Connections
A New Way to Connect with Students
Our new privacy-centric feature connects you with digital in-school test takers.
The Next Innovation in Recruitment
The data privacy landscape continues to evolve, and the transition to a digital SAT Suite of Assessments provides an opportunity to offer a new, privacy-forward way for students to connect with colleges. Search and Connections™ work together to help you reach students over their entire college exploration journey. Connections allows colleges and universities to reach students early in high school; Search supports outreach to students as they engage more deeply in the college-going process.
Connections Key Milestones
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2023
Connections Platform Opens to Higher Ed Organizations
Starting September 15, higher education institutions can begin building a profile, selecting audiences, defining communication plans, and crafting messages.
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2023
Recommended Deadline to Create a Connections Profile
Your Connections profile introduces students to your institution through the BigFuture School™ mobile app. Profiles should be simple to draw quick attention from prospective students. Once Connections launches this fall, simply log in to your Search account, navigate to Connections, and click on the Profile area to get started
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2023
Recommended Deadline to Finalize Initial Communication Plans
Connections communication plans allow you to reach specific student populations within your overall audience pool. Be sure to design your first communication plans before students begin receiving Connections messages on November 6.
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2023
Students Begin Receiving Messages in the BigFuture School App
Students who’ve downloaded the BigFuture School app and opted in to Connections will begin receiving messages from institutions on November 6.
Change is hard. [But] we, as higher education professionals, can really be nimble and learn to adapt just like our students are having to adapt. [Connections is] another way that we can reach students where they are and showcase [our] university.
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Email connectionssu[email protected] or contact your Search consultant.