Admission used to be a largely manual process that required staff to gather and track information on paper from several sources for each prospect. The process used to be as follows:

• First, prospective students sent in an application with a check for the application fee.
• Next, all prior schools for the student sent copies of transcripts to the Admissions office.
• Next, any ACT or SAT test scores were sent to the Admissions office.
• Once an admission was granted, an offer letter was sent to the student.
• The student then returned a confirmation statement to the University.

This has all changed since EAD built the on-line Request for Information, admission application, and application status check. Along with developing and maintaining data feeds and document imaging systems for Twin Cities Undergraduate and Graduate School applications, more than 20,000 applications are managed and tracked during peak periods. The process saves more than $1 million per year in data entry costs and allows for quick processing of applications.

Beginning the Admissions form...

Final Steps including a link for checking the status of the application...

Status information with a link to the checklist...

Here, the prospective student is aware that he/she has submitted all necessary documents.