Naviance & Post-High School Planning

Lyman Hall High School

School Counseling Department Mission

● The mission of the Wallingford School Counseling Department is to support academic, personal/social, and career development for all students in collaboration with parents, teachers, support staff, administrators and the community.

Student Success Plan

● The Student Success Plan is an individualized plan that engages every student, based on their interests and strengths, to help them understand the relevance of education as a means to achieve post-secondary educational and career goals.

● The core components of the SSP are: ○ Academic Development○ Career Development○ Social, Emotional and Physical Development

● The SSP begins in grade 6 and continues throughout high school

Naviance

● Naviance is an electronic portfolio which supports the Student Success Plan and follows the student from school to school.

● In Naviance, parents and students can easily access Family Connection which will allow you to:○ Get involved in the planning and advising process○ Research careers○ Research colleges○ Create plans for the future○ Manage the college application process

Steps in Post-High School Planning

● Junior Year:○ Continue building your resume in Naviance○ Attend Junior-Student/Parent Post-High School meeting with your School Counselor○ Visit post-secondary schools○ Take the SAT/ACT

● Senior Year:○ Take the SAT/ACT○ Complete your resume in Naviance○ Write your college essay in English class○ Ask for letters of recommendation from your teachers○ Attend College Representative visits in our Career Center○ Start your college application and Common Application○ Sign up for college campus visits○ Submit Transcript requests to the School Counseling Secretary, Mrs. Hoag○ Search for Scholarships through Naviance○ Attend Financial Aid workshops

Junior Year: College Exploration

● Research post-secondary schools○ Complete and compare your college search using Naviance and the College Board website

■ Naviance → http://succeed.naviance.com/lymanhall■ College Board → www.collegeboard.org

● Explore college websites● Attend post-high school fairs (Wallingford School District, Choate, National College Fair at the

Hartford Convention Center, Fairfield County at Webster Bank Arena)● Visit colleges of interest

○ Consider visiting during our school breaks while college is still in session○ Call College Admissions Office to schedule a guided tour

● Develop college list○ Include Reach, Target, and Safety schools based on individual student’s academic profile

■ Use Naviance to compare individual academic profile with average student who attends school of interest

● Start building resume on Naviance

Junior Year: Naviance College Search

● Naviance: http://succeed.naviance.com/lymanhall○ Login with username/password → What you use to get on the school network

Junior Year: College Board Search

● College Board: http://www.collegeboard.org

Junior Year: SAT/ACT

● Junior year, ALL students are required to take the SAT in March at LHHS● Students can take it again in May or June and in October or November if

they choose● All schools accept the SAT or ACT, however, some schools are now

test optional● Always check your college’s website for testing requirements

○ Some of the more competitive schools require SAT subject tests

● Register for the SAT → http://www.collegeboard.org● Register for the ACT → http://www.actstudent.org● *Note that each exam has a registration deadline found on their website*● During registration you will be asked for Lyman Hall’s School Code: 070815

Senior Year: Tasks to Complete

● Re-take the SAT/ACT if needed/desired○ Be sure to send scores directly from testing website to colleges

● Resume○ Created in Naviance

○ Shows schools how well-rounded students are (school and community activities, community service, work experience, awards)

● College essay○ Assigned through Senior English classes○ Provides schools with personal insight into the applicant

Senior Year: Letters of Recommendation

● Most schools require 1 or 2 letters of recommendation● 1 should be from a core-subject teacher

○ Consider asking college-major content area teacher● ALWAYS ask in person first AND provide a copy of your resume● Submit formal request through Naviance under “Colleges” tab - “Colleges I’m Applying to”

Senior Year: College Rep. Visits

● For schools of interest, students can sign-up directly through Naviance or in the College & Career Center to attend College Rep. talks.

Senior Year: Common Application

● The Common App is used by many colleges and enables students to send 1 application to multiple schools○ Students must create an account → http://www.commonapp.org/○ In Common App, students will add the schools they are applying to

Senior Year: Common Application Continued...

● Next, students will fill-in information for each tab○ The Education section must be filled out before matching a student’s Common App account

with their Naviance account

Senior Year: Common Application Continued...

● Next, the student will sign the FERPA waiver under the “My Colleges” tab. This provides the school with permission to send recommendations and transcripts through Naviance.

Senior Year: Matching Common App & Naviance

● In Naviance, go to the “Colleges” tab - “Colleges I’m Applying to”● In the blue box, enter the email address you use for your Common App account and click “match”● The schools you entered in Common App will now appear in Naviance● Any schools that are not Common App must be manually added in Naviance

Senior Year: Requesting Transcripts

● Now click “request transcripts” located above your selected colleges● For each school you are ready to apply to, check “add request” and then confirm by clicking “request transcripts” at

the bottom of the screen● Complete a pink transcript request form located in the School Counseling Office

Senior Year: Scholarships in Naviance

● To find information on scholarships, click the “Colleges” tab and “Scholarship List”

● Review scholarships of interest and criteria to apply

Thank You!● Juniors and seniors: your counselor will invite you and your parents for an

individual post-secondary planning session● School Counselors are available to assist students and parents throughout

the post-secondary high school process● Follow us on Twitter @LHCounseling to receive important announcements,

local scholarship opportunities, workshops and more!● Please call, email or schedule an appointment to meet with us as needed!