Finding Fit Based on YOU - Naviance

WAIT. Before moving on, make sure you've already completed the Handout and Exercises listed in our "Select Priorities" Page. If you haven't, go there and do that work first!

Please checkout our HANDOUT titled "College Search Document," where you can record all the relevant information regarding the schools you are thinking about applying to.

Now that you have a list of preferences already determined--you can use those very determinants as search parameters for your college search.

Naviance offers a few different College Search Tools or Engines for you to try out. Some may be easier than others given your determinants. Below is a summary and walk-through of each Naviance College Search Tool.

Check out our NAVIANCE PAGE for more in-depth instructions with how to use and navigate Naviance.

Otherwise, check out our quick guides to each Naviance College Search Tool mentioned below:

Super Match College Search

The “SuperMatch” tool allows you to input your fit criteria, so you can have accurate results for which college best fits you.

Using the “Select Criteria to Start” button, you can start putting in the criteria which will shorten or broaden the list for the colleges that appeal to your interest.

The SuperMatch Activity is another great way to enter in all of your college criteria

• Choose from the drop down menu which characteristics you like in schools

• SuperMatch will tell you how compatible that school is to your criteria in a %

• Either Pin the school to save your search, or click on “add to the list” and Family Connection will save you school under the “colleges I’m thinking about”

How To: SuperMatch Overview

SuperMatch Walkthrough Found HERE

PDF Walkthrough HERE

Advanced College Search

Using the “Advanced College Search” tool, you are able to narrow down your schools by selecting your personal preferences and a list of your college matches will appear after completing the question inquiries.

To perform an Advanced College Search, choose “college search” under the “College” tab.

• Once you have entered your criteria, the search will provide a list of colleges and universities that fit within your preferences

Once you get your results, you can save your search. You can have multiple saved searches based on various preferences. For ex., “California schools – big” “California schools – small”

• Choose “college lookup” under the “college research” heading on the left column to look up a specific college or university

How To: Advanced College Search Overview

Advanced College Search Walkthrough

PDF of Advanced College Search

College Search

See and quickly favorite the other schools that students are applying to when they have also applied to a school from your favorites list. Additionally, check out other colleges that have accepted students with stats like your own.

College Search Overview

Websites - Other College Search Engines

Want to explore other websites to help discover possible colleges to apply to? Check out these resources online!

Want to try a different approach to find colleges?

Finished Researching Colleges? Next Steps: