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For Students: Understanding what it means to follow a college in Scoir

Customer Support Team Updated by Customer Support Team

The college journey isn't easy, and at times it may feel like there is a mountain of tasks ahead of you. By following your first school, you won't just set off an entire network of support, it might also help you feel a little less stressed about the process.

What does it mean to follow a college?

Following a college in Scoir means adding it to your Following list. This is one of the first steps you should take in Scoir to build your college list. Start by discovering colleges using the directions provided here. When you find colleges that interest you, simply add them to your Following List. This helps you keep track of your preferred schools and stay updated on their information.


Why should I add a school to my Following list?

  1. It sets off a network of support

Curating a list in Scoir is the simplest way to coordinate with those who support your college journey (like counselors and parents/guardians, and even the colleges themselves!) Adding a school to your will let a counselor know that you've started the process and it helps us to better tailor custom recommendations to you.

  1. It will help you connect with colleges and learn about their programs

By adding schools to your list, this allows colleges to send you information about programs and opportunities specific to your interests.

  1. It will help you stay organized during your college exploration experience

Adding a single school to your list might not seem like that big a deal, but think about it, once you add the first one, it means you've completed one of the first most-important tasks in your post-graduate journey. This marks one less thing to do and adding the next ones might even be easier. So what are you waiting for?


So, how can you add colleges to your Following list?

You can add colleges to your Following list one of the below ways.

  1. Drag & Drop
    You can drag and drop the colleges into the Following column, or, use the three dot icon on the right to complete this change.
College card with the three dot icon highlighted
  1. Suggested Colleges
    Your counselors, but also parents and guardians (if they are connected to your profile) can suggest colleges to you on this page. You can then drag them over to start following them.
    Drag and drop suggested college to Following column

Please see here for directions on how to link your parent to your account in Scoir.

  1. Add directly from My Colleges
    If you already have a mental list of colleges, you can just add them straight to your list the toolbar! You'll have the option to follow, add to applying or add to applied.
Add a college directly to My Colleges

  1. Add from search bar

You can search for a college via the search bar on your dashboard and use the save icon to save to your My Colleges list.

Add college from search bar

Want to Unfollow a college? Here's how.

Now, let’s explore the benefits of adding colleges to your following list

  1. College Outreach
    Colleges on your Following list can send you messages so you can learn more about them. Not to worry, we do not share any personal information about you, colleges just know you are interested.
College outreach in student inbox
  1. College Visits Notifications
    Every time a college you are following schedules a visit with your school via Scoir, you will get a notification. That way, you won't ever miss a visit with the colleges you are interested in!

You can also see a list of all college visits right on your dashboard under Your Application Deadlines & Registered Visits, and register for visits under Register for Office Hours & Visits. You can register for college visits with a single click.

Visits and deadlines from dashboard

These will also appear in your drop down menu under Visits & Deadlines for a more detailed breakdown. You again from here can register for college visits with a single click.

Visits and deadlines

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