Naviance

You must have a working Naviance account that you check and update

regularly. All the colleges you are applying to must be listed in the

“Colleges I’m Applying To” section. If this step is not completed, the

College and Career Office will not be able to submit your high school

documents to the colleges.

 

➔ If you are applying to colleges via the Common Application

(www.commonapp.org) you must MATCH your Common App to your

Naviance account so that the College and Career Office can submit

your documents electronically to the colleges you are applying to. In

order to do this, follow these steps:

 

◆ Complete the EDUCATION section on the Common App

 

◆ Add at least one college to “My Colleges” section

 

◆ Click on the first college in your list. Click on the

“Recommenders and FERPA” link. FERPA is the Federal Education Right to

Privacy Act that protects the privacy of students’ educational records. It is your

decision to either “waive” your rights (which means that you will not

be able to see the documents that are sent to the colleges) or “do

not waive” your rights. We recommend that you “waive” your rights,

as colleges prefer that you do so, and some teachers will not agree to

write you a letter of recommendation unless you have waived your

rights. However, the choice is yours and has no bearing on your

admissions decision. Complete the authorization form and sign your

name electronically.

 

◆ Once you have completed the FERPA section in the Common App, go

to the “Colleges I’m Applying To” section in your Naviance account,

enter the same email address you used for your Common App, and

click “MATCH”. If successful, that section will turn GREEN.

 

➔ Note: If the college you are applying to accepts either the Common App or

its own application (such as in the case of the SUNY colleges), please choose

the Common Application option, when possible.

 

➔ In addition to listing the colleges you are applying to on Naviance, you must

also submit an official Transcript Request (which will be shared with you) to

the College and Career Office at least FOUR weeks prior to the college’s

deadline (but no later than December 1st).

**All requests for official transcripts must be made through the College

and Career Office.

 

➔ If you attended another high school (non-DOE), you must bring a copy of

your transcript (along with a translation, if applicable) to the College and

Career Office, so that it may be sent to the colleges to which you have

applied. Failure to do so will result in you having an incomplete application. If

you need a copy of your transfer transcript, see your Guidance Counselor.

 

➔ Documents sent by the College and Career Office to the colleges via

 

Naviance includes Your:

◆ Fort Hamilton High School Profile

◆ Student’s Official High School Transcript (including any additional

non-DOE transcripts)

◆ 1st Quarter and Mid-year grades (if required)

◆ Teacher Letters of Recommendation (if required)

◆ Counselor Letter of Recommendation (if required)

◆ Secondary School Report

 

Link to Website: https://student.naviance.com/auth/fclookup