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Slate Tutorials
Hot Topics
Slate Query Conversion (October 2020)
Slate queries will be converted to a new format.
GRE Test Scores (September 2020)
Find out how test scores will appear to applicants, and your options for masking them from reviewers.
Request Access & Training
Slate Training
Find information and register for Slate training.
Request access for faculty and other reviewers.
Review the PowerPoint slides used in Introductory Slate Training.
Search Records
Find Individual Records by Name, ID, Birthdate, etc.
Search for applicants or prospects.
Use Filters to Find a Group of Records
Filter search results by numerous data points.
Find a List of Records by ID Number
Create a query to search for a list of records by ID number.
Common Fields for Filters & Exports
Common application fields for use in exports or queries
Create a Slate record for a prospective student
Working with Applications
Add Materials to an Application
Add materials to an application that has already been submitted.
Checking Requirements/Testing the Application
See what your applicants are required to submit and see the application from their perspective.
Waiving Application Requirements
Allow applicants to submit without providing required materials, recommendations or question responses
List of material names and descriptions for use when uploading additional/new materials.
Work with Letters of Recommendation
Re-notify, waive, unsubmit, or upload letters of recommendation.
Change Term/Program (pre-decision)
Change the term and/or degree program when the application is under review and no decision has been made.
Download a PDF of application(s) individually or in batches
Communications
Emailing an Individual within Slate
Email a student directly from their Slate record
Attach an Email to a Slate Record
Add an email sent externally (e.g. from your gmail account) to an existing Slate record
Timeline Navigation & Adding Interactions
View the Timeline and add an Interaction to a Slate record.
Reader
View applications, complete Reader Forms, and move applications through Bins.
Alternate Reader navigation tutorial (from Slate)
Read applications in Slate without submitting a review form.
Move a Group of Applications to a New Bin
Learn how to move applications through Reader in batch.
Assign/Remove Applications in Queues
How to assign one or more applications to one or more readers’ queues; or to clear reader queues.
How to mask test scores from reviewers.
Decisions
Submit a Deny or a Withdraw Application Decision
Notify Grad Admissions Office of your program's DENY or WITHDRAW APPLICATION decision.
Using the Appraisal Form, submit your program’s ADMIT decision to the Grad Admissions Office for processing.
Updating Term/Program for Admitted Applicants
Update an ADMIT.
Make other decision changes after a decision has been released.
Application Fees
Paying Application Fees with a PCard
Pay the fee on behalf of an applicant using a PCard or other credit card.
Paying Application Fees Using EFS
Pay the fee on behalf of an applicant using EFS
Queries
Beginning October 2020, Slate queries will be converted to a new format.
Query/Export: Basic Navigation
Learn the basics of using Queries & Exports.
Common Fields for Filters & Exports
Common application fields for use in exports or queries