Post-Secondary Planning 

Students have many paths to choose from upon graduating from Blackstone-Millville Regional High School. These include four-year colleges, two-year colleges, workforce, and military. Students will work with their school counselor to establish the path that is right for them, and take the necessary steps to achieve their goals!

Naviance

https://student.naviance.com/blackstone (email school counselor for username/password assistance)

A college and career planning platform that students have access to beginning in the 9th grade. Students will use the site to identify their interests and personality type, while also exploring various careers and colleges. During senior year, Naviance will serve as an electronic folder that facilitates the submission of students' college applications.

Common App

www.commonapp.org

The Common Application is a universal college application that is accepted by almost 1000 colleges and universities. It is an extensive application, but most information can be duplicated and sent to various colleges. The videos below provide an overview on the Common Application and a walkthrough on how to link the Naviance and Common Application accounts (this is a required step for all students using the Common Application).

Please also check out this Common App Step-by-Step Guide that walks students step-by-step through each question of the Common Application, including why it’s asked and how to best answer.

NCAA Eligibility

www.ncaaclearinghouse.com

Division I or II athletes - need to register for NCAA Clearinghouse online and submit SAT and/or ACT scores to NCAA.  Students also need to request transcripts through Naviance to NCAA.

Mass CIS

https://portal.ma.cis360.org/

Your Site Username is: BlackstoneMillvilleHigh

Your Site Password is:  MassHire2022

Create an account and save. 

Mass CIS is another helpful resource for exploring one's interests, and matching these interests with careers and colleges/universities. It offers detailed information about careers, including skills required and average wages earned. 

A unique resource offered on this site is the Reality Check, which helps individuals see if their desired lifestyle can be supported by their career choice. To access,  career interests, reality check and other helpful information, click surveys and select the survey you are interested in. Be sure to save your progress and end results to refer back to.

Creating a Resume

A resume is a valuable document that can supplement college and job applications. Use the various templates in Google Docs to create yours. Valuable tips can be found here. Resumes can also be created on Mass Hire Site or Naviance.

Letters of Recommendation

Most colleges/programs prefer 2 letters of recommendation written by teachers and 1 letter of recommendation written by a school counselor. Students may also ask coaches and/or bosses for an additional letter. Students should ask teachers that they had more than once, or that they had in their junior year. Please note: students don’t need to have received an A in a teacher's class to ask for a letter. If teachers saw you struggle and push through, this can make for the best letter.

Please see the Class of 2025 tab for the School Counselors' Letter of Recommendation Google Forms.

College Essay

Students should consider a topic that can be tied to future plans. For example, if writing about a hardship, don’t just stop at talking about the event. Talk about how overcoming the hardship will affect you as a future student, worker, person. Click here for some helpful tips. We encourage students to share their essays with an English teacher and school counselor for feedback!