MyAdmissions 2005: Changes and Feature Tour

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MyAdmissions 2005Changes and Feature Tour
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Important Changes for 2005

• New parents site - myadmissions.ucdavis.edu/paren
  ts
• Online password reset - previously users had to
  call IET Express
• Addition of parent data information request after
  students SIR
• All technical management shifting to Brians
  unit content management remains with Toms team

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MyAdmissions Home Page

• Can be accessed directly by typing
  myadmissions.ucdavis.
• edu url or indirectly through link on
  why.ucdavis.edu Web site.
• On March 15, page will contain a link to the
  parents page.

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MyAdmissions Account Set Up Page

• This page is owned by IET. For technical
  assistance, users should call IET Express at
  754-HELP.
• Users can create an account using Student ID or
  Social Security number.

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MyAdmissions ID/Username Reset

• Users can retrieve username and reset password
  through this page.
• Link is located on MyAdmissions home page.
• This page is also owned by IET. For technical
  assistance, users should call IET Express at
  754-HELP.

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MyAdmissions Parents Page

• Can be accessed directly by typing
  myadmissions.ucdavis.
• edu/parents or indirectly through link on
  MyAdmissions home page.
• Postcard to parents will go out a few days after
  admissions letters.
• Mix of original content and MyAdmissions content
  for admitted students.
• Features include
• Letter from Pam
• Event listings
• Important Dates and Deadlines
• Aggie Family Pack
• Explore UC Davis
• Campus Resources
• FAQs

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MyAdmissions Application Pending Page

• Note message center icon and address change (my
  info) icon
• Transfer version does not show test scores

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MyAdmissions Congratulations Page

• Page shows personalized information
• name, term admitted, major
• deposit amount, if necessary (some students
  qualify for fee waiver)
• Critical Information has customized links based
  on student information
• Admissions contract (all)
• Financial aid award (link for all)
• Important dates and deadlines for freshman or
  transfer (all)
• Information for special program participants
• Regents scholarship award notification
• More
• Explore UC Davis and Campus Resource Pages give
  more information that are important to
  prospective students

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MyAdmissions Explore UC Davis

• Faculty and student profiles
• Important academic opportunities, such as special
  programs for engineering students, etc.
• Student life
• Statistics
• Touring campus information/virtual tour
• Can be accessed by anyone through the parents
  page

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MyAdmissions Campus Resources

• Nuts and Bolts info Housing, Advising,
  Financial Aid, Registration, etc.
• Can be accessed by anyone through the parents
  page.

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MyAdmissions Conditions of Admission

• Admits MUST accept the Conditions of Admission to
  SIR.
• Varies by student type. Some students receive
  requirements specific to their circumstance.

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MyAdmissions Payment Page

• Admits can pay immediately by credit card or
  print out a form and send in a check or money
  order.
• 92 of students paid by credit card last year.
• For check payers Form and check must be
  postmarked by the SIR deadline.

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MyAdmissions Confirmation Page

• Payment confirmation number provided if fee is
  not waived (this screen shot is for an EOP admit)

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MyAdmissions Parent Information

• New this year Request for parent/guardian
  information (OP mandate)

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MyAdmissions Confidentiality Preference

• Users asked whether they want their information
  to be in the public record (such as in the
  directory listings).
• Page is skipped if preference previously
  collected (such as while attending a summer
  session class).

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MyAdmissions E-mail Setup Page

• The e-mail account setup is mandatory.
• Instructs users to check
• e-mail for official communication.
• E-mail account creation pages administered by
  IET. Users with technical issues should call IET
  Express (754-HELP).

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MyAdmissions Transaction Page

• This is the terminal page--acts as a hub of
  information and transactions
• Note appearance of e-mail link
• Admission Status page shows dynamic generic
  links of information items copy of admissions
  contract, payment receipt (if applicable),
  Important Dates, etc.
• Transactions column shows action items
• Action items are dynamic in two ways
• Personalized for student type international
  students, transfer students, freshmen, etc. all
  see a different list of items
• Can show when something is pending, completed,
  residency status, etc.
• Completed items move to bottom of list.
• Relevant items (such as Explore UC Davis) carried
  over from Congrats page for student reference,
  plus new items added to help introduce students
  to other campus systems

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MyAdmissions Survey for SIR-No Admits

• Corroborated and expanded upon data that we
  received from Data Clearinghouse

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Contacts

• Brian Alexander
• MyAdmissions Project Manager
• [phone]
• bcalexander_at_ucdavis.edu
• Tom Hinds
• MyAdmissions Content Manager
• [phone]
• thinds_at_ucdavis.edu