Hi! I am new to the site and new to private schools. I have seen some schools are using Gateway and some are using SAO. I found out the Gateway is pretty easy to submit the candidate profile. How do I do that on the SAO? Is there anyway to send the candidate profile only in order to schedule the interview? Thanks in advance.
Are you sure you need the application candidate profile done to schedule an interview? There IS a “profile” often on school websites that you fill out in order to get into their system and schedule an interview. But that’s not connected or related to the candidate profile on either of the application platforms (gateway and SAO).
Unless this changed this year — I’m speaking from prior year experience.
It’s the same this year. My daughter was able to schedule tours at all her schools and interviews at all but one with just the school-specific form.
The one school that she was not able to is Pomfret. They gave her a lovely tour, but said she could only schedule an interview after submitting her full application and paying the fee. Not sure if this is because we are overseas or if it is the same for everyone.
There was another school a couple of years ago who scheduled interviews after submission…I want to say Westover.
That’s how Princeton Day and Pennington did it back in 2018. I think it’s fairly common just to avoid wasting people’s time.
Thank you to all. Finally I was able to figure it out. Yes some schools you have to first send the applications, some once you send the inquiry then you can do that and some they have to first open a portal for you. I have already scheduled the virtual interviews to most of them but the one I am still waiting for the portal. One on their site they are saying you have to send the application to schedule the interview but I called them and thy scheduled for us.
Thanks again.