"A platform for past information and future pathways’
Creating a complete counseling ecosystem
With its prestigious standing and diverse academic offerings, DAIS needed a comprehensive solution that could deliver robust reporting and personalized guidance for its students. Cialfo has filled this need admirably, according to Thakur.
"Cialfo streamlined everything College Counseling, and most importantly created a platform that can be referred to for past classes information & future generations pathways," says Thakur, highlighting how the platform has evolved into much more than just an application management tool.
Implementation involved bringing in Cialfo representatives to train both students and counselors, ensuring all stakeholders could maximize the platform's benefits from the start. This comprehensive training approach created a foundation for widespread adoption and effective utilization.
Data-driven decision making
For DAIS, one of Cialfo's most valuable contributions has been strengthening the school's analytical capabilities. Thakur notes that the platform provides "complete control over students applications, results & hence reporting system to the school" while also enabling the team to study "patterns of admissions & scholarships."
This data-driven approach aligns perfectly with the school's commitment to academic excellence and holistic development. By leveraging historical information, counselors can help students make more informed decisions about their educational journeys.
Comprehensive features supporting student success
DAIS's counseling team utilizes multiple Cialfo features to support their students' college journey. Thakur identifies several key tools that have become essential to their process:
- Scattergrams for visualizing admission trends
- CDocs for managing document submission
- Short list, long list, and applying list features for organizing university options
- Extracurricular activities tracking
- Resume building
This comprehensive suite of features creates what Thakur calls "a one-stop shop so all stake holders can refer" and provides "historical data points, again so informed decisions can be made by students." This centralized approach ensures that students, parents, counselors, and school leadership all have access to the same information.
Supporting a culture of excellence
For a school that excels across multiple domains, from robotics and MUN to sports played at local, national, and international levels, having robust systems to support diverse post-secondary pathways is essential. Cialfo has become an integral part of this support structure.
The platform's comprehensive reporting capabilities have been particularly valuable, satisfying what Thakur identified as "a big need of DAIS." This functionality, combined with the personalized guidance that Cialfo enables, has helped the school maintain its tradition of excellence in university placements.
By providing both historical perspective and forward-looking tools, Cialfo aligns perfectly with DAIS's commitment to awakening and illuminating students' intellect in "multi-dimensional ways" while instilling abiding values. The platform has become not just a tool for managing applications, but a resource for preserving institutional knowledge and guiding future generations of students.
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