1. Check out your Idaho Campus Choice letter to discover the colleges where you are already guaranteed acceptance.
2. Use the Next Steps Idaho Colleges & University Directory to learn more about the schools listed on your letter.
3. Talk with a trusted adult about the schools you feel are the best fit for you.
4. We recommend narrowing your choices to three schools: a safety school, a target school, and a reach school.
5. When you’re ready to start applying, move on to the next step.

1. EDUID  (ask your counselor if you do not know it)
2. Personal (non-school) email address
3. Social Security Number (not required, but you are strongly encouraged to include it for financial aid purposes)
4. Permanent and mailing address
5. High School graduation month and year
6. College start date (most students start in the Fall)

1. First, you will need to provide basic information about yourself, including your legal first and last name, EDUID, date of birth, and a preferred and alternative phone number. Be sure to use your legal name as it appears on official school documents and standardized test. This will make sure we can connect you to your high school grades and test scores.
2. Next, you will also need to provide a personal (non-school) email address and create a password.
3. Finally, check the box to agree to the terms and conditions.

Note: While you do not have to verify your email to submit your application, we recommend doing so to make sure that colleges have your correct contact information.

1. Login to the email you used to create your account and look for an email from ApplyIdaho@osbe.idaho.gov
2. Click on the verification link in that email.

 

 

We will need basic information about you like your preferred name (you can use your nickname here), your Social Security Number, citizenship, etc.

You can also update your phone number(s) and email address if you typed them incorrectly on the account setup page.

Type in your permanent address (the place at which you normally reside, receive mail, and which you call home).

If you receive mail at a different location, make sure to fill that out so colleges and universities can send you correspondence like your acceptance letter as well as information on registration and housing.

Watch out if you use autofill and make sure the correct information is listed on this page.

Indicate where you are hoping to live your first year at college.

If you are not sure yet, use your best guess! This is used for planning purposes and it’s not an official housing application.

Note: College of Eastern Idaho and College of Western Idaho do not have on-campus residence living.

Note: If you are interested in joining a fraternity/sorority at the University of Idaho they are considered on-campus residence living.

 

First, select your High School, and then select the expected month and year you are graduating (ask your counselor if you do not know).

Finally, select the semester and year you plan to start college. Most students start in the Fall.

 

Review your High School GPA and ACT/SAT Test Score information.

• Check the box if you feel like your state-reported GPA or test score is incorrect.
• Check the box if you do not want the college and universities to receive your test scores.

NOTE: If you check one of the boxes to indicate your state reported data is incorrect you will receive instructions on how to update that information with your selected colleges and universities on your application confirmation page as well as in your confirmation email.

Provide the phone number, name, email address, and mailing address of your parent/guardian.

Indicate the highest level of education received by a parent/guardian.

If a parent/guardian has received a technical certificate, Associate’s degree, or Bachelor’s degree or higher, select any Idaho institutions a parent or guardian graduated from.

Indicate the military service of a parent/guardian.

 

 

• The system will highlight any of the schools that offer that major
• You can type in Undecided if you are unsure or don’t want to decide yet.

 

• You can only add one major per school.
• If you are applying to more than one school, make sure to select a major at each school you are interested in attending.
• Make sure to review the list of majors and institutions you’ve selected, and once you are satisfied with your choices click NEXT.

• While the majority of these questions are optional, we encourage you to complete them as schools use them to match you to resources such as housing and scholarships.
• Depending on your GPA and the institutions you are applying to, there may be some questions you must answer before you can submit your application.
• You can find specific information about each college’s individual writing prompts, as well as additional information you may need to provide about your parent/legal guardian here.

• If you did not include your Social Security Number (SSN) you will see a warning. Don’t worry – you can still submit your application.
• For Education and Family, if you see anything other than COMPLETE you need to go back and make the required updates before you can submit your application.

• Make sure the Institution/Majors section shows COMPLETE, otherwise you will need to go back and add a major on page four.
• Depending on your GPA and the institutions you are applying to, there may be some additional questions you must answer before you can submit your application.
• If you did not answer the supplemental questions on page five, you will see a warning. We strongly encourage you to respond to the supplemental questions as schools use them to match you to resources such as housing and scholarships.

If you did not confirm your email address earlier, you will be reminded to confirm the email address you used to create your Apply Idaho application. We recommend verifying your email to make sure that colleges have your correct contact information.

Once you’re reviewed your application summary page and you are ready to submit your application, navigate up to the top of the page and hit the “Submit” button.

Reminder: If you come back to edit your application or add another application to your record, you’ll need to be sure to come back to the Application Summary page and click on the “Resubmit” button.

If you checked the box to indicate your GPA and/or College Entrance Exam score provided by the state doesn’t match your actual score, then this popup box will appear.

Make sure to take a screenshot so you know how to provide the college(s) you applied to your correct scores.

An application confirmation page will appear once you’ve successfully submitted your application. You will also receive a confirmation email in your inbox (check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it).

Important: Now that you’ve applied to college, take the next step and apply for state-funded scholarships and grants, like the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship and Idaho Launch, by clicking the “Apply for Scholarships” button.

Log back into your Apply Idaho account to confirm your application(s) have been successfully submitted and check to see when the college(s) you’ve applied to receive it.