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title: "Slate AI: Re-Engaging Incomplete Applicants"
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updated: 2025-08-22T15:28:21Z
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# Slate AI: Re-Engaging Incomplete Applicants

*This article is part of our Slate AI series, each focused on a single, high-impact prompt, why it works, how to take it further, and how to make AI a partner in your process.*

## The prompt

> [!NOTE]
> “What strategies can I use to re-engage students who started but didn’t finish their application?”

This might seem like a basic communications question, but it’s actually an opportunity to rethink how you interpret behavior, personalize outreach, and design interventions that scale.

Here’s why this prompt is powerful:

- **It’s specific**: focusing on a well-known, high-value segment.
- **It’s proactive**: aiming to re-engage before the student self-selects out.
- **It’s holistic**: inviting the AI to suggest a mix of tactics, timing, and tone.

## Why it works

This prompt asks Slate AI to consider communication in terms of momentum.

Here’s why it’s effective:

- **Clear Focus**: The group is defined: students who *started* the application but didn’t finish. You’re not asking about general prospect engagement. You’re targeting students with intent, but no follow-through (yet).
- **Behavior-Driven Framing**: This prompt is based on *action* (or inaction). That provides AI with a behavioral anchor to work with, enabling it to suggest more tailored strategies.
- **Outcome-Oriented Language**: Words like “strategies” and “re-engage” position this as a prompt for movement and messaging. You’re asking AI to help you change outcomes instead of just describing problems.

## What Slate AI might say

You might get a response like:

- “To re-engage incomplete applicants, consider:
- Sending a dynamic reminder email personalized with their application start date and status
- Highlighting benefits of completing the application, such as scholarship consideration or priority review
- Offering a short checklist of what’s left to complete
- Using SMS nudges with helpful links or deadline reminders
- Asking a simple question like: ‘Need help finishing your app?’ with a link to schedule a quick call”

It may also recommend structuring this as a multi-touch campaign or suggest rules to automate delivery based on the duration of inactivity.

## The power of a follow-up

Follow-up prompts can take general advice and make it implementation-ready.

A strong next prompt could be:

> [!NOTE]
> “Can you draft a 3-part re-engagement campaign based on these suggestions?”

From there, Slate AI could provide:

- A **first-touch** email emphasizing ease and value
- A **second-touch** SMS focusing on urgency or deadlines
- A **third-touch** support offer: “Let us know how we can help”

And if you’re working in Deliver, you can then ask it to help convert those messages into structured content.

## Try reframing It

Even a small change in wording opens new possibilities:

| **“...for adult learners”** | Shifts tone and support resources |
| --- | --- |
| **“...who stopped after starting but never submitted documents”** | Narrows to a data-triggered segment |
| **“...using only SMS and portal content”** | Limits channels and focuses the strategy |
| **“...based on best practices”** | Invites best-practice synthesis |

Each variation tweaks the kind of insight you’ll receive, from broad strategy to channel-specific execution.

## Prompt template

> [!NOTE]
> “What strategies can I use to re-engage [population] who [behavior]?”

Try swapping in these options:

| Admitted students | haven’t visited campus |
| --- | --- |
| Prospects | haven’t opened emails in 30+ days |
| Event registrants | no-showed their interview |
| Current users | haven’t logged in since onboarding |

## Your turn

Here are a few follow-up prompts you can try:

- *“What kind of subject line would work best for a student who started but didn’t finish?”*
- *“Write a text message that feels personal and low-pressure.”*
- *“What’s the best time of day to send re-engagement messages for high school juniors?”*

When it comes to re-engagement, small changes can unlock big outcomes, and Slate AI is here to help you find the right moment, the right message, and the right move.