility area
DISADVANTAGES Budget cuts Impacted campuses Impacted classes
APPLY ONLINE www.csumentor.edu October 1 to November 30 $55.00 per campus
Research Research all 23 all 23 campusecampuses using s using NavianceNaviance!!!!
Minimum Requirements•3.0 GPA or higher in A-G courses•SAT Reasoning or ACT w/ Writing
Advantages•Research opportunities•Nationally ranked•Send official SAT/ACT scores to only one campus
Disadvantages• Budget cuts • Impacted campuses• Impacted classes
Apply•www.universityofcalifornia.edu/apply•November 1-30 (accessible Oct. 1)•$70.00 per campus
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Research all 9 campuses using Naviance!
Personal Statement Tips: http://www.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/university-of-california-uc/personal-statement.asp
PRIVATE/OUT OF STATEPRIVATE/OUT OF STATEAdvantages
• Small class sizes• Full-time professors• On-campus housing• Schools who are
members of Common App share one common application
• Scholarships available
Disadvantages• Tuition can be expensive• Admissions
requirements vary from school to school
Apply• Use Naviance to
research admissions requirements
• Apply directly through each institution
• Apply to Common App member schools at: www.commonapp.org
• Request Teacher Letters of Rec, if required
• Meet with counselor to request Secondary School Report (aka Counselor Letter of Rec) and/or transcripts
NAVIANCENAVIANCEWhen you are ready to request counselor letter
of rec and/or transcripts, you must:
• Log in to Naviance• Read the Welcome Message• Click on “Document Library” • Click on “College Forms”• Print the checklist, forms and instructions• Sign the FERPA on commonapp.org (if applicable)• Match Common App to Naviance (if applicable)• Complete all items on the checklist• Request counseling appointment• Bring the checklist and all required documents to the meeting
Private/Out of State Application Instructions
for:
2. PRINT
1. READ
3. COMPLETE
4. SCHEDULE
Naviance steps:Naviance steps:
All materialsMUST BE SUBMITTED IN PERSONAFTER NAVIANCE IS COMPLETE!!
Materials left in the counselors office without an appointment will be returned to the student.
Deadline to see your counselor:
November 15th
LIMIT: The counselors will submit Secondary School
Reports to a maximum of 7-10 private/out of state schools.
Counselor Appointment Counselor Appointment InformationInformation
Financial AidFinancial Aid
• FAFSA www.fafsa.ed.gov• Cal Grant http://www.csac.ca.gov/ • CSS Profile https://profileonline.collegeboard.com/prf/index.jsp • Scholarships on Naviance:
– WHS Scholarship Foundation– Private/community/institution-based– Institutional awards from individual campuses– Ventura County Scholarships
• Other Naviance resources:– www.FastWEB.com – www.meritaid.com
• College and Career Center (CCC)-Mrs. Mertel– Local scholarships are updated daily and will be posted
in the CCC and on Naviance. Visit often!
This “Facing the College Application Process” presentation is online at: www.conejousd.org/whs /counseling.aspx