Not Your Mamma’s Admissions: Creating a Better Experience for Applicants and Your Admissions Staff
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Not Your Mamma’s Admissions
Brian Wm. Niles Founder & Chief Evangelist, TargetX
@brianwmniles
Creating a Better Experience for Applicants and Your Admissions Staff
Abe Gruber Senior Sales Engineer, TargetX
@abegruber
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Setting Expectations
Introductions TRENDS: Applying to College Today
A New Way to Apply to College TRENDS: Making Admissions Decisions Today
An Better Way to Read Applications
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Brian Wm. Niles Founder & Chief Evangelist TargetX
Your Guides Today
Abe Gruber Senior Sales Engineer TargetX
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Applying toCollege Today
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Students Institutions
Wants an experience that guides them, helps them stay organized and
available on mobile devices.
Needs an experience that is simple and
something that they can manage on their
own and doesn’t require coding.
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37Chegg-TargetX Social Admissions Report, 2016
Percent of high school students
used their smartphone primarily to
research colleges
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78Chegg-TargetX Social Admissions Report, 2016
Percent said their experience was satisfactory
or frustrating
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20Bob Johnson Consulting, 2016
Percent would have a negative opinion of the
institution based on this experience.
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67Eduventures Research, 2015
Percent completed some
part of their online application on a mobile device
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0Editor’s Note: Until July 2015 :)
Number of admissions applications
designed to be completed on a smartphone.
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Everything hasnow changed.
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Everything hasnow changed.
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Pick a type of application Fill out the “cards”
Use the sidebar to navigate Make sure you submit it at the end
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For today’s exercise, this is avery basic application
No Recommendations No Essay or Personal Statement
No Application Fees
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Making Admissions Decisions Today
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With all the technology today …
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Not so mobile friendly.
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Compiling Lots of Information Attaching Important Documents
Checklist Items Completed Read, Comment, Recommend
Tiered Decision Process
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Bookmarks & Scorecards Scroll Through Documents
Score Each Section Make a Final Decision & Submit
Logout & Check Your Email
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If you said Accept, return to targetx.com/apply
See your decision!
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Mobile Designed Experience Eliminate Data Integration
Decisions Made from Anywhere Automate the Process Everywhere
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Questions?
(and congratulations on being admitted ;)
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Thank you