For College Representatives: Understanding How Naviance Can Work for You

Presented  by:  Ann  Kjorstad,  Academy  of  Holy  Angels,  Mary  Docken  and  Erika  Cedergren,  Hobsons  

MIDWest  ACAC  Conference  2012  

Naviance  Numbers    � Naviance  started  in  2001.    � Academy  of  Holy  Angels  has  been  a  Naviance  client  since  2005  

� Currently,  nearly  5,500  schools  using  Naviance  in  the  United  States  and  over  84  countries  

� More  than  300,000  educators  and  4.5  million  students  utilize  Naviance  through  their  schools  

� Top  5  Naviance  Client  States:  California,  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Texas,  and  Massachusetts  

Naviance  Numbers  � As  of  April  20,  2012  over  13  million  documents  have  been  submitted  to  colleges  and  universities  via  eDocs  as  compared  to  just  over  7  million  documents  during  this  same  period  in  2011  

� Over  20%  of  high  schools  students  in  the  US  are  using  Naviance,  in  Minnesota  over  63%  of  all  high  school  students  use  Naviance  

Se/ng  at  Academy  of  Holy  Angels  � Enrollment:  705  �  87%  attend  four  year  colleges  and  8%  attend  two  year  colleges  

�  1st  tier  suburb,  Catholic  high  school  � Counselor  breakdown:  

�  2  Academic/Personal  Counselors  �  2  College  and  Career  Counselors  �  1  Learning  variations  counselor  

Family  Connec;on    � College  Search  

�  School  Profiles—regular  vs  advanced  �  Admission—  Compare  Me  and  Application  history  �  Financial  Aid  and  Costs  � Majors  � Other  tools  (College  search,College  Maps,  Career  Search,  Applying  to  colleges,  Requesting  Transcript,  College  visit  schedule)  

�  Perspective  from  an  admission  representative  

Family  Connec;on  for  Sample  Student  � What  do  students  see  when  they  first  log  in?  

College  Tab    � Let’s  look  at  a  few  college  pages  

Colleges  I’m  Thinking  About  � Augustana,  SD  � Drake,  IA  � Marquette,  WI  � MN  State  University,  Mankato  � University  of  MN  Twin  Cities  � North  Dakota  State  University  

Extended  College  Profile  � Student  can  link  to  application  online  or  request  info  

� Campus  Web  Tour  and  photos  � School  profiles  and  information  from  College  Confidential  on  selected  sites.  

All  pages  include  valuable  informa;on  � Contact  information  for  Domestic  and  International  admission  offices  

�  Link  to  website,  list  of  overlap  schools,  school  stats,  graph  and  option  to  remove  school  from  list  

� Comparison  between  student  and  previous  applicants  from  their  high  school  

� Application  history  � General  information  and  scheduled  visits  

Let’s  look  at  some  pages  � Admissions  Information  Tab  � AHA  Comparison  Graph  � Compare  Me  �  Financial  Aid  Information  � Majors  

Search Widget

College  Search  � Several  options  for  College  Searches  within  the  system  � SuperMatch  College  Search  and  Advanced  College  Search  

College  Match  � One  of  Ann’s  favorite  tools  in  the  system  � Section  on  “Colleges  Looking  for  Students  Like  You”  

� Section  shows  students  applying  to  each  school  on  list  are  also  most  often  applying  to  other  colleges  listed.  

� Shows  students  a  list  of  colleges  that  have  accepted  students  like  you.  

College  Maps  � Visual  to  show  map  of  colleges  that  accepted  our  students  

� Colleges  where  our  students  are  attending  

� Top  20  most  popular  colleges  where  our  students  applied  

Reques;ng  Transcripts  � We  are  a  paper-­‐free  school  for  requesting  transcripts.  

� All  students  must  request  their  transcripts  through  their  Family  Connection  account.  

� Very  easy  to  do!  Let’s  request  a  transcript!  

Colleges  I’m  Applying  To  � Students  can  see  the  colleges  they  are  applying  to,  the  type  of  admission  decision  they  are  using,  whether  they  used  the  Common  App,  the  deadline,  confirm  transcript  and  mid-­‐year  report  submitted  and  the  results  of  their  applications.  

Career  Search    � As  part  of  our  sophomore  curriculum,  we  have  all  students  complete  “Do  What  You  Are”  Survey  in  Family  Connection.  

� Let’s  see  the  personality  profile  and  possible  careers  for  Sample  Student!  

Tools  within  Career  Search  � Students  can  learn  more  about  prospective  careers—overview  of  job,  knowledge  and  skills  needed,  tasks  and  activities  and  average  wages  by  state.  

� Students  can  also  select  majors  listed  and  see  a  list  of  every  college  in  the  United  States  with  that  major.  

College  Visit  Schedule    � All  of  our  college  visits  are  scheduled  within  the  Family  Connection  System.  

� Students  can  see  when  schools  are  coming  by  looking  at  schedule  online.  

Contact  Informa;on    � Erika  Cedergren  -­‐-­‐  [email protected]  � Mary  Docken  –  [email protected]    � Ann  Kjorstad-­‐-­‐    [email protected]  

Thank  You!