TIPS FOR USING NAVIANCE

LOGIN

Use the following link to access Naviance: https://connection.naviance.com/fc/signin.php?hsid=ndapa

Username: Notre Dame Email Address
Password: Create you own password. To change your password, see “My Account”.
[Note: If you forget your password, contact your counselor. Your password will be “reset” and your new password will be sent to your email address.]

ABOUT ME

My Profile - COMPLETE parent contact information and college attended

My Resume - ENTER extracurricular activities information

My Game Plan - ENTER goals after high school, career and college interests. COMPLETE college interest survey

MY COLLEGES

College Search -

1. CHECK BOX for search preferences: school type, Location, student body, extracurriculars, majors, costs, special programs
   • checking many boxes will narrow your search, checking few boxes broadens your search
   • at first, select general preferences to see a variety of schools
2. You will receive a list of schools that match the preferences you selected.
3. When you select a college from the list given, you will be given a College Profile. The College Profile provides you with important information about the school.
4. Contacts: web link to college, admissions office phone and e mail
   • the links allow you to directly research and contact the school for information
5. General Information: size, location, affiliation
6. How You Compare: compares your standardized test scores and GPA of students who were admitted from Notre Dame
7. Application History: the number of students who were accepted out of those who applied from Notre Dame
8. Admissions Deadlines: Admissions procedures and Deadlines
   • Especially important to know come fall of senior year!!
9. Click LEARN MORE on college profile for college specific information:
   • Admissions- National Average for GPA/test scores of students admitted to the college
   • Academics- majors offered
   • Cost and Aid- tuition, financial, and scholarship information for the school
   • Student Body- Enrollment and Housing Information
   • Extracurriculars- Activities and Sports Organizations
10. CLICK ADD if you are interested in this college which will be added and saved to My Colleges list under prospective colleges
11. After you have added prospective colleges to this list, you can select Compare Me to find out how you compare to other students from Notre Dame who have been accepted.

Compare Me -

• will compare your GPA and test scores to students who applied to these schools
• numbers in green show your GPA and test scores reach or exceed the average of the students who were accepted from Notre Dame
• numbers in red show that your GPA and test scores are lower than the averages of students who were accepted from Notre Dame
• By clicking GRAPH, your GPA and SAT will be graphed and show you how you stand in relation to students who have applied from Notre Dame in recent years.

College Match -

• The college match option allows you to generate lists of schools where there is a low likelihood, high likelihood, and average likelihood of acceptance based on your GPA and SAT with students who applied from Notre Dame.

SENIOR YEAR

1. Sign up for College Visits to Notre Dame through Visit Schedule
2. College Lookup - easily find information for specific college of interest (Contact information, deadlines, etc.)
3. The My Colleges list will show your prospective college list and the colleges to which you have applied. (This feature will allow you to keep track of deadlines!!)