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• We do not currently have an AI policy but have the students "check" a box that certifies the above work is their original work otherwise staff can remove their application from consideration. We use the website: https://gptzero.me/ to detect for AI work.

  in AI Generated Responses from Applicants Comment by KatieMcConville March 27
• I just came onto Compass to see if others are asking this question! We currently use Sendhub and have had great success reaching students via text. We added an "opt in" question on our registration and created a report to run the phone numbers of students who have opted in for texting. I can import that spreadsheet into…

  in Text messaging to students Comment by KatieMcConville August 2023
• Our committee reviews 1 essay and 1 short answer statement - similar to Carissa, our committee does not rate Letters of Recommendation anymore and instead get ratings form a questionnaire. The questions reflect leadership, community service, and work ethic - three qualities referenced to in most of our scholarship…

  in In relation to scholarships how do you "score" essays and letters of recommendation? Comment by KatieMcConville March 2023
• Hi! We included questions about demographic data 3 years ago both for collection of data and eligibility for certain scholarships - some applications are specific to first gen college students etc. We worded the questions exactly as are on the US Census so that we can compare our applicant pool to census data. (We did add…

  in Demographic questions in scholarship application? Comment by KatieMcConville October 2022
• We have 1 essay and a few short answer questions. In the past, we have offered multiple prompts for students to choose from (your #3), but found it was difficult to score - our committee uses a rubric to grade the application for consistency and it was too difficult for them to use multiple rubrics. We also found that…

  in Scholarship "Essay" Questions - Fixed, Choose Your Own, Short, Long? Comment by KatieMcConville October 2022
• We send a survey to both our committee volunteers and our students (students receive an automatic email once they submit the application with a link to complete the survey. If the students complete the survey, they're entered into a $50 VISA giftcard drawing.) I attached our committee's survey below, I also hold a…

  in Scholarship Evaluator Survey Comment by KatieMcConville May 2022
• Hello @AshleyButler! I do not have all of the answers to your question but there is one change we are making that has received several positive responses from our community. In light of all of the registration cancellations from SAT/ACT tests and as part of our journey to make our application process more equitable, we…

  in Adjusting for New (COVID) Scholarship Season Comment by KatieMcConville August 2020