College Application Instructions for Naviance - DeSmet Jesuit High ...

equesting a transcript for the NCAA Clearinghouse. If you previously registeredat the old website of www.NCAACLEARINGHOUSE.NET you will need to updateyour information and transfer your account to the new website if you have notdone so already. This can be done by logging on to the old website and follow theinstructions. Don’t forget to also request your transcript through Naviance forNCAA by going to the “colleges” tab. Click on “transcripts” on the left side of thepage, near the bottom. Click on “Request Transcripts for my college applications”(including NCAA). When “College Picker” appears, scroll down to NCAA EligibilityCenter and choose it.STEPS FOR REQUESTING TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS:1. Speak with the teacher and ask if he/she is willing to write arecommendation for you. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. IT MUST BE DONEFIRST!2. Once you have the teacher’s permission, log onto Naviance athttp://connection.naviance.com/desmet3. Go to the “Colleges” tab. Then click on the “Colleges I’m applying to’ link.Down toward the bottom of this page is where you will find “TeacherRecommendations (add/cancel requests).” Click on the “(add/cancelrequests)”4. The “Request Teachers to Prepare Recommendations” page appears.Select the teacher and in the “Personal note to teacher” section, includethe earliest due date for your applications. Go to the bottom of the pageand click “update requests.” Once you do this, an email will be sent to theteacher informing him/her to prepare a recommendation for you.5. If the teacher will be completing your recommendation online with theCommon Application, no further action by you is necessary. If there is aform or letter for the teacher to complete, YOU will need to give it to eachof your recommenders who is writing for you, along with a stampedenvelope (9 1/2” x 4”) addressed to the college. On the inside flap of theenvelope you need to write your name and the due date for theapplication. This envelope is what the teacher will use to mail his/her letter