Career & College

College Application Checklist

1. Complete the digital Release of Information. This form gives the school permission to send your education record to another school. Please complete this with a parent or guardian.
2. If using the Common App, complete the FERPA waiver in the Common App. This is found under the My Colleges section.
3. If using the Common App, match your Common App and Naviance accounts together so they can communicate. Log in to Naviance, select “Colleges I’m Applying To,” and find the “Match” button at the top.
4. If NOT using the Common App, add the schools you’re applying to in your Naviance account under the “Colleges I’m Applying To” page.
5. Submit letter of recommendation requests in your Naviance account AFTER you’ve asked your recommender in person.
6. Submit a transcript request in Naviance when you are ready to have your supplemental materials sent to your colleges. This includes any and all of the following: transcript, letters of recommendation, counselor recommendation and school profile.

Note: Please allow up to two weeks for your transcript request to be processed.

• Naviance (use your normal Jeffco login to access Naviance through Clever)
• Release of Information to colleges, universities, scholarship agencies and athletics
• Transcript and Letter of Recommendation Request Instructions

• Applying to Selective Colleges
• College Drive High School Test Presentation
• Colorado Community College Options and Highlights
• Getting Ready to Apply: Four-Year Degree Colleges in Colorado
• Junior and Senior Timeline and Notes Sheet
• Navigating Naviance for Postsecondary Options

• College App Basics for First-Generation Students
• College Essay Workshop
• Common App and Naviance
• Financial Aid Presentation from the University of Denver
• Scholarship Information
• Scholarship Resources
• Searching for the Right College
• College Planning Handbook
• College Planning Parent Night Presentation
• Senior Brag Sheet
• Senior Timeline
• Test Optional Details for Colorado’s Four-Year Colleges (updated July 2022)

• Big Future
• College Majors 101
• Denver College Fairs
• Go To College Fairs
• NCAA Eligibility Center

Naviance Staff Sign-In

For staff to create a letter of recommendation request: 

1. Go to Students
2. Search for student and click Student Name
3. Display the student folder for the student requesting the recommendation
4. Click the Colleges tab
5. Scroll to the Teacher Recommendations section. Under add new requests select the Teacher's Name and Select Application from the drop-down menu
6. Click Add Request

For staff to upload a letter of recommendation:

1. Go to Students
2. Search for student and click Student Name
3. Select the eDocs tab
4. Select the Prepare button
5. Click the Add button next to Teacher Documents and upload your letter
6. If a Teacher Evaluation is required (Common Applications only), select Prepare a Form

See these visual instructions.

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