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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MCPS freshman just learned about it at school and we started browsing it. Is it worth using it?[/quote]

Not sure what you meant by using it .. You have to use Naviance to submit transcripts and teacher recs. There is no other way.[/quote]
OP here. I didn’t even know that’s what Naviance was for. Can anyone else weigh in on what else it’s used for? There was a description for parents but it basically said nothing. [/quote]
You can use the advanced search to find colleges meeting your search criteria (size, location, major, etc.) You can see where other students from your school applied, which can help identify appropriate schools in the region to consider. The scattergrams are the most useful to get an idea of whether or not a student is a good fit academically and how selective a school is. They aren’t a prediction, but if there is a sea of red checks with a couple of green ones, that tells you chances a very low. A sea of green checks and no red has high chances of acceptance. For the average student applying to the main state schools, there will be a large number of red and green checks, usually without a clear cutoff - you can’t predict on those schools.

Beyond initial research, students will use it yo keep track of schools they are interested in and ones they are applying to. The use it to request letters of recommendation and transcripts from the school, and can keep track of what has been sent.[/quote]

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