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Family Connection
What is it? It's not Family Access (that site you check your grades on)!
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Web-based resource that supports course, career, and college planning
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Specific to our school
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Linked with "Counselor’s Office," a service that we use in the counseling office
What can it do?
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Share plans with your counselor
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Complete surveys
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Compare colleges
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Links to selected third party resources
(i.e. College Board, Financial Aid, College Athletics, College searches, etc.)
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Track deadlines
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Produce scattergrams
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Show schedule of college visits
How do you register?
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Each student receives a code
- Use code to create a personal account
- Codes are random and alphanumeric for security reasons
- Codes can be used only once
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On your first visit, enter the code in the New User Box, then follow on-screen instructions
- On subsequent visits, sign in using the Returning User Box
Once you’ve accessed Family Connection, please follow the instructions below to complete your setup.
- Type your registration code, exactly as it’s listed on your card, in the “New User” box.
Click “register” and follow the prompts to set up your account.
You should have a “Welcome” statement on the screen when you
have
successfully completed this process.
About Me
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Click “my profile”. Make sure all information is accurate and email your counselor (see step #9) to make changes as needed.
Click “my gameplan”, answer the questions and click “Submit Answers”.
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Click “my personality type”. Complete the “Do What You Are” assessment.
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Click “my learning style”. Complete the “Learning Style Inventory”.
About College (over 3000 colleges in database)
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Click “college search”
Beginning with the first section, click on criteria you want to use to narrow the
database of colleges down to a usable list.
Click “next” at the bottom of each page until finished with all sections.
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From your list of matches, click one college to view its profile.
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Create a list of prospective colleges by clicking “pick” next to the college name. The college will appear in the “Hand picked list” box. Click “Add to My Colleges” and the information will be saved for future reference.
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Click “visit schedule” to view a list of colleges that will visit PRHS. Click “sign up” if
you wish to attend the session. The visit schedule is updated on a regular basis, so
check back frequently (especially in the fall) to take advantage of this opportunity.
From Your School
Your counselor’s email is available if you have any questions or concerns.
Go to Family Connection!
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