Applicant Open Days

Run personalised, professional, and perfectly organised events

Delivering a memorable Applicant Open Day helps visitors make confident decisions and helps your team work smarter, not harder.

The Applicant Open Days module brings every detail together: automating invites, managing bookings, tracking attendance, and sending personalised communications before, during, and after the event.

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Delivering a meaningful event experience is key to helping applicants make confident decisions, and nurturing

them to select your institution as their firm choice.

Our "Applicant Open Day" module helps you run personalised, course-relevant events and activities at scale - while

giving your team the tools to keep everything organised and on track, completely automating the invite, reminder

and follow-up process.

The Applicant Open Days module has the following benefits:

Dynamic invite lists

With dynamic invitation lists, your team stays in control.

As application statuses change - like when an offer is made - new applicants are invited automatically.

There's no need to wait until you've hit a critical number to send a batch of emails, or to send them

one by one.

Communications go out as soon as they're needed - automatically, accurately, and without manual effort.

It's a flexible, consistent way to boost engagement while saving your team valuable time.

Automated Communications that keep everyone informed

From registration through to post-event follow-up, email and SMS messages are sent automatically based

on booking status so no one is left in the dark.

Attendees receive key details in advance, such as where to go, what to expect, and how to prepare.

After the event, automated follow-ups go out to both attendees and no-shows - so there's no last-minute

scramble to send vital comms, and no missed opportunity to keep applicants engaged.

Full season management and event cloning

Plan an entire season of applicant open days in one place - tailored by academic area, like schools or

departments - so each applicant sees what's most relevant to them.

Once you've created a great event, simply clone it for next year and fine-tune as needed.

It's a simple way to build consistency and reduce manual setup.

Invest the time once and deliver standout experiences year after year - without trying to reinvent the wheel.

And there's more:

Personalised schedules and flexible booking

Each applicant builds a tailored schedule based on their interests, course area, and availability - so

their day feels relevant, well-organised, and designed around what matters most to them.

Your team can configure each session with custom timings, capacities, and availability, ensuring applicants

only see what's suitable for them.

Once registered, they can log in anytime to view or update their schedule - reducing inbound queries

to your team and giving registrants more control.

It means better-prepared attendees, smoother logistics, and more meaningful engagement from start to finish.

Seamless set-up and capacity control

Behind the scenes, there's everything you need to make sure the day is on track.

Your team can manage and monitor bookings and attendance, or make tweaks to schedules, all from one easy-to-use

interface - keeping event admin light and logistics under control.

Room capacities are automatically enforced, preventing overbooked sessions and double bookings.

Built-in clash prevention ensures every applicant's day runs smoothly, even across multiple campuses or

distant rooms.

You can also slow-release sessions to manage demand and prioritise earlier time slots.

And on the day itself, the Event Day Scanner makes check-in fast and accurate by scanning QR codes -

cutting queues, improving attendance records, and helping staff stay focused on delivering a great experience.

For your team and your attendees, it all adds up to a well-organised, stress-free open day.

With Applicant Open Days, you can deliver highly personalised, well-organised events that help applicants feel informed,

welcomed, and ready to make your institution their firm choice.

Book a call with one of our CRM experts and see how you can elevate your applicant events experience.

What is the Applicant Open Days module?

Applicant Open Days is a Student CRM module that helps universities and colleges plan and manage personalised events for applicants. Events, recruitment, outreach, marketing, and admissions teams can automate invitations and communications, manage bookings and capacity, let applicants build schedules, track attendance with QR-code check-in, and follow up using connected applicant and application data.

Key benefits

Plan with clarity, communicate automatically, and manage every detail

Dynamic invite lists

Invite lists update automatically as application statuses change.

  • Real-time invite updates
  • No missed applicants or delays
  • More consistent and timely communication
Mobile entry pass with QR code for fast check-in

Automated communication

All event messages are triggered by booking status: confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups.

  • Email and SMS sent automatically
  • Pre-event details: what to expect, where to go, how to prepare
  • Post-event follow-ups for attendees and no-shows

Full season management

Plan a complete season by department or area and tailor each experience.

  • Manage all applicant open days in one place
  • Clone and adapt successful events
  • Save setup time and keep consistency across years

Personalised schedules and flexible booking

Applicants build their own schedule and can amend bookings any time.

  • Choose sessions by course or interests
  • Real-time updates and schedule changes
  • Less inbound admin for your team

Seamless setup and capacity control

Manage everything in one interface with room limits and clash prevention.

  • Automated capacity management
  • Built-in clash prevention and waitlist control
  • QR code check-in for fast, accurate attendance
FAQs

Applicant Open Days FAQs

Can we run multiple events at once?
Yes. You can manage multiple events across schools, departments, or campuses simultaneously from one dashboard.
How does it personalise the experience?
Applicants choose sessions based on course or interests, creating a tailored schedule that keeps engagement high.
Is attendance tracking included?
Yes. The built-in QR code scanner makes on-the-day check-in fast, accurate, and paper-free.
Can we re-use events each year?
Absolutely. Event cloning lets you duplicate previous events, saving setup time and ensuring consistency year to year.
Who uses Applicant Open Days the most?
Most used by: Events, Recruitment and Outreach, Marketing, Admissions.