The Common application and naviance Woodbridge High School Guidance Department The Common application and naviance

Role of Common application Common app and naviance Role of Common application The Common Application is a standardized admission application that can be used to apply to more than 500 common app member colleges and universities The common application will need to be filled out and matched with the student’s naviance account.

Common app and naviance Role of naviance Naviance is a comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps districts and schools align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life. Naviance and common app will be linked together and used in tandem when applying to colleges.

Matching common app to naviance Common app and naviance Matching common app to naviance Students must sign up for common app and complete the profile, education, and ferpa waiver prior to matching. Students must use the same email in common app and naviance.

Common app ferpa waiver Common app and naviance Common app ferpa waiver All students will complete a release authorization and make their selection Re: ferpa options on the common app online Students must complete the release and CA waiver before inviting an outside recommender or before submitting their application

Ferpa release (on common app) Common app and naviance Ferpa release (on common app) Step 1- Click the “My Colleges” tab and choose release authorization Step 2- Click the confirmation at the bottom of the screen.

Matching common app and naviance Once the ferpa waiver, education and profile tabs are complete on common app, naviance can be matched Matching will occur in the “colleges I’m Applying to” tab on naviance and a link will appear in pink at the top of the page

Matching common app and naviance Students will enter their email address and date of birth to confirm. The email must be the same as common app. *After completing common app material, it may take a bit for it to register in naviance- so you may not see the match option immediately Error matching could be: Incomplete education on common app Incomplete profile on common app Ferpa status incomplete on common app Different email addresses on common app and naviance

Common app and naviance What is an e-doc school? Whs is now classified as an e-doc school because transcripts, letters of recommendations, and the school profile can be electronically transmitted to colleges, universities, and the ncaa using naviance.

Common app and naviance

Teacher recommendations Common app and naviance Teacher recommendations Step 1- personally ask the teacher(s) to write a recommendation for your before you request them in naviance. Step 2- Give the teacher a completed RAVE sheet Step 3- go to the “college” tab on naviance, scroll down to “letters of recommendation” Step 4- choose “add request” at the top of the page and select the teacher from the list.

Common app and naviance

Common app and naviance Transcripts Step 1- in naviance, under the “colleges” tab, add the college that you applying for to the “colleges I’m applying to” list Step 2- request a transcript *Prepare for it to be “pending”- all documents (recommendations & transcripts) will be sent at once.

Common app and naviance

In conclusion Have your common app done ASAP! Common app and naviance In conclusion Have your common app done ASAP! Match your common app to naviance. Personally ask teachers for recommendations before requesting through naviance. Apply and request transcripts Ensure common app email address matching naviance email address!!