Are you dreading another year of chasing down all the applications in your inbox? For organizations that solicit and process applications, now is the perfect time to take stock of what’s working well and what could be improved. Here are a few questions that may be worth asking your team as we all close outRead More
Category: Features
Category: Features
Administrator’s Guide to SlideRoom
SlideRoom’s design makes it easy to use, but new users may benefit from an overview that helps them get started. When a new customer signs up for a SlideRoom account, we want them to have a guide that they can refer back to when needed; a guide they can download, print out, and access anywhere.Read More
Applicant’s Guide to SlideRoom
Applying to college can be daunting, overwhelming, and frustrating. Colleges that use SlideRoom make the process easier and more streamlined, but you still need to know where to begin. With that in mind, we’ve created Tips for Getting Started as a New SlideRoom Applicant. Our new, easy-to-use guide will get you started by walking youRead More
Portfolios for College Admissions?
Over the past decade, portfolios have become a standard part of the application process at many institutions of higher education. Schools of all sizes and selectivity rates use portfolios, but others have been holding back because of concerns about how to incorporate portfolio review into their application and evaluation process. This post discusses some commonRead More
CommonApp Data Integration with Multiple SlideRoom Accounts
Many schools are beginning to ask for portfolios from across a spectrum of disciplines, not just the visual arts. These can include music, theater, architecture, science, engineering, film and many other departments. Because of this, larger schools with different departments and teams sometimes choose to have data integration with multiple SlideRoom accounts. This allows eachRead More
Viewing the Common App
Using SlideRoom, schools can import and review applicants who have applied via the Common Application. This includes the nightly import of data and PDFs for each application via the Scheduled Delivery Service (SDS). Once imported, SlideRoom can be used to search, read, and evaluate applicants. SlideRoom’s API can then be used to automate the exportRead More
More Media Types and Sizes
We are proud to announce two new enhancements in regard to collecting media from applicants. These were prompted by requests for the system to handle longer videos and print quality images on occasion. This required accepting more media types and larger file sizes: File Types Images .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .tga VideosRead More
Deadline Timer and Grace Period
Historically, applicants often wait until the deadline to apply. In fact, the day and hours leading up to the deadline are always busiest periods. If the deadline cuts off at the end of that day, a large number of applicants will be shut out. So, I would like to highlight a new feature that weRead More