Oakmont High School Naviance Family Connection

Oakmont High SchoolNaviance Family ConnectionOakmont High School is pleased to introduce Family Connection from Naviance, a web-based servicedesigned especially for students and parents. Naviance is a comprehensive web site that you can use tohelp in making decisions about colleges, careers and academic planning. Family Connection will allowyou to:• Get involved in the planning and advising process - Build a 4-year plan, complete on-line surveys,and manage timelines and deadlines for making decisions about colleges and careers.• Research colleges - Compare GPA, standardized test scores, and other statistics to actualhistorical data from students who have already applied from our high school.• Research Career using a personality and an interest assesssment• Sign up for college visits - Find out which colleges are visiting our school and sign up to attendthose sessions.Log Into Your Student AccountYou can access Naviance by logging on directly at http://connection.naviance.com/oakmont or go toOakmont’s main website and click on the “Naviance family connection” link. Your username is yourFirstname.Lastname and your password is your OHS 6-digit student ID number. Your usernameand password is the same as logging onto a school computer. Once you have initially logged intoNaviance, please change your password to something you’ll remember.Log Into Your Parent AccountYou can access Naviance by logging on directly at http://connection.naviance.com/oakmont or go toOakmont’s main website and click on the “Naviance family connection” link. You will click on the “I need toregister” tab. Parent registration codes are your student’s 6 digit OHS ID number + P (ie. 123456P).

Selected Software Features to ExploreFeature Description How to AccessResume • Record your high school activities, awards,volunteer experience, etc.• Rearrange your information into multipleprintable versions of a résumé that you canuse to present to potential employers orcolleges.ExploreInterestsDo What YouAreCollegeSearch• Take a career survey, a tool that can helpyou discover the types of work activitiesand careers that match your interests. Usethe results to explore suggestedoccupations; examine the education,training, and skills required [and where toobtain them], as well as wages typical forthese occupations.• A personality survey. Use the results toexplore suggested college majors andcareers based on your preferences andstrengths.• Find colleges that best fit your needs andwants. Determine what criterion is mostimportant to you and let Naviance findcolleges for you. You have the capability todetermine the importance of each option.Save your search to access/modify later.• Add colleges you’re interested in to “add tolist” for future reference.4-year plan • Create a 4-year academic plan to helpguide you through high school and createyour post-secondary goalsScholarshipList• National, regional, local and collegiatesponsored scholarship opportunitiesupdated weekly. Database lists entries byname, deadline, award amount, merit vsneed-based and application requirements;click on a column header to sort entries.You can also browse by category to yield asearch list relevant to your interests.1. Click the About Metab2. Click the Resumehyperlink under theInteresting ThingsAbout Me section1. Click the Careers tab2. Click the CareerInterest Profilerhyperlink under theWhat Are MyInterests? section1. Click the About Metab2. Click the PersonalityType hyperlink underthe Interesting ThingsAbout Me section1. Click the Colleges tab2. Click the SuperMatchCollege Searchhyperlink under theCollege Researchsection3. Choose the criterialisted under “find yourbest fit”1. Click the Courses tab2. Click the Create 4-year plan hyperlink1. Click the Colleges tab2. Click the ScholarshipList hyperlink underthe Scholarships &Money sectionNaviance and Family Connections is a work in progress. We will be updating information on aregular basis so please check Family Connections often for future updates. We hope that youwill find this resource helpful. If you have further questions about Family Connection, pleasecontact Mrs. Hoffman in the Career Center or your counselor.