In the arts, it’s natural for academic programs to strive to transcend traditional metrics for admission such as GPA and test scores, and to incorporate application components which amplify a prospective student’s actual artistic capabilities. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that University of Miami’s Frost School of Music recently announced that it hasRead More
Tag: Portfolios
Tag: Portfolios
SlideRoom Joins Liaison
Leading admissions solution provider to integrate portfolio technology into its Centralized Application Services (CAS™) WATERTOWN, Mass. (September 12, 2017) – In a move that will expand the availability of tools that support strategic college admissions, Liaison International today announced it has acquired SlideRoom. The company is best known for its seamless integration of multimedia componentsRead More
A New Way into Business School
Most business schools have the enviable problem of having significantly more applicants than they can possibly admit. Historically, the solution to this has been separating the admissions decision to the university from the decision to admit into the business school one or two years later. But that presents its own problems. Top-quality students who aren’tRead More
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
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
How Admissions Missed the Next Einstein
When Sabrina Pasterski was applying for undergraduate admissions, she was rejected by Harvard and waitlisted by MIT … until they saw a video of her building an airplane. Due to Sabrina’s persistence, this video was eventually seen by Professors Allen Haggerty and Earll Murman who strongly advocated for her. “Our mouths were hanging open afterRead More
Spotlight on NASA Space Telescope
Located on the campus of The Johns Hopkins University, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) for NASA. They operate the science program for the Hubble Space Telescope and will conduct the science and mission operations for the James Webb Space Telescope. In additionRead More
Recommender Evaluation Forms
SlideRoom’s feature set for collecting letters of reference has just been expanded so a recommender can evaluate an applicant. In addition to plain text entry and PDF uploads, institutions may now design their own evaluation form and have those presented to recommenders. This will help assist in collecting more targeted information about applicants. The exampleRead More
When Makers Apply to College
MIT’s culture of making continues to expose how real-world projects seldom live within one distinct domain of knowledge. The practice of moving between disciplines and shifting perspectives creates new kinds of creative momentum — a learning ability MIT is looking for within their admissions process. The illustration above is a representation of their poly-math ethos, by NeriRead More