Anyone knows of any plugin or anyone has been using WordPress to serve as a College Application system similar to those by Embark?
If not, I’m looking for idea of using current plugins to accomplish this.
The system would allow students to create an account, upload their documents, check their status, invite people to submit a letter of recommendation.
The admin would then be able to manage those applications, change the status, notify the applicants.
I’ve not heard of any plugin that currently provides this functionality. This sounds like a perfect opportunity for custom WP development – either you hiring someone to code this for you (which could then be very useful to others desiring the same functionality), or someone in the WP community spontaneously filling a need 😉
I’ve been customizing WordPress lately to serve as a web app for all sorts of purposes I couldn’t have imagined just a year ago. What you want might not exist yet, but it’s totally doable…
If you’re looking to take user-submitted content and make something useful of it, TDO Mini Forms (free) and Gravity Forms (commercial, starts at $39) are very good places to start. Simply create a form and start collecting responses.