Understanding Conversion of Recruiting and Admissions and Campus Community Data

You should convert recruiting and admissions data first along with relevant Campus Community data such as personal data—names, addresses, or phone numbers.

It is up to you how much of this data you convert—for instance, how many addresses you convert for one individual—and how much history you take into consideration. Of course, if the student records team is converting 10 years of student records, make sure that there are 10 years of personal data elements in the system.

You should convert up to two years of recruiting and admissions data for your institution. Again, this may vary depending upon your practices and your needs. Regardless of how much history you do convert, it is important that you keep the prospect stacks of data and the Recruiting and Admissions stacks of data consistent. You do not want to end up with a year of recruiting and admissions data without the prospect data for the same year. This also ensures that the data required for institutional research reporting—for instance, cohort reporting and statistical reporting—remains consistent.