College Advising at The Davidson Academy
The College Advising team at The Davidson Academy of Nevada works closely with students to help them prepare for the next step of their academic careers. Using Naviance, a web-based planning and advising system, students can manage the college application process with the discipline and responsibility required. Based on the typical Academy student course load, it is important to begin early and follow a strict timeline in regards to the college application process.
College Guidance
Four years prior to graduation, students begin:
- Thinking about the future and making sure they are taking the courses that they need to prepare themselves for life after high school.
- Learning more about their transcripts and what colleges are looking for.
- Learning how to navigate Naviance.
- Becoming aware of the opportunities available to them.
- Planning for important testing dates.
Three years prior to graduation, students will begin or continue:
- Building a resume or refining their resume.
- Getting involved with extracurricular activities or internships if they haven’t already done so.
- Working in Naviance.
- Preparing for PSAT, SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, as well as AP exams.
- Learning more about colleges and post-graduate options as well as developing their college list.
Two years prior to graduation, students will begin or continue:
- Filling out surveys that discuss their goals, interests and ideas on college.
- Taking PSAT, SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, as well as AP exams.
- Working in Naviance.
- Building and confirming a solid, realistic college list.
- Writing college application essays.
- Getting to know the Common Application.
- Requesting all secondary materials needed for an application, such as: letters of recommendation, secondary school reports, midyear reports, transcript requests and scholarships.
One year prior to college, students will continue:
- Submitting college applications.
- Working in Naviance.
- Practicing interviews if requested.
- Notifying universities of their decision by the requested deadline.
- Providing the College Advising team with a list of all of the schools they were accepted to, or declined from, for our records.
- Graduating and celebrating their high school experience.
For more information about Davidson Academy graduates, including a list of colleges where they have been accepted, please visit Our Graduates page.
To read some of the information that the Academy provides to colleges, visit The Davidson Academy School Profile. The Academy Curriculum Overview and Sample Syllabi pages may also be of interest.
To contact the College Advising team, please send an e-mail to collegeadvising@davidsonacademy.unr.edu.