Guidance & Counseling

We have created what we believe to be the most comprehensive, easy-to-read guide for students on the internet at Annuity.org in hopes of promoting financial literacy. Our page covers topics like how student loans work, sticking to a budget, planning for the future, and much more. Please take a look at our student guide below: https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/students/ 

Encourage student to keep up grades and continuing to challenge themselves senior year.

Colleges are looking at your grades, but they are also looking at the type of classes you’ve taken. They want to make sure you are taking classes that challenge you but don’t overwhelm you. Consider this as you are reviewing your senior year schedule with counselors.

Encourage student to sign up for the SAT and/or ACT

Every junior should take the SAT and/or ACT by the time they finish junior year.

The SAT will be offered online in the fall of your senior year. You can create an account and register on collegeboard.org

*Keep your eyes open for updates coming from Collegeboard!

The ACT will be offered on Nantucket in February and again in September. You can create an account and register on actstudent.org

Study for SAT via Khan Academy

\Collegeboard.org and Khan Academy have a partnership to prepare students for the SAT for FREE! Go to satpractice.org to begin practicing for your SAT

Link your PSAT scores for a more personalized study guide!

Begin compiling college / vocational school list

Start exploring websites of the schools you’re interested in. Visit campuses of colleges and vocational schools. This can be done both live and virtually. Hopefully, by the fall of your senior year, you will have a good idea of where you want to apply!

Create a Common Application account with your student and start to fill out information

Begin drafting college essays. You might want to have a couple options available for different prompts.

Begin drafting supplemental essays for individual schools (found on CommonApp)

Start to fill out the FAFSA and CSS profile with initial financial information

Stay in touch with your School Counselor

Make an appointment to talk to your School Counselor about colleges, vocational schools, and other plans for after high school

Steps for Accessing Your Naviance Account:

• Go to Nantucket High School’s Website
• Click on the “Departments” tab at the top of the page
• Click on “NHS Guidance”
• Scroll down and click on “Naviance” on the left side
• Enter the email and password for your Naviance account
• Ask your counselor for help if you can’t remember your account information