College & Career Prep
Find your next steps in preparing for your dream University or Career by grade level below. It is never too soon to get started in planning for your future.
Middle School
8th Grade
ecognize that most college entrance requirements include rigorous advanced courses including Algebra II, higher-level science courses and languages other than English.
9th Grade
Take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in your sophomore year for practice. In your junior year, take the PSAT for eligibility for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Students who take the PSAT or ACT’s PLAN tend to score higher on the SAT or ACT than those who do not.
10th Grade
Take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in your sophomore year for practice. In your junior year, take the PSAT for eligibility for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Students who take the PSAT or ACT’s PLAN tend to score higher on the SAT or ACT than those who do not.
11th Grade
Apply to college during the fall of your senior year.
12th Grade
Apply to college during the fall of your senior year.
External Resources
Hats & Ladders
NEISD College and Career Planning System
Individual Registration & Login Instructions 2019-2020
Please follow the instructions below to begin using Kuder® Navigator — an online educational and career planning system for today's middle school and high school students.
Registration
- Go to www.neisd.net
- Log into Lauchpad
- Click on the KUDER App in the CTE Folder
- If you have had an account in the past three years, you should automatically be directed to your account. If you are new to Kuder, you will be asked a few registration questions.
*Note: A few students had data lost in the migration, if that was you create a new account… sorry!
Navigator Home Page
Once you have created your account, you will be directed to your Navigator home page.
To access the system's tools and resources select a tab from the left navigation menu. Your home page also provides a things do list, recommended links, and account information where you can update your profile, upload a photo, and change your grade level each year.
Taking an Assessment
The first step in the educational and career planning process is learning about yourself.
- Click on Learn About Myself from the top navigation menu.
- 6th Graders: Complete Kuder Career Interests Checklist to learn about your interests in the six Career Fields.
- 7-8th Graders: Complete Kuder Career Interests Assessment and Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment. To get started, you will select your desired education level/degree that you plan to attain.
- 9-12th Graders: Complete Kuder Career Interest Assessment and Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment and Super’s Work Values Inventory-revised. To get started, you will select the desired education level/degree that you plan to attain.
- Once you complete the assessments, use your results and the other available tools from the left navigation menu to support your ongoing education and career exploration and planning.
Logging In
To re-enter your account, go to www.neisd.net and log into Launchpad and click on the KUDER App in the CTE Folder.
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