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What’s your admissions personality? Uncover tools tailored to your style.

Aug 28, 2024 | EdTech

Admissions managers, like the institutions they represent, have unique strengths and approaches. Whether you thrive on data, innovation or empathy, DreamApply offers a comprehensive platform tailored to help you excel. Let’s explore how DreamApply’s features align with different admissions manager personalities and how they can drive success at your institution.

Happy Johanna: The Enthusiastic Motivator

Happy Johanna: The Enthusiastic Motivator

Johanna’s enthusiasm makes the admissions process exciting and welcoming. She ensures students stay engaged and motivated. To keep up with her energy, Johanna relies on features that help her manage communications and track progress effortlessly.

  • Centralized Application Management

DreamApply’s intuitive dashboard allows Johanna to manage all applications in one place, streamlining the process and letting her focus on creating positive experiences. 

  • Personalized Communication

Johanna excels at keeping applicants informed. DreamApply’s personalization features let her tailor the applicant experience and make them feel supported throughout their journey. 

Assertive Alex: The Authoritative Leader

Alex thrives on structure and efficiency, ensuring the admissions process runs like a well-oiled machine. He values control and precision, making DreamApply’s features an ideal match for his leadership style.

  • Precision Automation

Alex commands the admissions process with precision. DreamApply’s automation tools enable him to eliminate repetitive tasks and save 40 % time. 

  • Clear Application Scoring

With DreamApply, Alex takes a no-nonsense approach to evaluating applicants. The platform’s advanced scoring features allow him to establish clear, quantifiable criteria for assessment. This ensures that decisions are not only quick but also transparent and backed by data.

Cautious Fred: The Analytical Planner

Fred’s meticulous nature drives him to scrutinize every detail before making decisions. He values data-driven insights and systematic processes, making DreamApply the perfect tool to support his careful approach.

  • Detailed Reporting and Analytics

Fred thrives on data, and DreamApply’s comprehensive analytics give him the insights he needs to make informed decisions. The platform’s detailed reports on applicant progress, processing times and recruitment trends allow Fred to identify bottlenecks and optimize the admissions process. 

  • Thorough Risk Management

Fred is cautious by nature, and DreamApply’s robust compliance features give him peace of mind. The platform ensures that all applicant data is securely handled, meeting the highest international standards. Fred appreciates compliance with regulations like GDPR, minimizing risks and safeguarding the institution’s reputation. 

Kind-Hearted Kate: The Empathetic Supporter

Kate is the compassionate core of the admissions team, dedicated to making every applicant feel valued and supported. She relies on DreamApply’s features to deliver a caring experience, especially for international students who may need extra guidance.

  • Comprehensive Support for International Students

Kate excels at guiding international applicants through the complex admissions process. DreamApply’s visa and document management tools allow her to seamlessly assist students with the specific requirements of their home countries. By tracking visa statuses and verifying documents in real-time, Kate ensures that every international student receives the personalized attention they need, reducing anxiety and ensuring a smoother transition into the institution. Explore tips for international student recruitment here.

  • Nurturing Communication with Two-Way Messaging

Kate excels at building trust through open, empathetic communication. DreamApply’s two-way messaging system integrates email and platform messages into a seamless conversation flow, allowing Kate to respond quickly and personally to each applicant. This feature keeps all communication in one place, ensuring nothing gets lost and allowing Kate to maintain a warm, supportive dialogue with students. Whether answering questions, sending reminders, or offering encouragement, Kate uses this tool to make every applicant feel genuinely cared for. Learn more about how this feature enhances communication here.

Stylish Stella: The Trendsetter

Stella is always ahead of the curve, using the latest trends and technologies to attract the right students and keep her institution’s brand at the forefront. She depends on advanced marketing tools and data-driven strategies to ensure her recruitment efforts are both innovative and effective.

  • Data-Driven Marketing with UTM Tracking

Stella leverages DreamApply’s marketing tools to craft and monitor precise campaigns that resonate with prospective students. By utilizing UTM tracking, she can analyze the performance of her marketing efforts in real-time, identifying which channels are driving the most engagement. This allows Stella to fine-tune her strategies on the fly, ensuring that her institution’s brand remains relevant and competitive. 

  • Strategic Scholarship Management

Stella also knows that offering the right financial incentives can attract top talent. She uses DreamApply’s scholarship management tools to allocate scholarships transparently and strategically. This ensures that her institution appeals to high-achieving students who might otherwise overlook her programs, positioning her school as an attractive option for the best and brightest.

Vigilant Victor: The Prepared Problem-Solver

Victor is always ready to tackle challenges, staying alert to each one as it arises. He relies on DreamApply’s features to ensure the admissions process runs smoothly and securely, managing potential issues before they escalate.

  • Real-Time Monitoring for Proactive Alerts

Victor thrives on staying informed. DreamApply’s real-time monitoring tools provide immediate insights into every stage of the admissions process, allowing him to detect and address issues as they occur. This proactive approach ensures that no detail slips through the cracks, keeping everything on track.

  • Secure Document Handling and Audit Trails

Security is paramount for Victor. He uses DreamApply’s secure document handling and access control features to restrict data visibility based on job functions, minimizing the risk of data breaches. Additionally, the comprehensive audit trails meticulously log every action within the system, providing a detailed record that is essential for maintaining compliance and preparing for security audits. These features give Victor confidence that every aspect of the admissions process is secure and traceable.

Ambitious Ava: The Competitive Achiever

Ava is driven by a desire to outperform her peers and achieve outstanding results. She’s always looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition and relies on DreamApply’s advanced tools to optimize her recruitment strategies and ensure her institution remains a top choice for applicants.

  • Lead Tracking and Conversion Optimization

Ava uses DreamApply’s lead tracking feature to monitor the progress of prospective students from their initial interest through to enrollment. This ensures that no potential applicant is overlooked and allows Ava to identify where leads might drop off and re-engage them effectively. 

  • Leveraging Integrations

To stay competitive, Ava integrates DreamApply with Zapier, automating workflows and syncing data across platforms. This integration allows her to streamline processes, reduce manual work and focus on strategic initiatives that give her institution an edge. 

Curious Calvin: The Innovative Explorer

Calvin is constantly exploring new methods to keep the admissions process fresh and effective. His inventive approach ensures that his institution stays ahead by offering applicants a dynamic and customized experience.

  • Adaptive Application Experience

Calvin takes full advantage of DreamApply’s ability to tailor the application experience to each applicant’s unique profile. By using DreamApply’s automated citizenship-based tailoring, Calvin ensures that applicants see only the most relevant information and options based on their nationality. This feature not only personalizes the process but also enhances the applicant’s experience by reducing unnecessary steps and confusion​.

  • Efficient Bulk Actions for Innovation

Calvin also uses DreamApply’s bulk action capabilities to efficiently manage groups of applicants with similar profiles or statuses. This allows him to apply changes, communicate updates, or process applications for multiple students at once, saving time and enabling him to test new strategies on specific segments of applicants without disrupting the entire process​.

Tech-Savvy Tara: The Futuristic Visionary

Tara is always at the forefront of technological innovation, eager to enhance the admissions process and ensure her institution stays ahead of the curve. Her forward-thinking approach not only benefits her own team but also leads to improvements that other institutions can enjoy.

  • Pioneering Custom Features

Tara has a knack for identifying needs before they become widespread. Her request for a video interview tool within DreamApply was driven by her foresight into the growing importance of remote assessments. This tool now allows institutions to conduct asynchronous video interviews, providing a convenient and secure way to evaluate applicants while also helping to prevent plagiarism. Tara’s proactive ideas have led to the creation of features that streamline admissions for everyone​.

  • Careful Integration of AI in Admissions

While Tara is eager to explore new technologies, she approaches AI with caution, recognizing the importance of maintaining a human touch in the admissions process. DreamApply’s AI tools are carefully implemented to assist rather than replace human decision-making. For Tara, AI is a valuable tool that enhances efficiency by automating routine tasks and providing data-driven insights, while still allowing her team to make the final, informed decisions. This balanced approach ensures that her institution benefits from the advantages of AI without compromising the integrity of the admissions process. Explore more about DreamApply’s approach to AI in our article on AI in Admissions Management.

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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