Experimentation on animals is a controversial method for verifying the viability or lethalness of various medications, cosmetics, and ingestibles for humans. This blog is not a commentary on the ethics of scientific experimentation. Still, we want to draw a correlation between the world of admissions software and the experience of being a lab rat.
The results of the experiments can be informative for scientists, regardless of success or failure. However, success can still be painful for the animals, and failure can often be fatal.
Humanity justifies these experiments by ensuring the safety of our masses at the expense of a relatively small number of creatures from another species. We decided long ago that we should be the benefactors of lessons learned rather than the victims of our experimentation.
Irrespective of your moral position in real life, would you rather be the guinea pig in the experimental cage or the consumer in the store buying the FDA-approved products? How is this similar to the world of higher education admissions software?
When considering potential strategies for higher education admissions software, too many colleges and universities initially chose to adopt Salesforce by implementing seminal and custom-developed functionality that does not have a track record of future-proof innovation and customer success. One could argue that these types of projects are always experimental in nature, as they intend to implement a uniquely designed solution. As promising as these projects may first appear, the reality is that many fail due to unanticipated side effects that proved insurmountable within the initial plan, budget, and resources. Can higher education teams afford to subject themselves to mad science and snake oil while ignoring the world-class healthcare options available in higher education admissions software?
The opposite of experimentation is experience. With Enrollment Rx, colleges and universities benefit from over 16 years of experience delivering software solutions for recruitment and admissions on Salesforce. Enrollment Rx has developed a suite of composable products that fill in the enrollment management gaps for higher education and transform Salesforce into a world-class CRM system for higher education. Our team of industry professionals provides a high-touch implementation, ensuring best practices and scalable architecture to support ongoing innovation. Up-to-date user guides, training materials, and admin support accompany our products. Our customer success and value proposition are unrivaled in the admissions software industry.
Please contact Enrollment Rx to learn how we can help your institution supercharge enrollment management.
