How do you align top-down objectives with the practical realities of departmental operations? Are outdated admissions processes costing your institution valuable time and resources, and impacting its goals? It may be time to review how your institution does admissions, and choose the best admissions platform to address your needs.
To ensure progress, institutions must consider technology that empowers departments with data-driven insights and streamlined processes. For admissions departments, in particular, selecting the right platform is critical. It not only enhances operational efficiency but also allows staff to focus on engaging students, ultimately contributing to the institution’s overall success.
What sets DreamApply apart from the competition?
Like its competitors, DreamApply carries a set of features, promising results that support admissions goals that educational institutions are looking to achieve. In order to decide whether DreamApply is the best admissions software for your institution, let’s take a look how it all began for DreamApply, how it is optimized uniquely for international student recruitment, and how a price based on applications makes all the difference.
What inspired DreamApply admissions management software?
DreamApply’s software idea came from its co-founders’ experience. During their student years, the co-founders had the goal to use their skills to address challenges in education globally.
The challenge they put their efforts towards happened to be the admissions process, which is often lengthy, confusing, and it required a lot of time and manual effort, making it complex for everyday staff and students. DreamApply has been purpose-built to address those complexities of admissions.
DreamApply is a tool designed from the ground up with admissions officers and students in mind.
It isn’t a repurposed CRM or a generic software adapted for higher education. Its features like customizable workflows, two-way messaging, and dynamic citizenship-based configurations empower institutions to streamline processes and provide personalized applicant experiences.
This approach aligns with the goals educational institutions often have as they relate to admissions management. If you are looking to measure what matters in admissions, and use that data to achieve your goals, DreamApply is the right solution for you.
DreamApply addresses communication needs of admissions staff and students
Communication is the lifeline of admissions. DreamApply’s two-way messaging system ensures all applicant communication is centralized, whether it’s inquiries, document submissions, or replies to university messages. This feature simplifies workflows for administrators while making applicants feel valued and supported.
Every aspect of the communication is recorded, which ensures transparency and better management of resources.
Something to take note of, are the system notes. Notes function within the system allows for better staff coordination. To keep folks in the loop of activities in the system, for each individual or a group of individuals, any staff member assigned to the portal can leave a note behind.
DreamApply ensures that student progress is logged and instantly accessible to both local and international teams. Beyond that, it keeps the student informed and on track to ensure they don’t miss a deadline, or forget to submit the required documentation.
Why is DreamApply a tool for global use?
The DreamApply team recently visited clients in Hungary and Germany. They met students and staff, some of whom have used DreamApply since 2018. Among the testimonials about its various features, the students and clients all mentioned two crucial factors that make DreamApply a tool for global use: it is user friendly and helps the institution personalize information based on the citizenship of the students.
What else makes DreamApply stand out from other software?
Besides DreamApply’s commitment to continuously improve, in alignment with the industry and clients’ needs, there’s a strong focus on the following:
- Scalability: our clients report positive results in managing applications years later, despite drastic increases in application numbers, and no additional human resources
- Security: DreamApply is security audited, ISO:27001 certified, 100% GDPR compliant.
- Symbiosis (with integrations): We continuously work to ensure integration with popular educational software to streamline processing.
As your institution grows, so does DreamApply. Whether managing hundreds or thousands of applications, DreamApply adapts without compromising performance. Institutions like the University of Pavia have experienced a 1000% increase in applications over five years while maintaining a smooth admissions process.
How does an application-based pricing system support institutional goals?
DreamApply seeks transparency in working with the clients. Although it is common for service providers to have set pricing models, or look at existing institutional enrollment to determine the cost of the service, DreamApply looks at the number of submitted applications instead.
With this model, institutions can more accurately plan their expenses and align their software expenses to the actual usage. It allows institutions to scale their software costs in line with their growth.
Are you ready to elevate your admissions process with a software that stands out? Learn more or schedule a demo today to see how DreamApply can transform your institution.
About DreamApply
Founded in 2011 in Estonia, DreamApply is an innovation-driven EdTech organization that improves access to education around the globe. DreamApply’s application management software helps more than 300 educational institutions across 40 countries improve admissions, marketing, financial and other internal processes.
DreamApply’s easy-to-use and customizable software increases student enrollment by 30% and reduces application processing time by 40%. With features designed with and for educational institutions, and integrations with commonly used systems, DreamApply empowers teams to get more done with less effort.
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