ExtendedApplica.onNaviance

SeniorGradua,onRequirement

TargetsforComple.onToday

1.  BudgetRealityCheck

2.  AddCollegestomylist

3.  UnderstandingFAFSA

4.  SeptemberEASurveyaboutcollegeplans

• UndertheAboutMetab

WhatyouneedtoknowaboutEA?

1.  Gradua.onRequirement

2.  EAcanbedoneinmul.pleplacessuchasadvancedlevelSSCclassesandTransi.onclass.(Themajorityofthisprojectisdoneindependently).

3.  CompletedinNaviance

4.  9assignmentstohelpyouprepareforaQergradua.on

5.  ExitinterviewmandatoryonFebruary3rd-Markthisdatenow!

AccessingRexPutnamEmail

1.  GototheRexPutnamhomepage

2.  Clickonthe“Student”tab

3.  Clickon“googleapps”

4.  Enteryourusernameandpassword

•  Username:lastnamefirstini.al@nclack.org

•  Password:6digitstudentnumber

HowtologontoNaviance

1. GototheRexPutnamhomepage

2.  GotoquicklinksontheleQhandsideofscreenandclick“NavianceFamilyConnec.on”

3.  Username:Enterlastnameandfirstini,alonly

4.  Password:6-digitstudentnumber

NavianceHomePage

HomePage•  Links• What’sNew• Messages• DocumentLibrary• ContactUs

Tabs• Colleges• Careers• AboutMe• MyPlanner

Links

•  SAT

• ACT

•  FAFSA

• PutnamJr./Sr.page(understudenttabonRexPutnamhomepage)

• Helpfulwebsites

WhatdoestheSAT/ACTMeasure?

SAT•  Itmeasuresyourknowledgeofreading,wri.ngandmath—subjectsthataretaughteverydayinhighschoolclassrooms.

•  RecentlyredesignedtolineupmoreconsistentlywiththeACT.

ACT•  Itmeasureshighschoolstudents'generaleduca.onaldevelopmentandtheircapabilitytocompletecollege-levelwork.

•  Itisamul.plechoicetestscoveringfourskillareas:English,mathema.cs,reading,andscience.

Links

SATNextTestDate:•  November5LateRegistra,on•  October21TestCost:$51.00(ReasoningTest)$24.50(SubjectTest)LateRegistra.on:$27.50

ACTNextTestDate:•  December10LateRegistra,onPeriod•  November5-18TestCost:$39.50(Nowri.ngtest)$56.50(Withwri.ngtest)LateRegistra.on:$22.00

MyPlannerTab

1.  OntheNaviancehomepage,clickonthe“MyPlanner”tab

2.  Clickon“TasksAssignedtoMe”

3.  Click“ExpandList”atthebolomrightofthescreentodisplaycompletedassignments

EAAssignmentList

•  JobApplica.on

•  BudgetReality

•  BuildResume

•  AddCollegestomylist

•  AlendCollege,MilitaryorTradeSchoolVisit

•  ApplytoCollege

•  ScholarshipSearch

•  FAFSAWorksheet

• MyPlanEssay

•  ExitInterview

9TotalAssignments

BudgetRealityCheck

AQeryoufinishschool,youwillneedtoworktopayforhousing,food,clothes,transporta.on,andotheritems.Findouthowmuchmoneyyouwillneedtoearntocoveryourexpenses.Thenfindoutwhichoccupa.onswillsupportthislifestyle.

InNaviance,clickonthelinklistedunderBudgetRealitytogotoJump$tart'sRealityCheckatJump$tart.org.

http://www.jumpstart.org/reality-check.htm

Whenyouare,inished...SaveJumpStartRealityCheckResultsby:

•  ClickingFile•  ClickSaveAs•  Savetoyourdesktop

OpenupNaviance

•  GotoBudgetRealityCheck•  SelectUpload•  Selectyourdocumentfromthedesktop•  Selectuploadfile

CollegesTab-CollegeVisits

SignupforcollegevisitsatRexPutnam!

1.  OntheNaviancehomepage,clickonthe“Colleges”tab

2.  Clickon“viewallupcomingcollegevisits”

3.  Clickonthecollegevisityouwanttoalend

4.  Clickon“SignUp”

5.  Clickonthe“SignMeUp”box

CollegesTab-SuperMatch

1.  Onthe“Naviance”homepage,clickonthe“Colleges”tab

2.  Clickon“SuperMatch”

3.  UsethecategoriesontheleQtoconductacollegesearch

4.  ClickonthesavebulononthetopleQpor.onofthescreen.

5.  Createa.tlethatwilliden.fythesearch.(IfyoudidasearchforschoolsthatmatchedyourSATscores,Sports,Religion,etc…)

CollegesTab-AddCollegesToYourList

1.  Clickonthe“Colleges”tab

2.  Clickon“CollegesI’mthinkingabout”

3.  Clickon“+addcollegestothislist”

4.  Click“Lookup”andtypeinnameofcollege

5.  ClickontheCollegeyouwanttoadd

6.  Click“AddColleges”atthebolomofthepageThiswillsavethecollegesyouaremostinterestedin.Youcanaccesstheschool’sinforma.oneasilyfromyourlist,aswellasmoveforwardwithsometotheapplica.onprocess.

ApplyingForCollegeApplica,onProcess•  Eachcollegehasadifferentapplica.onprocesswithdifferentdirec.onstofollow.Readthemcarefully

•  Mostcollegesallowyoutodoapaperapplica.onorapplyonline.

Applica,onCost•  Manycollegeschargeanapplica.onfeewhichmayvaryamongcolleges.

(Don’tletthefeesstopyoufromapplyingtomul5pleschoolsbecauseofthecost,someschoolswillwaivetheapplica5onfee).Deadlines•  Eachcollegehasitsowndeadlineforapplica,onstobesubmiJed.

CollegeApplica.onPacket1.  Applica.on

2.  Transcripts

3.  Lelersofrecommenda.on

4.  SomeUniversi.eswillaskforaCollegeEssay

CommonApplica.onWhatisitusedfor?

•  TheCommonApplica.onisusedforundergraduateadmissionsbyover500collegesanduniversi.es.

•  Onlyschoolsthatevaluateapplica.onsholis.callyareallowedtousethecommonapplica.on;thatis,theadmissionsstaffmusttakeintoconsidera.onthingslikelelersofrecommenda.onandtheapplica.onessay.

•  IfacollegebasesadmissionsolelyonGPAandtestscores,theycannotbemembersoftheCommonApplica.on.

MatchingCommonApplica.onwithNaviance

CommonApplica.on&Naviance

https://vimeo.com/102639828

Termstobefamiliarwith:

EarlyAc,on•  Acollegeadmissionprocessthatissimilartoearlydecision,butisnotabindingcommitmenttoalendthecollege.

EarlyDecision•  Studentswhoapplyunderearlydecisioncommittoenrollatthecollegeifadmiledandofferedasa.sfactoryfinancialaidpackage.

•  Applica.onDeadlinesareusuallyinNovemberorDecemberwithamid-tolate-Decemberno.fica.ondate.

EarlyAc.on–Private&PublicSchoolsEarlyAc,onthroughCommonApplica,on•  LewisandClark-November1•  Linfield-November1•  Willamele-November15•  GeorgeFox-November1EarlyAc,onPublicSchools–(applythroughindividualwebsites)•  UniversityofOregon-November1•  OregonStateUniversity-November1•  EasternOregonUniversity-November1•  PortlandStateUniversity-December1EarlyDECISION•  Reed-Nov15(binding)PriorityDecision•  UniversityofPortland-December1

FAFSA• FAFSA=FreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid•  Onlineapplication@FAFSA.gov•  PellGrants,federalstudentloansandworkstudy•  CollegesanduniversitiesusetheFAFSAtodeterminenon-federalstudentaid

•  StatesprogramsusethedatafromtheFAFSAtodetermineifyouareeligibleforstateaid

•  PrivatescholarshipprogramsuseFAFSAdatatodeterminewhoquali,iesfortheirscholarships

• ManypeopledonotcompletetheFAFSAbecausetheyassumetheywillnotbeeligibleforfederalaid.

FAFSACont.• 2016-17FAFSAOpens=October1st• Youwillneedto,iletheFAFSAeachyearyouwillbeincollegetobeconsideredforaid.• FilingtheFAFSAisFREE!• CompletingapaperworksheetoftheFAFSAaheadoftimemakestheprocessmucheasier• OnFAFSA.govtypeFAFSAworksheetinthewebsite’ssearchbar• https://fafsa.ed.gov/fotw1516/pdf/fafsaws15c.pdf

InfoneededfortheFAFSA:1.  2015Incometaxreturns(parents)2.  W-2formsandotherincomerecords3.  Currentbankstatement4.  Mortgageinformation5.  Recordsofbene,itsfrom

AfterFilingtheFAFSA•  YouwillreceiveaStudentAidReport(SAR)•  TheSARreportcontainsinformationfromtheFAFSAapplicationandyour“ExpectedFamilyContribution”(EFC)

•  YourEFCisnottheamountofmoneyyourfamilyisexpectedtopay.Rather,itisanindexthatcollegesusetocalculatetheamountof,inancialaidyoumayqualifytoreceive.

FinancialAidAwards• WhenyoucompletetheFAFSA,youselectthecollegesyouareinterestedinattending.

•  ThesecollegeswillreceiveyourFAFSAinformationanddeterminetheamountandtypesofaidyouareeligiblefor.

•  A,inancialaidawardletterwillbesenttoyouforeachcollegethatacceptsyouforadmission.

SampleUniversityAwardLetter

PutnamFAFSANight

• WHAT:PutnamFAFSANight

• WHERE:PutnamHighSchool

• WHEN:Monday,Oct.17th@6:30-8:00PM

• WHY:Get,inancialaidquestionsansweredandlearn

moreaboutFAFSA!

AboutMeTab-Sept.EASurvey

• OntheNaviancehomepage,onleQhandsideclickonthesurvey.tled“SeptemberEASurvey”

• Pleasecompletetheshortgradua.onsurveyaboutyourplansfornextyear.

AssignmentstoCompletebytheOctober27EAMee.ng

•  BuildResume•  OntheNaviancehomepage,clickonthe“MyPlanner”tab•  Clickon“TasksAssignedtome”•  Clickon“BuildResume”

•  CollegeVisit

•  SignupforacollegevisitonNaviancethroughtheCareerCenter.•  Completethe“CollegeVisitReflec.on”form.

•  FAFSAworksheetturnedinoruploaded

AllExtendedApplica.onAssignmentsareontheRexPutnamWebsite

• OntheRexPutnamHomePage• Clickonthe“Student”Tab• Clickon“ExtendedApplica,onAssignments”• Allassignmentsthatrequireapapertobeturnedin(FAFSAQuiz&CollegeVisitReflec,onForm)shouldbeturnedintoLoriGu,errezintheCareerCenterortoyourcounselor.

• MyPlanEssaysshouldbecompletedinGoogleDocsandsharedwithLoriGu,errez.

November&December

• Seniormee.ngswithcounselors

• CollegeApplica.ons

• Scholarships

• FAFSA

Ifyouhaveques5ons,pleaseask!YoucanvisittheCareerCenterorCounselingOfficeoremailus.