College List - Columns, Creating college tour lists

College List - Columns, Creating college tour lists

The college data menu has several college information columns. Some are ideal to be included in a college tour list.

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To build a campus tour list

  • In the Counselor college list tab, add colleges that the student will be visiting/touring.
  • Once  schools have returned  to the counselor list tab, add new college data/information columns.
  • Click the singular navigation button (round blue button) and select College Data Menu
  • When the next screen opens you will see banners. These are groups of college information.
  • Click on  a banner and it will open. Shop through the information columns to turn on/show your choices in the student list.

To turn on/off an information column

  • Next to  the title/header of the information column will be 3 icons:
  • The singular head icon = counselor list
  • Graduation cap = student list
  • Heart = App Tracker
  • A grey icon means the information column is off.
  • Click the grey icon and it will turn green.
  • Green indicates the information column is now turned on.
  • Close  the college data menu, returning to the student list, arrange columns
  • Using single navigation button, export the list to excel.
  • "share" the list with the family. The family  now has an information companion for their tour.

Suggested information columns to be turned on in a campus tour list

  • Click the singular navigation button (round blue button) and select College Data Menu
  • When the next screen opens you will see banners. These are groups of college information.
  • Using the search bar at the top of the college data/information menu type in these attributes one at a time.
  • All matching results will appear below. Turn green the icon that represents the list that  you want the information column to appear on.
  • COVID updates
  • City State
  • Google Maps
  • Nearest airport
  • Location Description
  • College Profile
  • Virtual Tour
  • Campus Hangouts
  • Campus Impressions
  • Interview policy
  • Auditions
  • Notes to student
  • Demonstrated interest weight
  • Live on requirements
  • Athletics Staff list
  • Create your own custom college information columns
Hot tip suggested by one of your colleagues:
  • Create a student record for "College Tours"
  • Under that student profile:
  • Add colleges by name to the list.
  • Goto your College Data Menu, choose campus tour columns. Close Data Menu.
  • Arrange columns by click, hold, drag into placement.
  • Export the Student List with the colleges to be toured and the chosen columns, directly into the student's shared Google folder.
  • Goto the Files Tab. Launch the list. New tab opens. Manipulate the list as you please.
  • Move this file to the correct student's folder or share directly from the Google drive shared folder that the list landed in.
  • Use and reuse this profile to quickly create campus tour college lists by "add college by name"