SchoolAdmin vs. Snap Audition

I would recommend SchoolAdmin for independent school admissions offices. I am not familiar with its use in other settings. It is most useful for offices who are interested in a paperless review process and targeted communications. They have improved their payment collection processes and integration with all billing is possible. We have not yet fully explored this avenue.

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I previously mentioned the scoring system. I would like to be able to use decimals and have multiple categories to score (for percussion, for example, a separate score for timpani, keys, and snare drum, in addition to a total score). I also suspect that some of the videos didn't load because students uploaded the wrong format, so more accepted formats might be helpful. I had some that would freeze halfway through the video, so it clearly wasn't a format issue

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• Automated lead nurture sequence for inquiries, admissions, and enrollment.
• Digitized recommendation forms
• Communication tools (email and text in particular) to connect with prospects

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• Communication from Snap team
• Functionality for different audition modes
• Decent level of customization

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• Not as flexible as we sometimes need the features to be.
• Data and historical information is not terribly accurate, which means we cannot use it for reporting.

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• Some videos wouldn't load properly, creating challenges for students. Perhaps widen the scope of formats accepted.
• More nuance in the scoring would be helpful, especially the use of decimals in the point system.

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I can imagine that it might provide some drawbacks but I only experienced the platform as a judge, not a coordinator

We compared a number of options in considering a new admissions software platform. In the end, customer service, search and reporting capabilities, ease of use, and automated processes made SchoolAdmin the right choice for us. Cost wise, SchoolAdmin was comparable to other systems.

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Get Acceptd is basically the only other service out there doing this kind of work. Their price point makes it entirely unusable for almost any organization.

Incentivized

• SchoolAdmin has helped streamline our admissions and enrollment processes significantly, resulting in a better customer experience.
• It has helped us reduce paper use, moving from sizable hard copy information packets, applications, and contracts, to having almost everything online and digital. This reduces waste, contributes to environmental well-being, and significantly reduces the need for physical storage and archival space.
• The system has helped improve accuracy and timeliness in data collection, transmission, and communication, allowing our staff to dedicate more time to relational work and less on administrative busywork.

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• More trust in us from our membership due to smoothness of process
• More students are auditioning for our honor choirs than ever before

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