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Naviance Account Activation

All Rancho Buena Vista students and their parents/guardians are provided with a Naviance account. Naviance users can access tools that allow them to explore their personality type, career interests, and post-high school educational opportunities including colleges and trade or technical schools. For College-bound students, Naviance serves as a management system that streamlines the entire application process from selecting campuses to sending applications and applying for scholarships. Parents/guardians can use Naviance to review their student’s college selections and the application process.

Naviance is a program that is designed to help students plan their post-high school endeavors. By using it, you can make your college, vocational school, or tech school search MUCH easier and organized!

Naviance allows you to:

Store all of your demographic/academic information

Search for colleges/vocational schools/tech schools based on the parameters YOU define

Stay aware of important deadlines

Manage your ENTIRE application process, from start to finish

Communicate with other RBV students

Receive important e-mails from the counseling office regarding college visits, application workshops, and financial aid tips

And much more!

If this is the FIRST TIME you have used Naviance, click the I need to register button on the right side of the page.

If you are a STUDENT, register with your student ID number. For example, if your student id number is 123456, you need to use 123456 to register. Click Register.

Student ID with a P

The next screen should look like this (if it does NOT, talk to your counselor):

1. Enter your E-mail address…and make SURE it is one that you actually USE!

2. CONFIRM your e-mail address.

3. Make up a password, one that you will REMEMBER!

4. CONFIRM your password.

1. Read the Privacy Statement, accept it, and click the “Complete Registration” button.

That’s it! You have a Naviance account. Students, take some time and explore the “college search” link. Explore all the links, save your work, and your college application process will go much more smoothly when the time comes!

If you are a PARENT, note that you will have limited access to your student’s account, with the opportunity to review specific key areas. After you create your account, search the links and familiarize yourself with the numerous features that will help you better chart your child’s college search.