We
invite you to explore Family Connection by Naviance, our website that allows
students and families to investigate, research, track, and plan for the college
admission process.
To
begin using Family Connection, go to http://connection.naviance.com/roslyn
and follow these steps:
·
On
the home page, enter the code that was printed on your personal access card
(sent to students and parents by mail) in the “New User” box and click
“Register.”
·
Fill
out the registration page including your e-mail address and a private
password. At the bottom of the
page, check the box that you agree to the terms of use and click “Complete
Registration.”
·
NOTE: When you log-in in the future, your user
name is your e-mail address and your password is the one you established when
registering. If you change your
e-mail address at any point, remember to update it in Family Connection.
·
The
Welcome page will appear when your registration is accepted. Announcements and other important
information are posted on the Welcome page. Check it often!
There
are a few sections of the Roslyn High School Family Connection with which we
urge you to become familiar:
“About Me” and “About College”.
About Me
These
are sections you might find useful:
My
Profile
– Includes basic biographical data and grade point averages.
My
Resume
- By completing this resume with information about your accomplishments and
talents, you can help us get a better understanding of how to help you
effectively describe yourself to colleges. It may also help match you with
local and state scholarship opportunities.
My
Colleges
– As you find colleges that interest you, we recommend that you add them to your
list of “Colleges That I’m Considering”.
If one of your colleges of interest visits Roslyn High School, you will
automatically receive an e-mail alerting you to the date and time of their
visit. Also, as you apply to
colleges, you will track the status of your application under “Colleges to
which I’m Applying”.
My
Journal
– As you investigate colleges and start to develop or refine your college list,
this is an excellent place to chronicle your thoughts and questions.
My
Account
– If you would like to change your password, you can do so here.
About
College
College
Search
– See page 18 for more information on how to conduct a college search.
College
Lookup
– Start here to research a specific college. We always recommend that students visit the college’s
individual website for the most up-to-date information. There is a direct link to the website
on each college’s Naviance homepage.
College
Match
- This tool will allow you to use historical gpa and test score information
about students from RHS and their college applications to match you with
colleges that you may want to consider adding to your list. Please note
that there are many factors which can affect admissions decisions and the
results of this search do NOT guarantee in any way whether or not you will be
accepted at a particular college. If a particular college never appears in the
results, it may be because no one from
Roslyn has ever applied to it.
College
Compare
– This tool allows you to compare average grade point averages and test scores
for accepted students from RHS at up to ten colleges. School averages are
displayed in green when your number is higher and in red when your number is
lower. Your PSAT score, if available, has been converted to the equivalent SAT
score and compared to the average single SAT score of an accepted student. The column labeled "Accept" shows the number
of students accepted out of the number of students that applied.
Scattergrams – This amazing tool
allows you to visually see how you compare to RHS students who have applied to
a particular college based on your grade point average and ACT or SAT score.
Acceptance
History
– To see how many RHS students have applied and enrolled at all colleges click
here.
Visit
Schedule
– College admission representatives visit RHS throughout the school year,
especially in the fall, to meet directly with interested students. To see what colleges have scheduled
visits to Roslyn, click here.
Students may click on “sign up” next to the college name to receive an
email that reminds them of the upcoming visit. We also list local college fairs on this page, and students
can click on “sign up” to see what colleges will be attending that fair.
Scholarship
List
– Click here for a complete listing of scholarships of which we receive
notice. Many of these scholarships
are from local, community, or state organizations.
Scholarship
Match
– Based on information in your profile, your resume, or your game plan,
scholarships are matched with your qualifications. The more information you complete in Family Connection, the
better the matches.
You
may also want to explore the resources under “From Your School”:
We
have also included links to additional websites that are important to Roslyn
High School students.
A QUICK WEBSITE
GUIDE TO NAVIANCE
TO
BEGIN:
·
Open
your internet browser and go to http://connection.naviance.com/roslyn
·
On
the home page, enter the code that was printed on your personal access card in
the “New User” box and click “Register.”
·
Fill
out the registration page including your e-mail address and a private
password. REMEMBER to write down
the password in a safe place. At
the bottom of the page, check the box that you agree to the terms of use and
click “Complete Registration.”
·
·
(NOTE: When you log-in in the future, your
user name is your e-mail address and your password is the one you established
when registering. If you change
your e-mail address at any point, remember to update it in TCCi.)
·
The
“Welcome” page will appear when your registration is accepted.
TO
COMPLETE A COLLEGE SEARCH:
·
On
the left side of the “Welcome” page is a list of functions that are available
on TCCi. Click on “college search”
under the “About College” section of the menu on the left-hand side.
·
Select
factors in any or all of the categories to help narrow down a list of colleges
that match your interests. At the
end of each page, you can either click “Show Matches” to generate a list OR
click “Next” to continue to pick more factors.
·
(NOTE: You will notice that the number of
schools that matches your criteria constantly appears near the top of the page
as you move through the selections.)
·
If
you end up with too many schools on your list and you need to narrow your list,
simply select more factors. You
should use the “Previous” button at the bottom of the page if you want to go
back to earlier pages/factors. On
the other hand, if you end up with too few schools, go back and deselect some
of your factors. Again, use the
“Previous” button.
·
Once
you have completed your search, click “Show Matches.”
·
Scroll
down toward the bottom of the new page.
The list of schools that matches your criteria will appear.
·
At
this point, you will see three pull-down menus. You now have the option to select criteria to compare three
different factors for each school on your list.
TO
RESEARCH COLLEGES ON YOUR LIST:
·
Simply
click on a college name that appears on your generated list.
·
A
new window will open and you will connect to a general information page for
that school within Naviance. From
this window, you can also research additional information such as admission
criteria, extracurricular activities, etc., by using the pull-down menu located
to the right of the red “Application History” box.
·
To
return to your full list of schools and begin researching another school,
simply close that window by clicking on the box in the upper left-hand corner.
·
To
research another school, repeat the above process.
·
In
order to save your list of colleges, you must manually save each one. To do this, click the “pick” link next
to that school on your list of generated schools. That school will show up in the “Hand-Picked List.” Once you’ve selected all of the schools
from your college search that you want to save, click the “Add to My Colleges”
link directly under the box labeled “Hand-Picked List.”
·
(NOTE: To view this list at a later date,
click “My Colleges” on the “About Me” menu on the left-hand side.)
WHEN
YOU HAVE FINISHED:
·
Don’t
forget to click “Sign Out” in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
THIS IS JUST AN
INTRODUCTION TO SEVERAL OF THE USEFUL FEATURES OF NAVIANCE. WE HOPE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
HELPFUL. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THE MENU AND EXPLORE ALL OF THE OTHER OPTIONS.