Naviance Quick Tips

General Information
Feature Description How to get there
Access GPA and  Each semester, Naviance will be updated to 1. Click on the About Me (top right)
class rank reflect your updated class rank and GPA. 2. Click My Account
 Please note: Freshmen will not have a rank or 3. Rank and GPA are listed under
GPA until after their first semester. Academic.
Build a Resume  Keep track of all of your high school awards, 1. Click on the About Me.
activities, volunteer work, athletics and more. 2. Click on My Stuff.
 Save and add to it each semester. 3. Click on Resume.
 It automatically formats your resume to allow
you to easily print it off when you need it.
Test Scores  Access PSAT, pre-ACT, SAT and ACT Scores 1. Click on About Me.
 Please note: we receive test scores in batches 2. Click on My Stuff
and often much later than students get their 3. Click on Test Scores.
reports, so it may take time for recent test scores
to reflect in this section. You can manually
update your scores using the pink + button.
Career Exploration
Feature Description How to get there
Career Cluster  Based on activities students enjoy, personal 1. Click on Careers.
Finder qualities, and school subjects students like, the 2. Click on the Explore
survey ranks which career clusters students might 3. Click Career cluster finder on the
find most fulfilling left hand side.
Career Interest  Align students to the six Holland personality types 1. Click on Careers.
Profiler by using: preferred activities, competencies, self- 2. Click on the Explore
perceptions, and values. 3. Click Career interest profiler on the
 Note: can only be taken once without counselor left hand side.
re-set.
Explore Careers  Search any career by keyword or category for 1. Click on Careers.
job descriptions, career outlook, salary, 2. Click on Explore.
education and training requirements, and more. 3. Click Explore Careers and Clusters.

College Research
Feature Description How to get there
SuperMatch!  A helpful ‘reverse search’ for colleges. 1. Click on Colleges.
College Search  Use over 20 search criteria to generate a list of 2. Click Find Your Fit
colleges that meet your search requirements. 3. Click SuperMatch.
School Statistics  Access overview information about admissions, 1. Click on the Colleges.
academics, student life and cost and so much 2. Click on College LookUp.
more about any college. 3. Search for the any college.
College  Compares your GPA and test scores to the 1. Click on Colleges.
Compare average GPA and test scores of our past 2. Click on Colleges I’m Thinking
students who have been admitted to a college. About.
 School averages are displayed in green if your 3. Click on College Compare.
numbers are higher than past admitted 4. Add colleges you are researching.
averages, and in red if your numbers are lower.
Colleges I’m  Keep a running list of colleges you are thinking 1. Click on the Colleges tab.
Thinking About about so that you can easily research them. 2. Click on Colleges I’m Thinking
 When you have finalized your list and are ready About.
to begin applications senior year, you will 3. Click Add Colleges to List.
transfer them to Colleges I’m Applying To.

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College  Find information about admissions, academic 1. Type the name of any college in
Information programs, student life, cost, and more on the search bar at the top of the
thousands of colleges. Naviance homepage.
 You can favorite colleges to add them to your 2. Click on the name of the college
“Colleges I’m thinking about” list, communicate to access their profile.
with admissions reps and view scattergrams.
Scattergrams  These graphs provide historical data on 1. Click on Colleges.
admissions results specific to Ardrey Kell Students. 2. Click on Find Your Fit
 Reflects average accepted GPA and test scores 3. Click Scattergrams and choose a
over the last several years, and are good tools to college from the dropdown.
see if you are competitive for admission.
Scholarship  Gather information about scholarships that are 1. Click on Colleges.
Information available. 2. Click on Scholarships and Money.
 Find scholarships that match your criteria. 3. Click on Scholarship Match,
 Search National Scholarship databases. Scholarship List, and National
 Scholarships can be filtered by deadline, Scholarship Search.
amount and other criteria.

To access Naviance:

- All students should be able to access Naviance through Clever (no password needed)
- If you are accessing from Naviance.com:
o Username: student email address
o Password: student ID number
*if this does not work, email your school counselor for log-in credentials

9th, 10th and 11th graders can:

- Access unweighted GPA, weighted GPA, and class rank

- Periodically update résumé
- Complete career interest inventories and explore careers
- Begin looking at potential colleges & update “College I’m Thinking About” section
accordingly:
- Research scholarships to prepare for senior year applications

12th graders should:

- Keep “Colleges I’m Applying To” list up to date

- Request transcripts to be sent to colleges
- Request letters of recommendation from teachers
- Monitor and update status of application, including:
o method of application (common app or direct to institution)
o Deadlines
o transcripts requested and submitted
o Letters of recommendation requested and submitted
o Admissions decisions
- Research and link to scholarship applications
- indicate where final transcript should be sent

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