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MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas Scholarship Application

MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas Scholarship Application. Randy Berger, Lead Software Applications Developer Leslie Uptain, Opportunity Award Coordinator. Myth Categories to be Covered. Administrative website myths Application myths Processing myths. ApplyTexas Administrative Website MYTHS.

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MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas Scholarship Application

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  1. MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexasScholarship Application Randy Berger, Lead Software Applications Developer Leslie Uptain, Opportunity Award Coordinator

  2. Myth Categories to be Covered • Administrative website myths • Application myths • Processing myths

  3. ApplyTexas Administrative WebsiteMYTHS

  4. Myth #1 Myth: I can’t use the scholarship application, because our deadlines don’t mirror those of our admissions office. • Application deadline(s) can be set for multiple dates up to and including those for admissions

  5. Myth #2 Myth: The application is not flexible enough to handle all of the scholarships we have available. • Dynamic Questions • Scholarship listing • Individual Essays

  6. Myth #3 Myth: I need an IT staff to utilize the ApplyTexas Scholarship Application and its functions. • New “QuickAndEasy” software • Print, print to file or create flat files • Search for key words “Scholarship App” (they’re at the end)

  7. ApplyTexas Scholarship ApplicationMYTHS

  8. Myth #1 Myth: The application is confusing for students, sometimes causing them to miss it altogether! • Students are guided directly into the scholarship application from the admission application • Consider a Tips Sheet

  9. Myth #2 Myth: Students have to fill out a lot of their information twice. • If the admissions portion asks for the information, it is “shared” rather than having to be entered twice

  10. Myth #3 Myth: Student must fill out scholarship application along with admissions. • ApplyTexas listens! Last year’s “Cancel” is this year’s “Not now”. • A scholarship application waits to be finished (data intact)!

  11. Myth #4 Myth: Applicants can continue to submit multiple essays up to nine times. • Saved essays can be edited • Essays are submitted once with the scholarship application

  12. SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATION PROCESSINGMyths

  13. Myth #1 Myth: The application can only be used by a single office, and we have scholarships awarded by multiple sources. • Be the clearinghouse! • Use a website (https://) • Deliver a CD (students need things to do) • Email files (with passwords)

  14. Myth #2 Myth: This application will “double” my workload! • Some initial setup “costs” (maybe) • Talk to your peers—what’s worked for them? • It’s not all about you!

  15. Myth #3 Myth: A new scholarship application cannot improve upon the method my office uses to process scholarships. • You may have the best scholarship system on the planet… • What about outreach & recruiting? • Significantly increase your applicant pool

  16. Myth #4 Myth: Using the ApplyTexas Scholarship application will significantly increase my applicant pool?!

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  19. 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

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  21. 8674 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  22. 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  23. 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  24. 13548 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  25. 13548 + 56% 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  26. 13548 + 56% 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  27. 14911 13548 + 56% 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  28. 14911 + 10% 13548 + 56% 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  29. 14911 + 116% + 10% 13548 + 56% 8674 + 25% 6930 + 24% 5602 (2006-2007)

  30. Myth #4 Myth: Using the ApplyTexas Scholarship application will significantly increase my applicant pool?! • The numbers don’t lie! • Experience growth of +25% per year! (conservative estimate)

  31. MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexasScholarship Application Other MYTHS you’ve heard?

  32. MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexasScholarship Application ApplyTexas Listserv: applytexas@lists.cc.utexas.edu ApplyTexas Team: applytexas_adm@austin.utexas.edu Your MYTHBUSTING Peers:

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