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NAVIANCE. Welcome to Family Connection . Naviance Account Activation All Rancho Buena Vista students and their parents/guardians are provided with a Naviance account.
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NAVIANCE Welcome to Family Connection
Naviance Account Activation • All Rancho Buena Vista students and their parents/guardians are provided with a Naviance account. • Naviance users can access tools that allow them to explore their personality type, career interests, and post-high school educational opportunities including colleges and trade or technical schools. • For College-bound students, Naviance serves as a management system that streamlines the entire application process from selecting campuses to sending applications and applying for scholarships. Parents/guardians can use Naviance to review their student’s college selections and the application process.
Naviance is a program that is designed to help students plan their post-high school endeavors. By using it, you can make your college, vocational school, or tech school search MUCH easier and organized! • Naviance allows you to: • Store all of your demographic/academic information • Search for colleges/vocational schools/tech schools based on the parameters YOU define • Stay aware of important deadlines • Manage your ENTIRE application process, from start to finish • Communicate with other RBV students • Receive important e-mails from the counseling office regarding college visits, application workshops, and financial aid tips • And much more!
How to access Naviance If you need to register for the first time: • Go to www.rbvhs.org • Click on the Naviance link on the right-hand side If you already have an account: • You can access the program from www.rbvhs.org OR go straight to http://connection.naviance.com/rbvhs
If this is the FIRST TIME you have used Naviance, click the “I need to register” button on the right side of the page.
If you are a PARENT, register with your student’s ID number. For example, if your student’s id number is 12345, you need to use 123456P to register. Click Register. Student ID with a P
The next screen should look like this (if it does NOT, talk to your counselor):
1. Enter your E-mail address…and make SURE it is one that you actually USE! 2. CONFIRM your e-mail address. 3. Make up a password, one that you will REMEMBER! 4. CONFIRM your password.
1. Read the Privacy Statement, accept it, and click the “Complete Registration” button.
That’s it! You have a Naviance account. Students, take some time and explore the “college search” and “career search” link. Explore all the links, save your work, and your college application process will go much more smoothly when the time comes! If you are a PARENT, note that you will have limited access to your student’s account, with the opportunity to review specific key areas. After you create your account, search the links and familiarize yourself with the numerous features that will help you better chart your child’s career and college search.