Launched in 2005, the SAO was envisioned as a tool that would simplify the application process for both students and schools...
There are many advantages to your school and your applicants when using the SAO...
You can include additional instructions to the interview component...
An applicant can submit the application even though an interview is required...
You can delete an application setup that is draft status only...
If your admission team does not want to see financial aid and ethnicity as part of the SAO, you can hide these by clicking on Customize Biographic Profile...
We have been working on enhancements for the 2021-2022 season...
The SAO supports consolidating the SSAT and The Snapshot requirements all in one place...
In order to maintain consistency in our portal experience, we have intentionally kept the font control within the system...
In the student access portal, the SAO for families is designed to convey requirements and deadlines and track the completeness of the application in a streamlined experience...
EMA supports only SSAT and The Snapshot as configurable assessments as part of the SAO...
To accept the SSAT and the Snapshot, indicate the SSAT and The Snapshot as Not Required or Optional for the grades you are setting up the SAO...
School specific supplement forms are not shared with any other school...
Interests or activities are optional as part of the student profile, as we do not want to intimidate students should they not have anything to fill in...
We want to offer schools with as much flexibility as possible...
If your school has additional information you would like to give to your students, you can write it under the “special instructions” step of the setup wizard and the student will be able to view it on their SAO dashboard...
The COPY function creates a duplicate application...
