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Filling out a Test Application

Once you've finished editing your application and making changes within your award cycle, you can test your application to ensure that everything is displayed to students as you need it to be.

First, you'll need to create a test student user under the Users tab by clicking Add New. Fill out the required information, then click Create user.

Note: The email you use to create the account does not have to be a real email. It simply needs to follow the email format.

The Add user dialog open over the Users page, with the test student's name and email filled in before the user is created.

Next, impersonate the user by clicking the Impersonate button in the top right.

Test Tester's Profile tab with the Impersonate button at the top right highlighted.

Select the Application tab and start filling out the application.

Note: You may want to intentionally fill out the application so that your Test Student user can qualify for one or more scholarships.

The Application tab in the student portal partway through being filled out, showing the seven-section application list with General Information in progress and real address fields already entered.

Once you submit the application, some follow-up items may appear on the dashboard. We recommend completing them as part of the testing process.

The student dashboard after submitting the application, listing the follow-up items the student still needs to complete.

Go to the Scholarships tab to see which scholarship your test student matched to.

The Scholarships tab in the student portal, listing the scholarships the test student matched to after submitting the application.

Afterward, you can click Stop Impersonating at the top of the page to exit the student view.

The impersonation banner at the top of the page, showing the Stop Impersonating button that returns the admin to their own account.

Go to the Scholarships tab and select the scholarship the test student user was applied to. You will see them on the Award and Deny tab.

The Award and Deny tab of the scholarship the test student applied to, with the test student listed among the applicants.

If you are not satisfied with the state of your application, you can correct it in the Admin portal, then continue testing by impersonating your test student. If you're satisfied with the state of your application, you can proceed to delete the test student by opening the More actions menu on their Profile tab and clicking Delete.

Note: This action is permanent, and the student will be removed from any scholarships they were applied to during the testing process.

Test Tester's Profile tab with the three-dot menu open and the Delete item highlighted.
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