1. Miramonte Parents Night
Welcome from Samantha Stuber & Linda Fore
College & Career Adviser (CCC) & Counselor

2. CCC Resources SAT & ACT test prep** Scholarships AP Test Prep Books
Community Service Awards
College Application Workshops
Tutors
Jobs
College Visits to local Colleges
Gap Year Programs
NAVIANCE!
One on One Meetings
Career Library
College Niche Library
Summer Programs

3. CCC Events College Rep. Visits – Fall and Spring
Financial Aid Night – FAFSA
Career Night
PSAT/ Practice ACT Score Back Night
Awards Nights
Workshops
College Fair – May ? at St. Mary’s
NCAA Athletic Presentation
College Visit – Sonoma State Tour on April 24th!

4. College Research Process
Step One: Develop (Summer before Junior Year)
Step Two: Explore (Junior Year - Summer)
Step Three: Define (Late Summer - September of Senior Year)
Step Four: Finalize your list (No later than early October)

5. Step One: Develop
Define and learn the different College Characteristics
Determine what is important for you at college to be happy and successful- ‘must haves’ vs. ‘would be nice’
Consider academics, social atmosphere, financial affordability, admission criteria, sports and extracurricular activities available, etc.
Family Considerations

6. Step Two: Explore Use college search tools such as:
Naviance’s ‘College Search’ tool
Use the ‘College Explore’ sheet to take note and compare colleges by what is important to you.
Meet with your counselor/ college and career center advisor
Attend NACAC and local college fairs
Attend High School Case Study Night
Attend college rep visit at Miramonte
College Tours
Explore college websites
LinkedIn - Explore where Alumni are working & in what field
YoUniversityTV - videos of colleges to see atmosphere on and off campus
College Navigator - Statistics and facts on each college
College Board Big Future - Search each college and see majors, programs, sports, financial information, pictures, etc.

7. Step Three: Define Formalize list - no more than 15 colleges on list
Add all colleges on list to ‘College’s I’m thinking about’ on Naviance
Rate interest in the college in the ‘College’s I’m thinking about’ tab

8. Step Four: Finalize the list If you answer no to any of the following questions, remove the college from the list:
Review step one, does every college have meet your ‘must have’ criteria?
Define the ‘why’ for each college on your list - if you can’t, cut it from your list.
Are all colleges on the list financially do-able?
Would you be happy attending this college, even if it’s a ‘safety’?
Do you have more than 10 schools on your list?
Do you have at least three ‘safety’, ‘likely’ and ‘reach’ schools?
Can you submit all application on time without letting your grades drop?

9. NAVIANCE! What is it & how does it help?
Used by all grade levels
Career research
College research
College Applications
College Preparation Resources
Transcript requests
Requesting & submitting letters of recommendation
Scholarship search
College Rep Visits
More!

10. Naviance by Grade
Freshman: Personality & Career Assessments, Finding Enrichment Programs, Volunteer and other opportunities. (December)
Sophomores: Assessments, Resume, Test Prep Resources, Volunteer, Enrichment Programs, College Rep Visits (March)
Juniors: Researching Colleges, Sculpting list on Naviance, Test Prep Resources, Volunteer, Scholarships, Enrichment Programs (January & May)
Seniors: Applying to college, letters of recommendation, Scholarships, Brag Survey, CommonApp Matching, Graduation survey at the end of the year (Early September)

11. Logging onto Naviance, Family Connection:
Log on to: or click the Naviance link on the Counseling/College Career page of the Miramonte website.
Parents: Username: Your
Password: Your custom password
Students: Username: 300#
Password: Network log-in password
Parents may request a password by ing