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Important Links to Naviance-Family Connection
for High School Students 

 

Listed below are the links/websites to access Naviance-Family Connection.  The Naviance program allows you and your child to conduct College Searches, Career Interest Inventories, and research Scholarship.  Please go to the link for your school and have your user name and password handy.  If your child is in grades 9, 11 and 12 and needs an access code – please have your child see his/her counselor.  10th graders will gain access shortly; you will receive instructions on how to register in the mail. 

 

For VS Central High School:                    www.connection.naviance.com/vschs

For VS Memorial Junior High School:      www.connection.naviance.com/vsmj

For VS North High School:                       www.connection.naviance.com/vsnhs

For VS South High School:                       www.connection.naviance.com/vsshs

 

 

Useful College & University Information Web Sites



COLLEGE SEARCHES:

The following are commercial sites that offer searchable college databases.


Guidance Direct www.guidancedirect.com (Career and College Information)

  1. For Central HS – School ID 9227611, Password V68S6608
  2. For Memorial JHS - School ID 9221308, Password V05S0519
  3. For North HS - School ID 9225486, Password V47S6734
  4. For South HS - School ID 9220964, Password V96S3420

 

Naviance (College and Career Information Program plus information for our senior)

Rising juniors and seniors are registered.  We will be registering ninth graders in the Fall.

  1. www.connection.naviance.com/vsnhs (for VS North Students)
  2. www.connection.naviance.com/vschs (for VS Central Students)
  3. www.connection.naviance.com/vsshs (for VS South Students)
  4. www.connection.naviance.com/vsmj (for VS Memorial Students)
 


COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM INFORMATION:

These are the web site addresses of the parent organizations of the PSAT's, SAT's, ACT's.
The other sites are commercial test prep web addresses:

 

ACT www.act.org


College Board www.collegeboard.com

TEST PREPS:

www.review.com
www.kaplan.com


FINANCIAL AID:

Federal www.ed.gov
State www.hesc.com
CSS Profile www.collegeboard.com
FAFSA online www.fafsa.ed.gov
Financial Aid Counselors www.finaid.org
Loan Information www.salliemae.com


SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES:

www.fastweb.com
www.collegescholarships.com


ATHLETIC INFORMATION:

Learn about the NCAA eligibility requirements, recruiting,
scholarships, Title IX, etc.:
www.ncaa.org
www.nacda.com


VIRTUAL CAMPUS TOURS:

www.campustours.com


SPECIAL GROUP SEARCHES:
African American http://www.blackcollegeresearch.com
Catholic www.catholic-pages.com/dir/colleges.asp
Hispanic www.hacu.net
Jewish www.hillel.org
Sororities and Fraternities www.greekpages.com/org


OTHER USEFUL SITES:
Chronicle of Higher Education www.chronicle.com
US News College Rankings www.usnews.com (best college)


EXPLORING COLLEGE LIFE:
The State University of New York www.suny.edu
The City University of New York www.cuny.edu
Long Island Colleges: www.lirache.org


Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 15:22