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Admissions evaluation shouldn't feel like a logistical race against the calendar. ๐ฎโ๐จ
When your selection criteria are fragmented across separate spreadsheets and email threads, your committee spends more time chasing consensus than evaluating talent.
Principle #06 is simple: Clear rules protect your teamโs time and secure an objective review process from day one.
Implementing structured, shared score sheets is one of the foundational reasons DreamApply users see an average 40% reduction in application processing time. It is the operational shift that allows teams to clear their evaluation backlog long before Friday afternoon.
Explore our core evaluation features:
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Dive into our detailed scoring setup guides:
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#StudentRecruitment #AdmissionsManagement #HigherEducation #EdTech
When an admissions team is buried under manual tasks, two things suffer: evaluation depth and the overall student experience.
Principle #05 reminds us that efficiency isn't just about speed; it's about preserving your team's energy for the human moments that matter in admissions. If your team is spending weeks on tasks that could take hours, it might be time to rethink the process.
See how Ashesi University structured their team's time for maximum efficiency: ๐ท https://t.co/Cq2BcBOYlb
#HigherEdAdmissions #StudentEnrollment #ProcessOptimization #EdTechSolutions #DreamApply
The measurements with the most untapped opportunity are usually the hardest to produce.
Education and admissions are no exception.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ #๐ฌ๐ฐ: ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ.
End-to-end measurement turns guesses into decisions. The teams that hold the whole applicant journey in one record are the ones that get sharper every year.
Since 2011, DreamApply has evolved with this principle in mind. Its measurement layer spans every step of admissions, so one applicant record carries from first click to enrolled student. Institutions learn which channels actually deliver, not just which ones look busy.
Explore the measurement layer and much more in our Knowledge Base: https://t.co/9jEBRvFzRF
#HigherEdMarketing #AdmissionsAnalytics #EnrollmentManagement
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
A useful reframe from Akos Kiraly, Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, on EdTech and Pancakes.
When marketing and admissions are not aligned, the cost shows up in dropout rates, inconsistent brand, and applicants who walk away.
Listen to the podcast here: https://t.co/tiQIQrwnhM
#HigherEducation #Admissions
๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
A reflection from Akos Kiraly, Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, on EdTech and Pancakes.
Gen Z and Gen Alpha applicants come in with totally different expectations around technology, response times, and the channels they actually use. Universities are the constant. The applicants are not.
Listen: https://t.co/tiQIQrwnhM
#GenZ #UniversityMarketing #HigherEducation
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ.
That is the time saving Akos Kiraly, Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, describes on EdTech and Pancakes.
DreamApply's AI Highlighter philosophy: AI is a helper, not a decision-maker. The final decision stays with humans.
Listen: https://t.co/tiQIQrvPse
#HigherEducation #Admissions #AI
Applicants form decisions about institutions long before any official one arrives.
Your admissions process is the institution's resume.
How University of Szeged unified admissions across 12 faculties: https://t.co/ZW96U4ZhXa
#InternationalEducation#UniversityAdmissions
Admissions is the lower funnel of every university's sales process.
That is the case Akos Kiraly, Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, makes on EdTech and Pancakes. The institutions seeing it this way are getting real gains in conversion, brand consistency, and applicant experience.
Listen: https://t.co/tiQIQrvPse
#HigherEducation #Admissions #StudentRecruitment
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐?
Akos Kiraly, Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, names the three KPIs both teams must be aligned on:
Turnaround time across every applicant touchpoint
Right student matched to right program, not just volume
Continuous improvement built into the process
Full episode of EdTech and Pancakes: https://t.co/tiQIQrwnhM
#HigherEducation #Admissions #StudentRecruitment
International admissions are won and lost in the days between a visit to your admissions portal and a decision.
Inside that wait, the applicant is deciding too.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ #๐ฌ๐ฏ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐.
International applicants run several applications at once. They tend to commit to the institution that responds first with both speed and structure.
Dr. Bert Wolfs Wolfs, Academic Dean of SBS Swiss Business School (running international admissions on DreamApply) called it "educational shopping" on our podcast:
"Today, students are doing what I call educational shopping. They apply in different institutions, in different countries, eventually to see who gives them the best offer, and in a relatively short period of time."
Hear why Dr. Wolfs says admissions can't take months anymore:
https://t.co/BXoiK0TrJP
#HigherEducation #Admissions #StudentRecruitment
Your relationship with an applicant starts at the first click.
The portal speaks on behalf of the institution before the admissions team reads the file.
See how Ca' Foscari University of Venice has built its admissions hub on this principle, using DreamApply:
https://t.co/Kkl2RpsJMF
#HigherEducation #Admissions #StudentRecruitment
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐น.
What decides who stays in the conversation: personalization at speed, on the channels applicants already use.
New EdTech & Pancakes episode with Akos Kiraly:
https://t.co/tiQIQrvPse
#HigherEd #Admissions #EdTech
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น? ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐'๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Our latest guest on EdTech & Pancakes is Akos Kiraly, Prokurist and Head of Sales Strategy at SRH Higher Education, one of the leading providers of private higher education in Germany and the Netherlands, serving over 23,000 students across five universities. SRH has been running admissions on DreamApply for several years.
We discuss how the new generation of applicants changed faster than admissions. Akos shares how Germany is becoming one of the most chosen study destinations in the world, and what lessons educational institutions can take from this to delight their applicants from the first point of contact.
Akos says word of mouth in higher education does not start when a student is enrolled. It starts during application. Even the applicants you say no to are part of it.
Watch the full podcast episode to learn how to make your admissions process do the marketing your campaigns cannot.
Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/CyGyRfPc3z
Want to listen on the go? Listen on Spotify: https://t.co/NDp2Cyfwik
#HigherEducation #StudentRecruitment #Admissions #InternationalEducation #EdTech #UniversityAdmissions #StudyAbroad #HigherEd #Podcast
How often do you look at your admissions data?
Viktรณria Kulman-Bundy, International Student Recruitment Specialist at Corvinus, checks her dashboard a few times a week, looking for shifts in regions, submission patterns and how long applicants take to move through each stage.
The data is always there. The question is how visible it is to your team, and how easy it is to turn it into decisions.
Request a free Smart Admissions Plan: https://t.co/gN2tP1LmhF
#HigherEducation #StudentRecruitment #Intled
Meet Principles by DreamApply: a weekly series for admissions, recruitment and internationalization experts.
Principle #01: Personalize the imperative while you automate the repetitive.
Hear it in practice with our CTO: https://t.co/MeVeqQPDZg
#Admissions#HigherEd
Every step between a student's interest and their submitted application is a step where you lose some of them. ๐ตโ๐ซ
Rita Csรบri-Magosi, University of Szeged (@Uni_Szeged), says DreamApply is clear enough to become self-explanatory in practice, for teams and applicants alike.
Want applicants completing their applications instead of abandoning them halfway?
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#HigherEd #EdTech #IntlEd
At Corvinus University of Budapest (@uni_corvinus), DreamApply replaced email and paperwork, and now shapes where the team recruits next.
Viktรณria Kulman-Bundy, International Student Recruitment Specialist at Corvinus:
"We started to pay more attention to applicant data. So we can personalize our marketing and communications efforts."
Full interview: https://t.co/1Pq7Wjfmvn
Request a Smart Admissions Plan: https://t.co/gN2tP1LmhF
#HigherEducation #StudentRecruitment #EdTech
Pรฉter รrvai, Deputy Director for Internationalization at University of Pรฉcs, says DreamApply has an enormous effect on the mindset of his admissions team because the moment you log in, you see faces.
"We are not talking about rows and columns, we're talking about people."
๐ Full interview: https://t.co/EocGtrBYSt
Book a demo with our team and see why over 300 educational institutions have run their admissions on DreamApply's software. Ask the questions that matter for your institution, and find out how you can cut your application processing time by 40%.
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3 things stood out to Nora Haarr-Jones when she applied to study medicine at the University of Szeged: fast replies, personalized communication, and secure payment for both her admissions fee and tuition in one place.
Watch the full interview with Nora to hear what the application experience meant for her decision to enroll, and explore how DreamApply's software helps educational institutions get these details right from the first click.
โถ Full interview: https://t.co/6iDtKXtgMk
โถ Case studies: https://t.co/9voTXpmoHJ
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