College Career Information and MCIS for Advisory
MCIS (Minnesota Career Information System) is a website that ISD 728 students are using in High School Advisory for College and Career Exploration. You login to MCIS through Rapid Identity and then click "Clever". For more detailed instructions view the following PDF which shows how to login to MCIS and what the expectations are for students to complete in order to receive a passing grade for Advisory: MCIS- How to Login and access your grade-level checklist A Green checkmark will appear next to the items as you complete them. These are the items you must complete in order to receive a passing grade.
IMPORTANT: 9th - 12th graders are required to complete all of the items on their MCIS Grade-Level Checklist in order to receive a passing grade for 1st Semester Advisory. This grade will go on their high school transcript; which is what students send to colleges their Senior year. The deadline to complete this work is Thursday December 19th 2024.
Grade 9 How to do each Activity
Grade 10 How to do each Activity
Grade 11 How to do each Activity
Grade 12 How to do each Activity
IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE LOGGING IN TO MCIS THROUGH RAPID IDENTITY- Here's another way you can get logged in.
- Click this Link- https://portal.mn.cis360.org/
- Click "Log in with Clever" towards the bottom, then Login with Google
Research has shown that family is one of the most important deciding factors in what a student pursues after they graduate from high school. Parents can have their student login to MCIS at home to view all of the different information that is available through the MCIS program. Students planning to attend a 2- or 4-year college after high school, please view the following PDF. It does a good job of showing the various academic programs that are available at all of the colleges in Minnesota. (Note: This document doesn't include the University of MN Colleges) Help in Choosing your College pdf
NEW for Fall 2025- Our High School has partnered up in a Minnesota-specific program called "Direct Admissions". How it works is the high school will be sending your Transcript and GPA to almost all of the colleges in Minnesota. Seniors will then receive a personalized list of all the students you qualify to be admitted to. Students must then complete a FREE admissions application for each of the colleges that they are interested in attending. All participating colleges are waiving application fees as part of the Direct Admissions program. Although students have received “direct admission” to the institutions on their list, they still must submit applications to their colleges according to their application deadlines. Some schools may require additional materials; such as essays and standardized test scores. Students will receive an official acceptance letter after they have submitted their application. You will have the option to opt out of this program if you don't want your academic information shared. We will be sending out more information about this program next Fall. For more info visit: https://www.ohe.state.
Below are some websites to help guide you in making decisions for College:
YouVisit Virtual College Tours
Website will prompt you to setup an account when you go to this site. Many Minnesota colleges are on here.
Minnesota State
Website that provides information on many of the colleges in MN
University of Minnesota
Website that provides information on the University of MN colleges
MN Private Colleges
Website that provides information on the private colleges in MN
Big Future
Website that provides information on colleges outside of MN
Common App
Website that allows you to apply to multiple colleges through one college application (only covers certain colleges):