MyUW Madison - Using the "Preparing for SOAR" App

"Preparing for SOAR" is an app that walks incoming students through a basic questionnaire that gathers information about AP and IB test scores, transfer courses, and any additional comments or questions the students may have for their SOAR advisor. Only incoming students who have made a SOAR Reservation can access the app; applicants, students that have been admitted (but have not expressed their intent to enroll in courses) and students who have not made a SOAR Reservation (able to be completed at https://reservations.soar.wisc.edu will not be able to access the app. Online Undergraduate Degree (OUD) students also do not have access to the app.

If a customer contacts the Help Desk to report a problem with the "Preparing for SOAR" app, log the incident per https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/internal/112210.

Using the App

There are five pages/steps for the app: Advising, AP Scores, IB Scores, Transfer Courses, and Summary.

Using the App contains 5 tabs. From left to right , they are Advising, AP scores, IB scores, Transfer Courses, and Summary

Advising

Enter any additional comments that you may wish to share with your SOAR advisor. When finished, click SUBMIT ANSWERS.

green circles indicate where to add information and which button to select

After submitting your information, you will be presented with the advising group you selected in your SOAR Reservation. Click Continue to move on. If you have any questions about your advising group, please contact the SOAR office at soar@studentaffairs.wisc.edu.

screenshot of advising group as seen in app

AP Scores

Use the Select subject and Select a score drop down menus to enter any AP tests that you have taken. Click +Add Score to add each individual test score to your list. Click Save & Next.

screenshot of AP score entry page

IB Scores

Use the Select subject and Select a score drop down menus to enter any IB tests that you have taken. Click +Add Score to add each individual test score to your list. Click Save & Next.

screenshot of IB score entry page

Transfer courses

Use the text boxes on the page to enter any transfer courses you would like to report. All fields on this page are required when reporting a course. Click +Add Course to add each individual transfer course to your list. Click Save & Next.

screenshot of Transfer courses entry page

Summary

After entering Transfer courses or skipping this step, a summary page will appear. Use the Edit buttons to change responses for each corresponding section.

screenshot of summary of Preparing for SOAR entries



Keywords:
MyUW Madison preparing for soar 
Doc ID:
62687
Owned by:
Stephanie J. in MyUW- Madison Academic Applications Development
Created:
2016-04-12
Updated:
2024-07-10
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk, MyUW-Madison Academic Applications Development, Teaching & Research Application Development