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Application Processing: How Can We Help?. OpInform 2012. OpInform 2012. Uploads, downloads, paper, paperless, SOAR, Common Application, SUNY Applications, CounselorConnect , Docufied , Naviance …OVERLOAD!
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Application Processing: How Can We Help? OpInform 2012
OpInform 2012 Uploads, downloads, paper, paperless, SOAR, Common Application, SUNY Applications, CounselorConnect, Docufied, Naviance…OVERLOAD! We will discuss the variety of options available to students and school counselors to submit documents and track progress. We hope to provide you with a better understanding of how admissions offices are managing and reviewing applications.
OpInform 2012 Application Components Application Supplemental Application High School Academic Record Standardized Test Scores Recommendation Letters Application Processing Fee Other materials (portfolio, writing samples, etc)
OpInform 2012 • Students complete at www.suny.edu/applySUNY • New version launched August 1st • Used by 52 of 64 SUNY campuses • Includes all Technology Colleges • Includes most Community Colleges • Common Supplemental for 20 campuses • Worksheets available • Online technical support available
OpInform 2012 Volume of applySUNY Applications 2012 University Centers and Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Applications: 57,077 University Colleges Applications: 83,502 Colleges of Technology Applications: 37,134
OpInform 2012 • Students complete at www.commonapp.org • Used by 24 of 64 SUNY campuses • Includes 2 Technology Colleges • Excludes all Community Colleges • Includes non-SUNY colleges • Each Supplemental Application is unique • Paper preview available • Tech support provided by individual campuses
OpInform 2012 Volume of Common Applications 2012 University Centers and Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Applications: 62,849 University Colleges Applications: 51,190 Colleges of Technology Applications: 1,296
OpInform 2012 • Campus-Specific Applications • Students complete at individual campuses • Used by 7 of 64 SUNY campuses • Includes 4 Community Colleges • Includes Upstate and Downstate • Includes Empire State
OpInform 2012 Which option should you recommend? • Similar questions • Similar fees • No campus preference • Decision based on student convenience
OpInform 2012 High School Academic Record Options • SUNY Online Academic Record (SOAR) • Students complete at www.suny.edu/SOAR • Paper high school transcript • Counselors mail to individual campuses • applySUNY Applications: Counselors upload through CounselorConnect (www.suny.edu/counselor) • Common Applications: Counselors upload through Common Application
OpInform 2012 Standardized Test Scores Options • Student requests delivery directly from the College Board • Student reports in SOAR • Counselor includes on high school transcript (not accepted by all campuses)
OpInform 2012 Recommendation Letters Options • Teachers and Counselors mail to individual campuses • applySUNY Applications: Counselors upload through CounselorConnect (www.suny.edu/counselor) • Common Applications: Teachers and Counselors upload through Common App
OpInform 2012 Application Processing Fees Options • applySUNY Applications: • Student pays fees online, by mail or by phone to Application Services Center • Counselor sends fee waiver request to Application Services Center • Common Applications: • Student pays fees online or by mail to Common Application • Counselor sends fee waiver request to campuses • Fee per campus choice is $50 - all applications • Fee Waiver limit = four (4)
OpInform 2012 Other Materials • Students upload or mail to individual campuses
OpInform 2012 What about the high school profile? • applySUNY Applications: Counselor sends 1 copy to the Application Services Center • Common Applications: Counselor sends with each student’s School Report
OpInform 2012 Application Review