Nonetheless, some schools that enroll large numbers of students from low-income families have expressed concern that families will miss the question, which was the reason for moving it previously to a more prominent position on the form. This wording was changed because participants in the testing group were often confused by the terms, graduate and professional programs that were used previously. The revised wording yielded the greatest number of correct responses from testers. The question now collects a yes or no response and cautions students not to leave the question blank. The new web application features a revised screen design with tabs for easier navigation and a progress bar illustrating how far along the applicant is in the process.
Enhanced status checking allows applicants to view all applicant data and comments.
Also new for 01-02, a shopping cart approach has been developed for processing electronic corrections. The selected fields will then be presented, helping to streamline the corrections process by reducing the amount of click-throughs. The Central Processing System will begin processing on January 2, 2001. Some related changes have been made to the SAR, ISIR and EDExpress for 01-02 as well. For example, page 1 of the SAR has been redesigned to more clearly identify where students are in the application process.