Apply with Scoir
Applicant resources
For Students: How to Apply with Scoir
For Non Scoir High School/International/Transfer Students: How many recommendations do I need?
For Non Scoir High School/International/Transfer Students: Requesting letters of recommendation
For Non Scoir High School, International, and Transfer Students: Requesting transcripts, application documents, & letters of recommendation
Colleges resources
For Colleges: Scoir application integration checklist
For Colleges: Configuring your application
For Colleges: Application activation
For Colleges: Importing School Reference IDs
For Colleges: Testing your application
Recommender & supporter resources
Counselors
Getting started
For Counselors: Managing your account
Counselor Dashboard Overview
For Counselors/Teachers: Changing your email address
For Counselors: Creating a Demo Student Account
Using Scoir: A quick start guide for middle school counselors
Adding & managing students
For Counselors: Student roster overview
For Counselors: Add a new student
For Counselors: Student registration process
For Counselors: Labels overview
For Counselors: My student has a Scoir account but I can't see their data
For Counselors: Edit student profiles
For Counselors: Student transferring high schools
For Counselors: Archiving or Deleting Students in Scoir
For Counselors: Recording scholarships and awards for students
For Counselors: Getting started with Views
Managing parents
For Counselors: Using the Parent Roster
Why can't parents see Scattergrams, Surveys, and other Scoir features?
College & career planning
Common App
For Counselors: Viewing students’ career interests
For Counselors: PrinciplesYou character assessment overview
For Counselors: Searching and filtering colleges
For Counselors: Suggesting colleges
For Counselors: Add a college to a student's college list
For Counselors: Manage colleges on behalf of a student
For Counselors: How to view a student's college list in table layout
For Counselors: Managing and using Scattergrams
For Counselors: Understanding List Scores
For Counselors: College Selectivity Levels & Student Match Levels overview
For Counselors: A guide to Predictive Chances with Scoir AI
For Counselors: Guide to Acceptance Likelihood and Intelligent Match
For Counselors: Set student outcomes and post-graduate plans
For Counselors: Discover Programs
See where students stand with the Applications Overview
For Counselors: Admission Intelligence FAQ
Document management
School Drive & student Drives
Choosing the right way to share resources with students
For Counselors: Using School Drive
For Counselors: View and manage your student's Drive
For Counselors: Bulk add files & links to students' Drives
For Counselors: Adding a YouTube video to My Drive
Document preparation & uploading
For Counselors: Manage application materials
For Counselors: Secondary School Report (SSR) overview
For Counselors: Midyear Reports and Transcripts
For Counselors: Final Reports and Transcripts
For Counselors: Grade Reports (Individual)
For Counselors: Application fee waivers
For Counselors: Digitally signing Early Decision contracts
For Counselors: Completing second Early Decision contract for the same student
For Counselors: Letters of recommendation
For Counselors: Add a counselor evaluation/recommendation
For Counselors: Viewing status of teacher recommendations
For Counselors: Uploading recommendations on behalf of an 'Other Recommender' outside of Scoir
For Counselors: Managing FERPA on behalf of a student
Understanding FERPA - Frequently asked questions
Document sending
For Counselors: Send application materials
For Counselors: Sending application documents for individual students
For Counselors: Understanding what "Complete Packets Ready to Send" means
For Counselors: Understanding the "Needs Attention" document status
For Counselors: Cancel sent documents - the send docs "undo" button 😮
For Counselors: Resending an updated transcript after it was already sent
For Counselors: Why aren't documents appearing in the list to be sent to colleges?
Tracking & troubleshooting
Assignments & surveys
For Counselors: Using Plans
For Counselors: Create and assign Tasks
For Counselors: Using Forms
For Counselors: Creating, publishing, and editing Surveys
For Counselors: Viewing Survey results
For Counselors: How do students and parents know that a survey was sent?
For Counselors: Creating brag sheets in Scoir
Uploading test scores & other data
Test Score Imports: ACT score imports
Test Score Imports: ACT and PreACT scores via rapid manual entry
Uploading College Board test scores
Manually adding TOEFL scores for each student
For Counselors: Importing Custom Properties
Bulk add/update Grade Report
Bulk add/update Senior Courses
Bulk add/update Student GPAs
Bulk add/update Transcripts
Reporting
For Counselors: Running reports on student data
For Counselors: Creating custom reports
For Counselors: Exporting reports from student roster view
For Counselors: Custom Properties and Property Groups
Communication & notifications
For Counselors: Messaging students & parents in Scoir
For Counselors: The Email Center
For Counselors: Sending and scheduling emails
For Counselors: Emailing users using the advanced email integration
For Counselors: Scoir Library & Email Subscription management
For Counselors: What notifications will students receive from Scoir?
For Counselors: Notifications & alerts
Calendar & scheduling
Using the calendar
For Counselors: Calendar overview
For Counselors: Linking your Scoir calendar to an external calendar
Visits & office hours
For Counselors: Scheduling in-person visits & availability
For Counselors: Scheduling virtual visits
For Counselors: Scheduling visits for non-college organizations
For Counselors: Scheduling multiple college visits within the same time slot
For Counselors: Students' notification of college visits
For Counselors: Understanding Scoir RSVP dates
For Counselors: Scheduling office hours
For Counselors: Office hours from the student perspective
For Counselors: Edit or delete a visit
Resources & checklists
Students
Account setup & management
For Students: Scoir student overview [video]
For Students: Creating an account when invited by your high school
For Students: Creating an account on your own (non-Scoir high school student account)
For Students: How to tell if you are linked to a high school or not
For Students: Invite your parents/guardians
For Students: What to do if you have multiple accounts
For Students: Link your existing Scoir account to a high school
For Students: Change your email or add a backup email
For Students: Delete your account
Build your student profile
For Students: Personalize your dashboard & college preferences
For Students: Update your personal information
For Students: First generation students
For Students: FERPA Release and FERPA Waiver
For Students: Update your academic information
For Students: Record your activities and achievements
For Students: Create and export a resume
For Students: Using your Drive
Explore careers
For Students: Taking a career interest assessment
For Students: Taking the PrinciplesYou character assessment
For Students: Discover careers
For Students: Managing careers in your profile
For Students & Parents: Access College Guidance Network with single sign-on (SSO)
College planning
Explore colleges
For Students: Setting your college preferences
For Students: Student interest categories
For Students: Discover colleges
For Students: College profiles
For Students: Comparing colleges
For Students: Viewing Scattergrams
For Students: Discover Events
For Students: Discover Programs
Build & manage your college list
For Students: Understanding what it means to follow a college in Scoir
For Students: My Colleges
For Students: View your college list in a table layout
Create and Manage Views
The Balanced List Score
For Students: View & simulate your Predictive Chances for college admissions
For Students: Updating outcomes and post graduate plans
Application documents & resources
For Students: Understanding Test Optional, Test Free & Test Required SAT/ACT Scores
For Scoir connected students: Requesting a fee waiver
For Students: Early Decision contracts
For Scoir connected students: Requesting transcripts
For Scoir connected students: Requesting letters of recommendation
For Students: Checklist for ensuring application document delivery
For Students: The Scoir guide to the Common Application
Assignments
Office hours & visits
Scoir mobile app
College Admissions
Staff setup & management
For Colleges: Add & invite admissions staff
For Colleges: Admissions Officer roles & permissions
For Colleges: Remove admissions staff
Integrating Slate with Scoir
Integrating Slate with Scoir
Step 1: Prepare Slate for Scoir Documents and Record Creation
Step 2: Connect Slate and Scoir
Step 3: Map Scoir Student Data and Documents in Slate
For Colleges: Troubleshooting Slate integration with Scoir
For Colleges: Slate Integration - Message Scoir Students from Slate
Applications & documents
Application rounds & requirements
Introduction: Managing Application Rounds
Step 1: Creating Application Document Requirements
Step 2: Creating an Application Deadline
For Colleges: Edit, copy, and delete document requirements
Receiving documents
For Colleges: Scoir Index File
For Colleges: Set up SFTP integration to recieve documents from Scoir
For Colleges: Troubleshoot configuration of SFTP integration with Scoir
For Colleges: Slate Mapping
For Colleges: Supported Document Types
For Non-Slate Colleges: Configuring File Preferences
For Colleges: Downloading & reviewing documents
For Colleges: Grade Reports
For Colleges: The Scoir CSV/Manifest file
For Colleges: How to access student application documents in Scoir
Managing college profile content
For Colleges: Premium Presence overview
For Colleges: Create & manage Posts, Events, and Programs
For Colleges: Events
For Colleges: Programs
For Colleges: Guidelines for college profile header photos
Student & guardian messaging
For Colleges: Outreach Messaging overview
For Colleges: Create one-time messages
For Colleges: Create automated messages
Calendar & visit scheduling
Data insights
District Administrators
For District Admins: Logging into your Network account
For District Admins: Getting started with a Network account
For District Admins: Adding and managing users in your Network account
For District Admins: Network roles and permissions
For District Admins: District communications
For District Admins: Setting up and enabling Advanced Email features
School Administrators
School account setup: Data requirements
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance & SIS for students, parents, and teachers)
Grades 9-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance, ClassLink & SIS for parents)
Grades 9-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance, Clever & SIS for parents)
Grades 9-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (ClassLink & SIS for parents)
Grades 9-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Clever & SIS for parents)
Grades 9-12: Exporting data from your Student Information System (SIS)
Grades 6-8
Grades 6-8: Exporting data from your Student Information System (SIS)
Grades 6-8: Scoir data gathering instructions for account setup (Clever)
Grades 6-8: Scoir data gathering instructions for account setup (ClassLink)
Grades 6-12
Grades 6-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (ClassLink & SIS for parents)
Grades 6-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Clever & SIS for parents)
Grades 6-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance, ClassLink & SIS for parents)
Grades 6-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance & SIS for students, parents, and teachers)
Grades 6-12: Exporting data from your Student Information System (SIS)
Grades 6-12: Scoir data gathering instructions (Naviance, Clever & SIS for parents)
System-Specific Instructions
School account settings
School Settings Overview
Enable application materials (Documents)
Setting your high school student email domain
Setting up and enabling Advanced Email
Ensuring Scoir access and emails will be delivered
Request a GPA scale change
Display school photos for students on their profile
Configuring Your SSR - Secondary School Report
Managing Student Transcript Settings
Configuring FERPA Waiver & Release Forms
Managing Your recommendations settings
School logo and template for teacher recommendations
Student self-reporting for GPA and test scores
Pending Acknowledgement
Predictive Chances and Scattergram display settings
For Counselors: Overriding a college's application document requirements
Can counselors control who sees Balanced List scores?
Can counselors adjust Balanced List minimums?
Can Balanced List Scores be based on just colleges marked as Applying and Applied?
User setup & roles
Users page overview
Adding and removing counselors and other staff to Scoir
Inviting faculty and staff
Understanding and assigning roles and permissions
Inviting Students
Assigning counselors to students
Inviting parents/guardians
Inform students, families, and staff about Scoir with these templates
Data uploads
Parents
Account setup & management
For Parents/Guardians: Managing your email notifications
For Parents/Guardians: Changing your email address
For Parents: How to create and link your account to your student and their school
For Parents/Guardians: Change your Scoir password
Supporting your students
For Parents/Guardians: View your student’s college list
For Parents: View your student’s college list in a table layout
For Parents/Guardians: Suggesting colleges to your student
For Parents/Guardians: Unsuggesting a college for my student
For Parents/Guardians: View and simulate your student’s Predictive Chances
For Parents: View and manage your student’s Drive
For Parents/Guardians: Digitally signing your student's early decision contract
How parents can sign the FERPA release
Searching for colleges
For Parents/Guardians: Searching for colleges
For Parents/Guardians: Viewing college profiles
For Parents/Guardians: Viewing Scattergrams
For Parents/Guardians: Comparing colleges
For Parents/Guardians: Financial information & estimates
For Parents/Guardians: Discover College Events
For Parents/Guardians: Discover Programs
Assignments
Scoir mobile app
Teachers
Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
Product Updates
Table of Contents
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- School Administrators
- User setup & roles
- Inform students, families, and staff about Scoir with these templates
Inform students, families, and staff about Scoir with these templates
Getting ready to launch Scoir in your school? We’ve put together these easy-to-use templates to help you inform students, families, and faculty. Each message is available in both English and Spanish and can be customized to fit your school’s needs.
<<Your School Name>>
before sending!High School Templates:
- English: Student, Parent/Guardian, Staff
- Español: Estudiante, Padre/Tutor, Docente
Middle School Templates:
High school templates (English)
Template to inform students
Subject: Welcome to Scoir – Your New College & Career Planning Tool
Hi {{Student}},
We’re excited to let you know that {{Your School Name}} is now using Scoir, a modern college and career readiness platform designed to support you as you explore your future.
Whether you're thinking about college, exploring career paths, or just figuring out your next steps, Scoir is here to help you discover opportunities that match your unique interests and goals.
Soon, you’ll receive an email invitation from Scoir—or a special registration link from your counselor—so you can create your free account. Once you're in, you can:
- Explore colleges and career options
- Build a list of favorites
- Request letters of recommendation and the sending of application materials
- Receive messages, assignments, and helpful resources from your counseling team
Your parent(s) or guardian(s) will also be able to join Scoir to support you, explore college costs, review financial aid information, and more.
We’re excited to bring this tool to our students and families, and we’re confident you’ll find it easy to use—and genuinely helpful as you plan for what’s next.
Before you dive in, we recommend watching the short video and checking out the resources below to get started!
– The Counseling Team at {{Your School Name}}
Helpful resources:
📄 Student Getting Started Guide
🎥 Student Overview [15 min video]
🎥 Student College List Management [7 min video]
📄 Requesting Letters of Recommendation
Template to inform parents/guardians
Subject: Welcome to Scoir – Supporting Your Student’s College & Career Journey
Dear {{Parent/Guardian}},
We’re excited to share that {{Your School Name}} is now using Scoir, a modern platform that supports students—and their families—through the college and career planning process.
Soon, your student will receive access to Scoir, and you’ll get an invitation to create your own account and link to theirs. As a parent or guardian, you’ll be able to:
- View your student’s profile, college list and preferences, and saved careers
- Suggest colleges your student may want to consider
- Explore colleges on your own
- Use financial tools to better understand potential costs across different schools
Scoir is designed to keep families informed and involved throughout this exciting journey, and we’re confident you’ll find it both helpful and easy to use.
Before getting started, we recommend taking a few moments to explore the resources linked below to get familiar with how Scoir works.
– The Counseling Team at {{Your School Name}}
Helpful resources:
📄 Parent Getting Started Guide
🎥 Parent Overview [7 min video]
🎥 Student Overview [15 min video]
Template to inform staff/teachers
Subject: Introducing Scoir: A New Tool for Student College & Career Planning
Dear {{Teacher}},
The counseling department is excited to share that {{Your School Name}} is launching Scoir, a new college and career readiness platform to support our students—and streamline the way we work together.
Scoir helps students explore colleges and career paths that align with their academic and personal interests. It also simplifies several administrative tasks, including the letter of recommendation process.
Students will soon gain access to Scoir to begin building their college and career lists. When a student needs a letter of recommendation, they’ll request it directly through Scoir. Before that happens, you’ll receive an email invitation with a link to register your Scoir account. All you'll need to do is create a password to get started.
When it’s time to write a recommendation, you can either type your letter directly in Scoir or upload a PDF. Once submitted, your letter will be included with the student’s application materials sent by the counseling department.
We’re confident you’ll find Scoir easy to use and helpful in supporting your students through this process. To get familiar with the platform, we recommend reviewing the resources linked below.
Thank you for all you do!
– The Counseling Team at {{Your School Name}}
Helpful resources:
📄 Teacher Getting Started Guide
🎥 Teacher Overview [5 min video]
High School Templates (Español)
Plantilla para informar a estudiantes
Subject: Bienvenido(a) a Scoir: Tu nueva herramienta para explorar universidades y carreras
Hola <<Estudiante>>,
Nos emociona contarte que <<Nombre de tu escuela>> ahora está usando Scoir, una plataforma moderna diseñada para apoyarte mientras exploras tu futuro académico y profesional.
Ya sea que estés pensando en ir a la universidad, explorando diferentes opciones de carrera o simplemente considerando tus próximos pasos, Scoir está aquí para ayudarte a descubrir oportunidades que se alineen con tus intereses y metas.
Muy pronto recibirás una invitación por correo electrónico de Scoir, o un enlace especial de tu consejero(a), para que crees tu cuenta gratuita. Una vez que ingreses, podrás:
- Explorar universidades y opciones de carrera
- Crear una lista de favoritos
- Solicitar cartas de recomendación a tus maestro y el envío de materiales relacionados con tus solicitudes
- Recibir mensajes, tareas y recursos útiles de tu equipo de consejería
Tus padres o tutores legales también podrán unirse a Scoir para apoyarte, explorar los costos de las universidades, revisar información sobre ayuda financiera y mucho más.
Estamos felices de ofrecer esta herramienta a nuestros estudiantes y familias, y estamos seguros de que te resultará fácil de usar y verdaderamente útil para planear tus próximos pasos.
Antes de comenzar, te recomendamos ver el video corto y revisar los recursos útiles que se encuentran más abajo.
– El equipo de consejería de <<Nombre de tu escuela>>
Recursos útiles:
📄 Guía para comenzar en Scoir
Plantilla para informar a padres o tutores legales
Subject: Bienvenido(a) a Scoir – Apoyando a tu estudiante en su camino universitario y profesional
Estimado/a {{Padre/Madre/Tutor(a) Legal}},
Nos complace compartir que {{Nombre de tu escuela}} comenzará a usar Scoir, una plataforma moderna diseñada para apoyar a los estudiantes y a sus familias en la planificación de sus estudios universitarios y opciones de carrera.
Muy pronto, tu estudiante recibirá acceso a Scoir, y tú también recibirás una invitación por correo electrónico para crear tu cuenta y vincularla a la de él/ella. Como padre, madre o tutor(a), podrás:
- Ver el perfil de tu estudiante, su lista de universidades y las carreras que ha guardado
- Sugerir universidades para que él/ella las considere
- Buscar universidades por tu cuenta
- Usar herramientas financieras para comprender mejor los costos de distintas instituciones
Con Scoir, las familias pueden mantenerse al tanto y sentirse acompañadas en todo el proceso universitario. Creemos que te va a resultar muy útil y fácil de usar. ¡Nos emociona poder compartir esta herramienta contigo!
– El equipo de consejería de {{Nombre de tu escuela}}
Plantilla para informar a docentes/maestros
Subject: Presentamos Scoir: Una nueva plataforma para apoyar a tus estudiantes
Estimado/a {{Docente}},
Desde el departamento de consejería, nos complace compartir que {{Nombre de tu escuela}} comenzará a utilizar Scoir, una plataforma moderna para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes en la planificación de sus estudios y trayectorias profesionales, y para facilitar la colaboración entre todos nosotros.
Scoir ayuda a los estudiantes a explorar universidades y opciones de carrera que se alineen con sus intereses académicos y personales. También simplifica varias tareas administrativas, incluyendo el proceso de solicitud de cartas de recomendación.
Muy pronto, los estudiantes tendrán acceso a Scoir para comenzar a crear sus listas de universidades y carreras. Cuando un estudiante necesite una carta de recomendación, podrá solicitarla directamente a través de Scoir. Antes de que eso ocurra, recibirás un correo electrónico con un enlace para registrar tu cuenta. Solo necesitarás crear una contraseña para comenzar.
Cuando llegue el momento de escribir una carta, podrás redactarla directamente en Scoir o subir un archivo en formato PDF. Una vez enviada, la carta se incluirá junto con los demás materiales de solicitud que enviará el equipo de consejería.
Confiamos en que encontrarás Scoir fácil de usar y útil para apoyar a tus estudiantes durante este proceso.
– El equipo de consejería de {{Nombre de tu escuela}}
Middle school templates
Template to inform students
Subject: Welcome to Scoir – A New Way to Explore Careers & Colleges
Hi {{Student}},
We’re excited to let you know that {{Your School Name}} is introducing Scoir, a new platform to help you explore careers, programs, and colleges that match your interests.
You’ll soon receive an email from Scoir with a link to create your account. Once you're in, you can:
- Personalize your profile
- Search for careers, programs, and colleges that interest you
- Complete any tasks your counselor assigns
- Receive helpful resources from the counseling office
We’re really happy to bring Scoir to our students, and we’re confident you’ll find it fun, helpful, and easy to use as you start thinking about your future!
Before you dive in, we recommend checking out the helpful resources below!
— The Counseling Team at {{Your School Name}}
Helpful resources:
📄 Scoir Middle School Checklist - For Students
Plantilla para informar a estudiantes
Subject: ¡Bienvenido(a) a Scoir! Una nueva forma de explorar carreras y universidades
Hola {{Estudiante}},
Nos emociona contarte que en <<Nombre de la escuela>> comenzaremos a usar Scoir, una plataforma nueva que te ayudará a explorar carreras, programas y universidades que se adapten a tus intereses.
Muy pronto recibirás un correo electrónico de Scoir con un enlace para crear tu cuenta. Una vez que ingreses, podrás:
- Personalizar tu perfil
- Buscar carreras, programas y universidades que te llamen la atención
- Completar las tareas que te asigne tu consejero(a)
- Recibir recursos útiles del departamento de consejería
Estamos muy contentos de ofrecer Scoir a nuestros estudiantes y seguros de que lo encontrarás fácil de usar, útil ¡y hasta divertido!
— El equipo de consejería de {{Nombre de la escuela}