College application inquiry form
An inquiry form is what prospective students submit before they apply. It captures basic interest and contact information so admissions can send view books, invitations to visit, and program highlights. This is a lead-capture form, not an application — the application itself is a separate, more detailed submission.
The form beside this text is live. Fill it in and submit it — it validates exactly as it would for a real respondent, and saves nothing.
Program interest from a dropdown, not student essays
A prospect checking "engineering" tells admissions immediately what to send. A text field where someone could write "engineering but maybe business", "not sure yet", or "stem fields" needs interpretation before materials go out.
This is a lead form, not the application itself
An inquiry form captures interest with minimal effort. The full application is a separate, more demanding submission where students submit essays, test scores and transcripts. Do not conflate them or you will collect fewer leads.
No card required.
College Application Inquiry Form
Live previewHow to build this form
5 steps in the editor. Nothing here needs a paid plan.
- Add text and email fields for the prospect's name and contact information.
- Add a number field for graduation year so admissions can target messages to the right cohort — seniors now apply sooner than juniors.
- Add a text field for high school or current school, so admissions can track which schools send the most prospects.
- Add a dropdown for program of interest (engineering, business, arts, etc.) so you can send relevant viewbooks and program descriptions.
- Add an optional dropdown for how they heard about your school (web search, campus visit, school counselor, social media) so you can track which channels work.
Fields in this form
6 fields, using 4 of the 19 field types available.
| Question | Field type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Short text | Yes |
| Yes | ||
| High school | Short text | Optional |
| High school graduation year | Number | Yes |
| Program of interest | Dropdown | Yes |
| How did you hear about us? | Dropdown | Optional |
What goes wrong with this form
Specific to a college application inquiry form, not general advice about forms.
Asking for test scores or high school GPA on an inquiry form
An inquiry form is designed to be low-friction — someone filling it out in 90 seconds decides whether to request information about your school. Requiring test scores or GPA drops response rates sharply because prospects have to hunt for those numbers. Save credential verification for the actual application.
No program-of-interest field, so you send the same materials to everyone
A dropdown for major or program tells you what each prospect cares about. Without it, you send generic materials to engineers and artists alike, which is less useful than sending engineering viewbooks to engineering prospects.
Making the form too long or detailed
An inquiry form is a landing page experience, not the full application. Keep it short — name, email, high school, graduation year and program interest is four to six fields. Every additional question drops response rates.
Questions about this form
Is this form the same as the college application?
No — this is a quick interest form. The actual application is longer, requires essays and test scores, and is often submitted to the admissions portal or Common App. This form tells prospective students "I am interested, please send me information." The application says "I am ready to apply; here are my credentials."
Can I require test scores or an essay on this form?
Not if you want to maximize responses. An inquiry form is meant to be quick — 90 seconds, not 20 minutes. If you require essays or transcripts, you will collect fewer leads. Save those requirements for the actual application; use this form to build your list.
What does admissions do with inquiry responses?
You can export to CSV and import into your CRM to track and nurture leads — send view books, event invitations, program information. A webhook destination can also send each inquiry to your email or CRM automatically, so prospects hear from you the day they submit.
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