1) Log into Maialearning.com

• Go to DPS student portal

• Click on ‘all apps’

• Click on ‘MaiaLearning App’

2) Enter in your college list (must be done TWO weeks in advance of your college deadline)

• Click on Universities and search for your Colleges/Universities

• Click on the heart of your school and this will add the college to your ‘Considering List’

• Go into your ‘Considering List’ and click on the far right button that says ‘To applying’

• Go to ‘Applying List’ and complete each field in each chosen college’s box

  • Must check the Transcript Request box for your counselor to be able to send your transcript!

3) Connect Maia to the Common App (Only required if you’re using the Common App)

• Go to the student dashboard     

• Click on Profile (top right corner)

• Click on Settings

• Under Application Systems, Click on “Click to link your account”

  • You should be able to click on the link and match your accounts using your common application email address 

  • You will need to sign the FERPA Waiver 

4) Complete the student part of the application online

• There is typically an “application checklist” for each college on the college’s admissions website.  This list usually includes information about what is needed for a complete application (i.e. the online application, transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation, and an application fee).

• There are often supplements required for schools that use the Common App and they can be found after a College or University has been added to the Common App.

• Application fees are paid online with a credit card; however, counselors may authorize requests for waivers from students who qualify.  You can request a fee waiver on your Transcript Request Form for each school.

Check to make sure your application is complete

• Only complete applications are reviewed by the college!  Make sure to check your student portal account at each College / University and your Common App account to ensure it is 100% completed.

• If you are contacted by a college saying a document was not received, please email your counselor. It can take up to two weeks for a college to process the paperwork sent by your counselor.

Complete a Transcript request (must follow this step for each school you apply to)

• This step alerts your counselor to send all documents (transcripts, letters of recommendation, common app required documents)

• Transcript Request Form - Click HERE