Naviance/Family Connection
Senior Year
California Community Colleges
 List of CA Community Colleges available on the
SRVHS website. Under the counseling tab, click on
“college resources,” and then click on “community
college”. Research your options in our Career and
College Center.
 Students will need to take English and Math
placements tests at DVC or Las Positas in early spring.
 Register early! Near the end of the fall 2016 semester,
see the SRV Career and College Center for registration
information.
CSU/UC COMPARISON
CSU
UC
GPA in req. courses Soph & Jr year
GPA in req. courses Soph &
SAT with Essay or ACT with
Jr year
SAT (w/Essay not
required)or ACT(w/writing
not required)
Depth and Breadth of
coursework
Apply 10/1 - 11/30
www.csumentor.edu
writing
SAT subject tests in different
areas are “value added”
Depth and Breadth of coursework
Personal Insight Questions
Co-curricular activities
 Application now open, must
submit 11/1 – 11/30
Admissions.university of
california.edu
Colleges That Use The Common
Application
 If the college(s) to which you are applying uses the Common Application,
before you list the college(s) in Naviance, you must first go to:
www.commonapp.org and create an account.
 Write down the email address you used to create your Common
App account. You will need to use this exact same email address
later in Naviance to match up your Common App account.
 In the Common App you must complete the Education Section. Go to
My Colleges. Then on left side of page, click on Recommenders and
FERPA. Then complete the FERPA agreement. This must all be done
BEFORE you access Naviance.
 You must complete the FERPA agreement in www.commonapp.org,
waiving your rights to see your recommendations.
 Please Note:
School staff will not write your recommendations unless you have waived
your FERPA rights.
Getting Started On
Naviance/Family Connection
Click on the Naviance/Family Connections link on the
lower left side of the front page of the SRVHS website at
www.srvhs.net
 Use the email and password you used to log in to
Naviance/Family Connection last year. Click on the
“forgot password?” link if you need to retrieve your
password and it will be emailed to you.
Still stuck? Go to the SRVHS Career and College
Center or see your counselor for help.
You will use the “Colleges” tab to enter all
the colleges to which you are applying.
If you need a letter of rec from your counselor,
you’ll find all the forms you’ll need to complete
and bring to her in the “document library” tab.
This is also where you can get the Due Date
Form that you’ll need to give to teachers for a
letter of rec. from them.
Enter colleges
to which you
are applying
Sign up here to
attend college
visits in the
College & Career
Center
Research colleges and find
potential matches
Search national and local scholarship
opportunities
Here you will manage the list of colleges
that you are applying to. You will need to
indicate the type of application (early
decision, rolling, etc.), and you MUST
indicate whether or not you are applying
via Common App or the Coalition. SRV
recommends you use the Common App
whenever possible.
This is also where you will go
later to update Family
Connection with your college
admissions outcomes &
decisions. Please remember to
do this as you hear back from
schools – It Is Very Important!
This is where you will enter the
exact same email address you
used when you set up your
Common App account and your
date of birth.
If you are not applying
to any colleges using the
Common Application,
click on “not needed”
Note: Under the submissions screen: A red question mark will display for a school
when the student has not selected whether or not they are applying via the Common
App. or the Coalition. Please make sure to designate how you are applying. (SRV
recommends the Common App whenever possible. )
The computer screen
with the CO inside is a
Coalition App school
and accepts electronic
submissions through
the Coalition only.
The empty
computer screen
is a non Common
App school and
accepts electronic
submissions.
The computer screen with the CA
inside is a Common App school
and accepts electronic
submissions.
The postage stamp icon is for mail
only schools
Requesting Transcripts
 Transcripts – UC’s and CSU’s do NOT require transcripts
with application.
 Transcripts for all schools will be ordered through Family
Connection. Under the “Colleges Tab” click on request
transcripts.
 Please DO NOT use Send.Edu or Parchment/Docufide to
request transcripts. Please use Family Connection to
request transcripts.
Request transcripts here
Requesting Letters of
Recommendation From Teachers
 For colleges that require letters of recommendation from
teachers, please first ask teachers in person if they would
be willing to write you a recommendation.
 Ask teachers at least 3 school weeks prior to your due
date and ask teacher(s) what if anything they may need to
write for you: (resume, forms, copies of what you are
putting together for your counselor rec., etc.).
 Then add teacher recommendation requests in Family
Connection. Send requests in Family Connection.
This is where you will request teacher letters of recommendation.
Requesting Letters of
Recommendation From Teachers
 Be sure you download a Due Date Form from the
“Document Library” located on the welcome page in
Family Connection. On the Due Date Form list only the
colleges that you want each teacher to submit recs to for
you. Remember CSU and UC do not accept recs.
 Give the completed Due Date form to your teachers and
make sure they are clear on which colleges they need to
submit their recs to for you.
 If you are applying to colleges that only accept recs
through US mail (not electronically), make sure that you
provide your teachers with any required teacher forms,
as well as stamped envelopes, addressed to each college.
For Letters of Rec from Your
Counselor
 Go to the “Document Library” located on the welcome page
on the right in Family Connection and download/complete
the following forms (# 1-5):
*Instructions for Managing College Applications (Read
this carefully and follow the steps.)
*Student Self Evaluation Survey
*Parent Questionnaire (Parent completes this and gives it
back to you)
*Complete a resume (a resume template is available in the
Family Connections “Document Library”.
*Due Date Form
For Letters of Rec from Your
Counselor continued…
• Put all of these completed forms in an envelope with the due date
form on the top and make an appt. to see your counselor with this
packet AT LEAST 3 SCHOOL WEEKS prior to your first due date.
• NOTE: If you are applying to a school that uses the Common
Application, you will need a counselor letter of recommendation.
• If you are applying to any schools that don’t accept electronic
submissions bring any required college forms, as well as stamped,
addressed envelopes for your counselor to mail your
recommendations.
Send your SAT And/Or ACT Test
Scores
 Don’t forget to go to www.collegeboard.org to send your SAT
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and AP test scores to your colleges. Don’t use Score Choice.
Don’t forget to go to www.actstudent.org to send your ACT
test scores to your colleges.
Family Connection does NOT send ANY test scores to your
colleges.
UC’s: For SAT & ACT send to one campus and all campuses
will automatically have access to that score report.
CSU’s: For SAT: Send scores to “3594”. ALL CSU campuses
will then have access to your SAT scores. For ACT: Need to
send to one CSU campus, then use the “ACT Score Manager”
function in the CSU mentor (CSU application) website
(www.csumentor.edu) to send to other CSU schools (at no
cost).
All other Colleges: You need to send to each college.
Applying to College. . .
Student Responsibility:
Completing College Applications
for each college
Adding colleges in and ordering
transcripts in Family Connection.
SAT/ACT Scores must be sent
through testing agency
 Collegeboard.org
 ACTstudent.org
Follow up with each school
Notifying recommenders if/when
you add more colleges you are
applying to
Mid-Year/Final Reports
School Responsibility:
School Counselors submit the
following:
Recommendation letters
Secondary School Report
School Profile
Official Transcript – to be ordered
by the student through Family
Connection
Teachers Submit:
Recommendation letters
Teacher Report
Please Remember…
 Colleges that use the Common Application will require a
letter of recommendation from your counselor.
 Please remember for a counselor letter of rec. to complete
forms #1-5 in the Family Connection “Document Library”
& schedule appt. with your counselor at least 3 school
weeks prior to your first college deadline.
 Staff will NOT write letters over the holiday breaks. Plan
well ahead. If you have a deadline of Jan. 15, you will need
have your forms to your teachers/counselor by Dec. 1st.
Those not received by Dec. 1 will not be sent until
after January 9th.
 Check back on Family Connection to view status of your
letter of rec requests.
Please Remember Also:
 Send Thank You notes to those who wrote you
recommendations.
 UC’s/CSU’s do not ask for and will not read letters of
recommendation.
 Do not order transcripts for UC or CSU.
 Remember to update in Family Connection your
college admission decisions as you receive them.
What’s next…
 Check college websites and apply early for housing!
 Financial Aid:
Complete the FAFSA after October 1st, 2016 and before
the deadline of March 2nd, 2017.
• The SRV Career and College Center will hold a
Financial Aid Overview Night on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in
the SRVHS Commons
Scholarships
 Scholarships are posted in Naviance.
 Also check out the financial aid pages of each college.
(Many are posting links to scholarships).
 Check out the SRV College and Career Center web
page RE: Financial Aid.
What’s Next
 October 4, 6:30 p.m. College Application Night
 October 12, 10:30-11:25 a.m. Out of State Mini College
Fair in the SRV library
 Wed. Oct. 26 SRVUSD College Night 6:30- 8:30 p.m.
at DVHS
 Frequently check your email for info. from the colleges
to which you applied. (Including your spam file).
 Stop in to the CCC with any questions you have
regrading colleges or applications! Also Check Naviance
and the school bulletin for workshops on writing essays,
building a college list, and navigating Naviance.
THANK YOU!
The SRVHS Counseling Team
The SRVHS Career and College Center Advisors