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Introducing Connect!

Introducing Connect!. Connect! Tools for Students. Interactive Planning Tools Course Planner & Credit Checker Test Prep Information & Test Dates Financial Aid Information & Critical Dates College Budget & Cost Calculators Scholarships Search & Applications Profile & Resume Building

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Introducing Connect!

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  1. IntroducingConnect!

  2. Connect! Tools for Students Interactive Planning Tools • Course Planner & Credit Checker • Test Prep Information & Test Dates • Financial Aid Information & Critical Dates • College Budget & Cost Calculators • Scholarships Search & Applications • Profile & Resume Building Communication Tools • Email Counselors, Students, & Parents • Host & Track Student Events • Send Scholarship & Events Notifications College Search Tools • Customized College Search • College List Collaboration • 4,300+ Searchable College Profiles • Side-by-Side College Comparisons • Acceptance History Scattergrams Centralized Student Tracking • SuperAPP Application Processing • Complete Application Tracking • Electronic Transcript Requests

  3. Benefits to Counselors & Administrators • Save time & money! • Track student progress • Expedite registration and track graduation requirements with up to eight years of student data • Ensure state and district graduation requirements are met • Analyze college-bound trends and assess post-Secondary planning initiatives • Compare student data across districts, schools, or student groups • Generate reports on college acceptance, scholarships and honors, and career interests • Collaborate for application completion and streamline application tracking

  4. Student Home Page

  5. Create Your Profile • In addition to the data already imported from the high school’s student information system, students can review and add information on: • Quick Facts: Add contact information • My School: Add additional high schools attended • My College: Add information about any courses already taken at a college or university • My Employment: Include all work experience • Activities & Skills: List organized activities like sports and clubs • Honors & Awards: Incorporate any recognition received like honor roll or science fair awards • Each area provides a “wizard” that will walk students through adding the appropriate information

  6. Test Preparation

  7. Get to Know Yourself: Interest, Values & Skills Assessment

  8. Explore Careers Search by Occupation or Career Cluster Use Your Interests and Values

  9. Occupation Profile

  10. Career Plan

  11. Research Colleges & Create a College List

  12. Search Profiles of 4,500+ 2 yr & 4 yr Colleges

  13. Review College Profiles

  14. Create a College List

  15. Managing College Applications & Materials

  16. Tracking College Applications • To add an application to be tracked: • Click • Select a school from the College List or do a College Search • Fill in all of the information about the application type, deadlines, status, etc. • NOTE: A Transcript Request will automatically be added for this school unless you uncheck the request box • Click Students should be encouraged

  17. ConnectEDU and SuperAPP ConnectEDU introduces an integrated online application product that offers students the most comprehensive and efficient admissions process available. SuperAPP allows counselors to easily view students' college applications, track students' progress, quickly complete all administrative tasks, including processing requests for letters of recommendation, official transcripts, school profiles and all other application documents from a single online dashboard. Using SuperAPP, counselors have the ability to track 100% of the colleges that students apply to and use this data to create customized reports.

  18. SuperAPP – How it Works • No matter how many colleges students are applying to, SuperAPP makes it easy to complete, manage and track all application documents from a single location in three simple steps: • Register in Connect! • Build a College List • Apply!

  19. Using SuperAPP

  20. Using SuperAPP

  21. Request Letters of Recommendation • Check carefully to determine if the application requires recommendation letters • Make sure to give teachers & counselors plenty of notice

  22. Paying For College Resources

  23. Search for Scholarships

  24. Creating a Student or Parent Account Get started today! Go to www.connectedu.net • Click • Select “I’m a Student” or “I’m a Parent" • Enter: • Student’s First and Last Name • State • Community Name (Student’s School) • Student ID (Student's School ID number) • Graduation Year • Date of Birth • Complete the profile information and create a Username and Password. Your Username must be a valid email address!

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