1. Naviance Family Connection Tutorial

2. What Can Naviance Do for You?  Create a Resume Format  Search Colleges  Compare Colleges  Track College Deadlines  Show College Acceptance Scattergrams  Provides Organized Scholarship Information  Allows you to receive updated info from Guidance

3. How to Access Naviance The Naviance web address is: http://connection.naviance.com/hopedale There is also a link in the Guidance section of the Hopedale High School website

4. Register for Naviance  Seniors have already registered for Naviance  Your username will be your home email address  If you are a new user or forgot which email address you originally used, see your counselor!

5. My Resume  Provides counselors with information regarding activities, awards, and academic achievements  Students can complete “My Resume” in addition to giving counselors an updated activity sheet  Naviance will also give students a formatted resume which can be used in job searching

6. College Search  Allows students to narrow down colleges and universities to match their interests  Search Topics Include : - Location of School - Student Population Characteristics - Admissions Selectivity - Majors - Costs

7. College Scattergrams  See how graduated Hopedale students did when applying to schools  See how your GPA and SAT scores measure up

8. College Match  Generates a list of schools that have accepted students similar to you  From the lists in the various search engines, you can click on the college link for more information including: - Average GPA accepted, average SAT accepted, majors and degrees, and student life (activities, clubs, student population makeup).

9. My Colleges  Organize colleges using “My College”  Provides expected difficulty, application deadlines, and links to schools  STAY LESS STRESSED BY STAYING ORGANIZED

10. Scholarships Up-to-date Scholarship lists Includes: - Scholarship amount - Application material necessary - Number of scholarships available - Deadlines - Website links

11. Naviance Tips  Visit website often  Explore on your own  Use the resources available to you in the Guidance Office and on Naviance!