mythbusters of the applytexas scholarship application
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas
Scholarship Application
Randy Berger, Lead Software Applications DeveloperLeslie Uptain, Opportunity Award Coordinator
Myth Categories to be Covered
• Administrative website myths• Application myths• Processing myths
APPLYTEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE
WEBSITEMYTHS
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
Myth #2
Myth: The application is not flexible enough to handle all of the scholarships we have available.
• Dynamic Questions• Scholarship listing• Individual Essays
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)
APPLYTEXAS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
MYTHS
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
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
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)!
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
SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATION PROCESSING
MYTHS
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)
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!
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
Myth #4
Myth: Using the ApplyTexas Scholarship application will significantly increase my applicant pool?!
5602(2006-2007)
6930
5602(2006-2007)
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
8674
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548 + 56%
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548 + 56%
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548 + 56%
14911
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548 + 56%
14911
+ 10%
8674+
25%
6930+ 24%
5602(2006-2007)
13548 + 56%
14911
+ 10%
+ 116%
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)
MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas
Scholarship Application
Other MYTHS you’ve heard?
MYTHBUSTERS of the ApplyTexas
Scholarship Application
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