A direct round URL is a link that you can provide to a specific applicant population that prevents them from seeing other application rounds besides the one specified in the link.

When the applicant follows the link to the application management page, they see only one application available for creation, and all other active applications are hidden.

• admission.slate.edu/apply/

  • The default application management page URL you would provide to Slate University applicants who you want to see all active application types.

• admission.slate.edu/apply/?sr=RoundID

  • The direct round URL you would provide Slate University applicants for whom you want see only one specific application type.

Example: Undergraduate and Graduate rounds

Say your database includes two rounds, a 2017 Undergraduate application and a 2017 Graduate application.

Rather than giving undergraduate applicants the option to apply to both types of application, you can provide a direct URL to the Undergraduate application.

When the applicant arrives at the application management page from the direct round URL, the only application type they see is the 2017 Undergraduate application.

The same would be true if you would like to hide the undergraduate application from a Graduate applicant, for which you would provide a direct URL to the Graduate application. When the applicant arrives at the application management page, the only application type displayed is the 2017 Graduate application.

Configure Direct Round URL

To configure a round to be used with a direct round URL:

1. Go to Database → Rounds.

2. Select a round, or create a new one.

3. Set the Status to Inactive.

4. Copy the ID.
   

5. Follow this URL format:

   yourschool.edu/apply/?sr=RoundID

   Where RoundID is the ID of the round record that you copied.

6. Use this URL wherever applicants should have access to the application management page.

Testing the process

To test a direct round URL, open a private browsing window in your browser, paste the URL, and apply as a new applicant.

Repeat this for each application round where you plan to provide a direct round.