Exploring Naviance

 

Enter criteria such as size, location, cost, availability of specific majors or athletic programs; students can then produce a list of colleges that meet their criteria.

 

A graphical view of application outcomes (accepted, denied, waitlisted) at a college for recent Wayzata applicants, using GPA and ACT or SAT scores. Students can gauge their chances of acceptance by comparing personal GPA/ACT numbers with those of successful applicants. If your student has not taken the ACT or SAT exam yet, it will take your student's PLAN score and estimate what their ACT score will be in order to allow you to still use this feature.

 

You will be able to view when your transcripts/applications were sent to the colleges for which you applied. (Select the "College" tab and then click on the "transcripts" link on the left-hand side.)

 

You will be able to view when a letter of recommendation you requested from a teacher has been turned into the counseling office. (Select the "College" tab and then click on the link that says "College's I'm Applying To." If you scroll down the page you will see a Teacher Recommendations heading. The teachers name and the word "completed' will appear if the letter has been turned in.

 

Search the Sallie Mae national scholarship clearinghouse and view local scholarships posted by the College and Career Center.

 

This link give students an easy way to develop a resume. The screen will provide boxes for students to enter information and, in turn, transforms the information entered into a resume.

 

A series of questions that are designed to help the counselor work with each student to develop a game plan for achieving their goals after graduation. Answers to these questions can be changed at any time and answers are not shared with anyone other than the counselor.