4 Year Colleges & Universities
Some students have their hearts set on a specific school. There is nothing wrong with that…unless you are not accepted to that school. With careful research and thoughtful planning coupled with realistic expectations, college application season can be one that is dominated by excitement for the future, rather than fear and anxiety.
If going straight to a 4-year college is your plan, be sure to view the Naviance for Seniors for the step-by-step instructions on Naviance's role in your college application process.
Organization is a key part of this process. Here is a College Search Organizer to help organize your research and your to-do list.
Myth Busters: College Edition
There is a lot of talk and a lot of opinions about what colleges want and the right way to do just about everything. It is important to tune out the noise and focus on what you truly want out of this next step in your life!
Flip through the slides to right to read the facts behind some of the most common (and anxiety producing) college admission myths.
College Myth Busters.pptxFinding Your Fit
There are about 4,000 colleges in this country alone. This means, there is a place for everyone. Prestige does not equal fit. The name of a school isn't going to be the thing that makes you happy and successful there. The right school for you is the one where you feel comfortable and secure, one where you can learn and thrive. There is a very good chance that this will be a different place than many of your friends!
Building a Balanced College Application List
There is no right number of applications -- but there is certainly such a thing as too many! It can be incredibly time consuming, costly and stressful to apply to a large number of schools and all of this can be avoided if you carefully think about your options.
Certain things should be non-negotiable when it comes to whether a school earns a spot on your application list, the first of which is your excitement about the prospect of attending! Flip through these slides to help you finalize your list.
Creating Your Application List .pptx
Super Match
One of the most helpful tools available to you in Naviance is called SuperMatch. This search engine allows you enter different criteria from academic programs and majors available to atheltics, location and on-campus housing options, to help find schools that have what you are looking for. To find SuperMatch:
Colleges --> SuperMatch College Search
College Profiles
Every college has an in depth profile page on Naviance that provides information like average cost of attendance, acceptance rates and deadlines. Students can also view Cal High specific admissions data to help make their application decisions.
Just type any college name in the search bar at the top of your home page.