Christian-
I was out of the office on Friday due to travel, so sorry I haven't responded sooner to this message.
I have people looking at what the issue is with the file access you mention below.
Also, please share where you would like this content to exist? I am assuming, given our conversations, that it is the Admitted students page? Is that correct? Perhaps the home page?
Ok, I have reviewed this quiz and run through it a few times. Feedback:
1. First, nice work. I know you have largely used an existing plug-in, but still, nice work.
2. There are some misspellings and typos throughout. However, I won't point these out as you have likely already identified them yourself and you are far more qualified to identify that than I am.
3. I would like to make suggestions on the wording and content of a few of the questions if you are open to it. My notes are as follows and correspond to the page indicator in your bottom right corner: ( I hope this helps)
#1: College Entrance Quiz....seems a little strong of a title and not fun. Perhaps consider: "Debunking Popular Admissions Myths. Test your Admission's I.Q.!!" or something along those lines. "What do YOU know about College Admissions?" "What Colleges Want You to Know about the Admissions Process."....something that doesn't force a student to be "graded" or appear to do so. Does this make sense? In addition, I would work with Jan to get a higher level quality for your header and footer for the presentation, so that it matches the photos better.
#2: When applying to college or university, high ACT or SAT scores are the most important factor. If your scores aren't high enough, your application will not be considered. (suggested wording change to the question.)
In the response, I would change the answer slightly to de-emphasize academic success....since we are talking about the application review. Maybe something like: "You're correct. Classroom academic performance is more important that your performance on standardized tests. When evaluating an application, your overall grades, test scores and other factors will be evaluated together. So, even if you are not satisfied with your ACT or SAT score, there are a lot of other opportunities for you to shine in the admissions process.
#3: For this one, would you want to provide verbiage relative to AP (advanced placement) rather than just saying challenging? Isn't that more the benchmark/verbiage? I would also provide encouragement in the answer. Something like" Advanced Placement courses can be difficult, but the benefits of enhancing your overall academic standing and the additional knowledge you obtain are worth the effort. Keep up the hard work!!
#4: Question: Colleges prefer students that are involved in a lot of different activities.
Answer: False. While involvement in a lot of activities can be viewed as a positive, most colleges will prefer students with a significant level of involvement and proven leadership in activities they are passionate about, instead of limited involvement in a lot of general areas. So, stick with the activities you love and really make a difference!
#5: (I think this is fine overall...but since this is more of a parent issue, perhaps....) Recommendation letters should come from important people that my parents know, whenever possible.
#6: fine
#7: Another opportunity to speak to parents....without speaking to them. Ala: "Contacting the Admissions office nonstop with phone calls, emails and letters, or having my parents do so, will help me get admitted.
False. Remember, the college or university you are interested in probably wants you to attend just as bad as you want to be a student there. But, constant badgering by a parent or student via email can create a negative perception. Once your application has been sent, wait at least 7 days and then call to confirm it has been received and is complete. Also, ask when you should expect a response. From there, as tough as it might be, the best option is to be patient and wait. If you haven't heard from the college following then they said they would contact you, it is appropriate to do additional follow up at that point.
#8: I would consider a new approach to this question or eliminating it. I don't know that we are getting across what we want here.
#9: Fine.
A few additional items: The width of your stage needs adjustment so that the wings are no visible.
I know we want to keep this "generic" but I wouldn't be afraid of including a few Creighton plugs here and there. I would ESPECIALLY do so on the Quiz Results page. Provide contact information for the Admissions Office. Also, I would include an opportunity to submit an email address and/or phone number to have Admissions contact this person. Maybe have them indicate if they are a parent or student. Finally, you might want to explain more about the web site. Perhaps split the Thank you from the Results, if you can, so more can be shared on each page?
What do you think?
Darren
Hi, Darren,
We would like to put our flash quiz for our fall search on the website. I have attached the latest draft (though probably not the final draft) with the required files, so that you can see just what we want to upload. When I tried to upload the zip file, the site came back with a “restricted file type” message, meaning that I couldn’t upload files of these types.
How can I be able to do that?
Yours,
Christian
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Christian Burk
Creighton University
Undergraduate Admissions
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, NE 68178
christianburk@creighton.edu
(402) 280-2703
