Connections

Expand Your Reach with Connections

A student-centered recruitment tool that helps you reach students taking specific in-school digital tests.

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Engage the Next Generation 

The transition to a digital SAT Suite of Assessments provides an opportunity to offer a privacy-forward way for high school students to interact with higher ed institutions and scholarship organizations. With Connections™, you can engage with these students early in their college search process in a way that protects their personal information.

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Getting Set Up Is Simple

Eligible institutions with a College Board Access Plan can interact with students in Connections

Start with an Access Plan

Your Access Plan helps you reach millions of high school students with features to match your goals and budget.  

Build a Profile

Your profile introduces students to your institution within the BigFuture® School mobile app. Learn more about how to build your profile.

Define Your Audience

Identify the student pool you wish to engage with on the app. 

Build and Activate a Communication Plan

Once you activate a communication plan, students can discover your content on the BigFuture School mobile app.

Get Started

Maximize the Power of Connections

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Mutual Match

Engage students in a new way through Connections. Mutual Match is included in your Access Plan and highlights your institution to best-fit students in the BigFuture School app by matching your audience criteria with student preferences.

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Connections Print

Streamline and consolidate outreach to students in your Connections audiences with Connections Print. Extend your digital strategy with customized direct mail pieces, and we’ll manage the printing and shipping.

Learn About Connections Print

“There are only a few moments when young people are truly open-minded about their college search process, and the moment a student receives their scores is one of them. Getting our messages to students in the same space as them has the potential to help students aim higher and reimagine what's possible.”

Enrollment Leader at Private Institution

Featured Resources

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An Introduction to Connections Audiences

Audiences are groups of students in Connections determined by three student factors: cohort, geography, and score band.

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Building a Connections Profile

Your Connections profile is a visual representation of your institution for students using the BigFuture School App.

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Crafting and Deploying a Communications Plan

Learn how to prepare to launch a communications plan to specific student populations.

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Sparking a 138% Surge in Connections Message Opens

Marquette University is committed to fostering a caring and supportive atmosphere for each individual student.

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