Check out the highlights of what's new in year 2 of Apply Coalition with Scoir!
Up to now, we've seen over 60,000 students apply with Scoir.
This academic year, students can now apply to almost 140 eligible colleges, all committed to graduating them on-time and with less debt! 🎉
We've been busy getting ready for the upcoming application cycle, and have made significant strides to continue improving the experience of applying with Scoir. Here's a rundown of what's new and improved.
In year 2, applicants will benefit from an updated experience more fully integrated into Scoir's popular My Colleges. In addition to this enhanced experience, the profile itself has been updated based on the feedback we received from our partners in year 1. The complete details of these updates can be found in the Application Profile, but some more details include:
We expanded Legal Sex to include:
Members can use this information to tailor support for students.
Instead of mother or father, sister or brother, we’re using more inclusive terms like parent, sibling, grandparent, etc.
When ready, students will start their application right from My Colleges. We'll pre-populate their basic info and they can edit as needed!
The best part? When they apply to multiple colleges with Scoir, we'll help students re-use the parts of their application that are the same, from one application to the next.
We've made efforts to encourage application completion, including more transparency and guidance for students on what to expect when they reach supplements, and clear instructions throughout the Scoir experience around things like testing policies, supplemental essay prompts, and more. We also now allow students to gauge their progress using dynamic checkmarks on the left rail in the experience.
In year 2, we're improving the experience for students and supporters who are not at a Scoir-linked high school. Here's what we're adding:
These efforts will help address challenges with unlinked students and counselors, many of whom were international.
In year 2, we're offering colleges who aren't on Slate the option of using a separate application with daily batches of completed applications sent for import into their system of choice.
In addition to the Coalition fee waiver package, you have the option to extend fee waivers in other categories, without requiring documentation. Members can optionally extend no-proof-required fee waivers for all students, or only U.S. citizens or students who reside in the U.S.
New categories include:
Colleges can now test their application experience to see exactly what the applicant sees. This will allow partners to generate test files to validate their process.
When configuring applications, colleges can now add in more details on the supplemental essays, test score requirements, and more for students to see when they fill out those sections of the application.
With the new Docs & Recs space for students, managing documents and recommendations is a breeze!
We summarize requirements and status in the new Docs & Recs space, accessed from My Colleges. While the process of sending documents hasn't changed, we hope this increased usability and visibility will decrease the number of questions counselors receive.
Instead of working on multiple applications in the same view, students will complete a separate application for each college. This makes it clearer what each institution requires, while also helping students reuse information from one application to the next. Students will have the option to import information from other applications, like test scores!
The new stages include:
The Review & Submit section now makes it crystal clear that students will be submitting Part 1 of their applications when they click "Submit."
For the first time, CBOs can collaborate with their students on the same platform where they’re searching for and applying to schools!
We're currently conducting a Community Based Organization Pilot with more than 35 CBOs, which will run from June 1 - October 31. Our goal is to collect feedback from these organizations and ascertain what their needs are and how we can support them. During this first iteration, they can:
Not to worry, we are running this pilot to ensure all the proper safeguards are in place for all supporters, including counselors, so each party on Scoir can do their job effectively. More details to come!
We're working to reach and teach high schools and counselors about the experience.
We’d love to hear what you think about these additional configuration options. Share your feedback!