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For Counselors: Searching and filtering colleges

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In Scoir, there are several ways to search and filter colleges, whether for general research or on behalf of a specific student. In this article, we'll cover completing a college search, customizing it, and saving your results. We'll also explore additional features available to you.

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Search for a specific college

To get started, go to Colleges > List. Here, you'll find a customizable table view of all Scoir colleges, making it easy to access key information.

If you have a specific college in mind, type its name in the search bar above the table. Their information will then populate the table. To learn more about the college, click on the college name to visit its profile.

How can I search for a college on behalf of a specific student?
1. Navigate to the individual student's profile, and select Colleges & Applications on the left-side menu
2. Choose My Colleges
3. Under the Suggested column, click View Search

From here, you can search for colleges on behalf of that student and easily recommend them for that particular student.
Customizing your colleges page

In this section, learn how tailor your college table's appearance and content by applying filters, adjusting columns, and sorting. You can also save preferences with Views for quick access and easily export customized information.

Filters

Give our enhanced filtering a try! Open the filter menu, click Opt-In in the purple banner, and enjoy neatly organized filters in collapsible sections across your Student Roster, Parent Roster, and Colleges page. Explore the structure and definitions below to see how each filter works.

Refine your college list using filters such as Class Year, Our Schools, Academic Focus, Campus Setting, Location, and more.

Open to see standard filter order and descriptions

Class Years - gives you the option to select which years to include in school-specific statistics

Filter by Our Colleges - Toggle this on to view only the colleges your students have engaged with, including those they’ve followed, plan to apply to, applied to, been accepted by, or enrolled in. To focus on specific types of engagement, select the checkbox next to the desired engagement type

Labels - Returns colleges assigned with specific labels. Selecting multiple labels displays colleges with any of those labels. Enable the "College must have all options" toggle to view colleges with all selected labels

Academic Focus - ​This filter lets you search for general academic focuses or specific majors

Campus Setting - ​Use this filter to select various campus setting designations

Location - Use this to select domestic/international preferences, as well as regions of the United States. You can also add individual US states by clicking within the State field and typing the name of a state

Degree - ​Allows you to filter based on college level (4-year, 2-year or Career & Trade) and the type of degree offered

College Admissions - This filter lets you select from different levels of selectivity (which is calculated by dividing the number of admitted students by the number of applicants). You can also select Test Optional colleges, or adjust the ranges for average SAT and ACT scores

Accepting Applications - Returns colleges that are currently accepting applications

Application Method - Allows you to select the application methods offered

College Type - Refines results based on various school types including Funding Source, Religious Affiliation, and Special-Mission

Athletics - Lets you search by athletics and divisions

Undergraduate Student Size - Lets you filter colleges by the size of it's undergraduate population

Personal Interests & Activities - Lets you select multiple interests and activities that correlate with colleges across Scoir’s college database

ROTC Programs - This filter allows you to select ROTC program availability

Our High School Applications - Filters colleges based on various ranges relevant to your high school's applications, including enrollment yield, acceptance rate, and average accepted unweighted GPA
Using the new filter experience? Open to explore the updated order and descriptions
Opting into enhanced filtering introduces a new, organized layout with filters grouped into collapsible sections. You'll also see a count of the filters you've applied. Some filters work a little differently—check out their descriptions below to learn more.

Our Colleges

◦ Show Only Our Colleges - Toggle this on to view only the colleges your students have engaged with, including those they’ve followed, plan to apply to, applied to, been accepted by, or enrolled in
◦ Class Years - This filter only appears if the “Show Only Our Colleges” toggle is turned on. The Class Years filter will identify colleges with student engagement AND set school-specific statistics based on students in these graduating classes (e.g., student engagement counts, our average accepted GPA, our average accepted ACT, our average accepted SAT, etc.)
◦ Student Engagement - Filter students based on their engagement with a college by selecting Yes/No for statuses like following, applying, applied, accepted, or enrolled. Leave the "College must have all engagement options" box unchecked to view colleges with any of the selected criteria. Check this box to display only colleges that meet all of the selected criteria.

College Details

◦ Labels - Returns colleges assigned with specific labels. Selecting multiple labels displays colleges with any of those labels. Enable the "College must have all options" toggle to view colleges with all selected labels
◦ College Size & Level - Lets you filter colleges by the size of it's undergraduate population and college level (4-year, 2-year or Career & Trade)
◦ Degrees Offered - Filter by the type of the degree offered (Certificate, Associate, Bachelor’s)
◦ Location & Setting - Use this to select domestic or international preferences, U.S. regions, and individual states by typing in the State field. You can also choose campus setting designations
◦ College Type - Refines results based on various school types, including Funding Source, Religious Affiliation, and Special-Mission
◦ Additional Details - Use this to search for general academic focuses or specific majors, athletics and divisions, and select multiple interests and activities that correlate with colleges across Scoir’s college database
◦ ROTC Programs - This filter allows you to select ROTC program availability

College Admissions

◦ Selectivity - his filter allows you to choose from various levels of selectivity, indicating the overall difficulty of gaining admission to a particular college. Learn more about college selectivity
◦ SAT / ACT Test Policy - Filter colleges by their test policy, whether requiring scores or offering test-optional options
◦ Acceptance Rate - Filter by colleges by ranges in their acceptance rate
◦ Average Accepted SAT Scores - Enter a value or range to filter colleges by their average accepted SAT scores
◦ Average Accepted ACT Scores - same as above
◦ Accepting Applications - Returns colleges that are currently accepting applications
◦ Application Method - Allows you to select the application methods offered

Our High School Applications

Use the options in this section to filter colleges based on various ranges relevant to your high school's applications, including enrollment yield, acceptance rate, and average accepted unweighted GPA, etc. Remember, if you select specific class years, the data is calculated based on student academic performance in those graduating classes.

Columns

Columns management window in Colleges page

Easily choose to add and remove columns from the table. You can also drag and drop categories in the Column Order section, so they appear in the order you want on the roster.

You can also remove columns directly from the table by clicking the three-dot icon next to the column header and selecting Remove.

Pinning columns
column pinning on college table

Pin columns to keep them visible and locked, ensuring key information remains in view while you scroll horizontally

  1. Click the three vertical dots next to the column header you want to pin
  2. Choose either Pin left or Pin right
    1. Pin left: Moves the column to the far left and locks it in place. Additional columns pinned to the left will appear next to the first pinned column
    2. Pin right: Moves the column to the far right and locks it in place. Additional columns pinned to the right will appear next to the first pinned column

To unpin a column, click the three vertical dots and select Unpin. The column will return to its original position.

☝️To keep the columns pinned, save it as a new View or save changes to your current View.

Views

Views on Colleges page

Once you have your filters and columns set the way you like, you can save your View, add to an existing View, or set the View as your default.

When working with Views, keep in mind that:

  • You can set a View as default during creation or at a later time by using the gear icon to the right of it
  • Your preferences, including filters, active columns, order, column size, and sort settings, are stored within a View
  • Changes to an existing View can be saved and will apply to all users at your school
  • Views can be deleted by using the gear icon to the right of it

Export

Exporting colleges data

You can choose to export either your current view or all columns in the roster. You can also select a group of colleges and export only their data.

What else can I do from the college table?

From the college data table, you can preview colleges, suggest options, and access the student's search experience. Let's review each option.

Preview colleges

Accessing preview drawer from Colleges

Easily preview colleges from the table by hovering over a college's name and selecting Preview.

From there, you can add Labels, see application deadlines, see information specific to your high school like admitted student stats and application history (if applicable), view college statistics, add notes, and take actions from the (...) action menu in the top right.

Take Actions

Taking other actions on colleges page

When selecting individual colleges, or multiple colleges, you can take specific actions like suggesting colleges or managing Labels.

Preview the student college search experience

Discover page

To view the college search process from a student's perspective, click on Discover in the left navigation Here, you can explore colleges, as well as related content such as posts and events.

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