UCLA Anderson has gone to a paperless application process that allows admissions officers to review applications on an an Ipad. The Wall Street Journal has the story today.
The UCLA Anderson School of Management has taken the iPad plunge. The business school now is reviewing all M.B.A. applications on the Apple Inc. tablet devices, moving away from printouts of essays, recommendations and transcripts.
"We were drowning in paper," says Craig Hubbell, an associate admissions director.
The new paperless system is advantageous for admissions officers, who are now able to easily sort through applications to check to see where the applications are coming from, identify the diversity of the imcoming class or create cut offs based on test scores or career experience.
Hubbell, who blogged on the topic at the MBA Insider's blog a few weeks ago, the UCLA Anderson blog today about some of the security features of the paperless process. "On any one Ipad, the only applications are those assigned to that particular admissions officer, so no one Ipad has all the applications. Also, each Ipad is assigned an expiration date down to the minute and when that minute comes around -- boom -- the application evaporates.
"We're pleased with how the new system is working," Hubbell says. "It speeds up the process and allows us to deepen the analysis, which really helps with the big increase in applications we've seen this year. It really expedites the process and allows us to admit the best people."
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