Pre-Applicant Open Days

Used by events teams to run pre-applicant open days where students book their own programmes of activities to explore your campus on the day

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Written by Steph Stevens and Laura Montgomery-Hurrell

All about Pre-Applicant Open Days

Written by Laura Montgomery-Hurrell
Updated over a week ago

Pre-Applicant Open Days Permissions

See who can do what in the Pre-Applicant Open Days app

Written by Laura Montgomery-Hurrell
Updated over a week ago

Getting started in Pre-Applicant Open Days

What is the Pre-Applicant Open Days App?

A brief overview of Pre-Applicant Open Days (POD)

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How does a student make a booking?

Using the Pre-app Open Days booking form

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

What are Special Pre-Applicant Open Days Touchpoint Mail Merge Fields?

How to use "Booking Ref" and "Event Date" merge fields

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I create an On The Day Booking?

Work around those students who don't book ahead

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Walk-in Pre-App Open Day booking form?

Capture the details of new students who turn up on the day

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

What happens when a student edits their open day booking?

Things the student might see when they edit their booking

Written by Steph Stevens
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How does Slow Release work for an open day time slot?

Creating drip-down time slots for an activity

Written by Steph Stevens
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Setting up Pre-app Open Days

How do I set up an Open Day? Start here.

Get started in creating a Pre-Applicant Open Day event.

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up a Faculty Event?

Use Faculty Events to show Pre-Applicant students department specific parts of your establishment

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I add activities?

Setting up things for your Students to do on their Open Day

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I publish an Open Day?

Publishing the Open Day

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

Pre-Applicant Open Days: Glossary and Structure

Get an overview of how POD events work

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up my Open Day Booking Form?

Get started with your Pre-Applicant Open Day booking form settings

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I control the courses on my Pre-applicant Day Booking Form?

You can use Course Tags to limit the courses shown on the booking form.

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I clone a Pre-Applicant Open Day?

Duplicating a successful open day configuration

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I add 'Special Requirements' to my booking form?

Collect access requirements on you Pre-Applicant Open Days booking form

Written by Steph Stevens
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How can I use Programme Preview in Pre-Applicant Open Days to check my setup?

Check how your POD day looks to Students with the Programme Preview

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I close bookings for a specific course for an Open Day?

Making a specific course unbookable in AOD and POD

Written by Steph Stevens
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Tailor schedules using Course Groups in Pre-app Open Days

Create more specific booking options for each course

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I Grab students who have booked or attended a specific Open Day?

How to send comms to specific Pre-Applicant Open Day students

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I cancel a Booking?

How to cancel a student's booking on their behalf

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How to cancel a Pre-Applicant Open Day event

A run through of the best practices in closing an event

Written by Laura Montgomery-Hurrell
Updated over a week ago

How do I close bookings on my Open Day?

Setting a Last Booking Date

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

Where can I add text to the Pre-applicant Open Day programme?

Add explanation and greetings to your POD programmes

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

Setting up Mobile Entry Pass on a touchpoint (POD)

Learn how to send students their Pre-Applicant Open Day booking barcode via email

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

What is the Capacity Issues tab in Pre-Applicant Open Days?

How to tell if your POD event has too many people

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up Conversion Funnels in Google Analytics for POD?

Bring your Pre-Applicant Open Day data into GA for deeper analysis

Written by Steph Stevens
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Which season should I use for Course Groups in Pre-applicant Open Days?

Using the current year will show the next year's courses too

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I set a maximum party size?

Use this to control how many people the applicant can bring with them

Written by Steph Stevens
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How do I compare booking performance?

Use Reports to analyse booking performance

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I enable Multiple Course selections and Subject filtering? (Optional)

Allow your students the option of selecting many courses of interest

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

Why can't I see an activity under the faculty registrations in Pre Applicant Open Days?

Students may have yet to book onto that activity

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I use Grab to Invite Students to a Pre-Applicant Open Day?

Use grabs and ad-hocs to send students into POD for an invite

Written by Laura Montgomery-Hurrell
Updated over a week ago

Marking Attendees

How do I confirm Attendees?

Marking students attended or not attended to trigger Touchpoints

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I set up Fast-track registration with Mobile Entry Pass? (Intermediate)

A brilliant way to quickly scan and mark your attendees as arrived

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Opticon PX-20 Barcode Scanner?

Using the hand-held barcode scanners

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago

How do I use the Opticon PX-20 in Batch Mode?

Using your barcode scanner to mark students as Attended for an Open Day

Written by Steph Stevens
Updated over a week ago