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Educational institutions handle thousands of repetitive questions every semester — about application deadlines, tuition, course prerequisites, and registration procedures. InsiteChat lets you automate answers to these questions so your staff can focus on students who need personalized help.

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Problems InsiteChat solves for educational institutions

Admissions teams are overwhelmed with repeat questions. Every application cycle brings the same questions about deadlines, requirements, and tuition fees. Staff answer them by phone and email hundreds of times. Students can’t find course information. Course catalogs, prerequisites, and schedules are spread across multiple systems. Students give up searching and contact staff directly instead. Onboarding new students is manual and repetitive. Orientation, registration, and setup processes require the same explanations every intake. It doesn’t scale as enrollment grows. Prospective students need answers outside office hours. International applicants are in different time zones. A slow response can mean a lost enrollment.

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What to train your chatbot on

For educational institutions, focus on the documents students and applicants look for most:
  • Admissions FAQs — application requirements, deadlines, acceptance criteria, and next steps after applying
  • Course catalog and descriptions — offerings, prerequisites, credit hours, and scheduling
  • Student handbook and campus policies — academic conduct, attendance, grading, and student services
  • Financial aid information — available aid types, eligibility criteria, deadlines, and how to apply
  • Registration and enrollment guides — step-by-step instructions for signing up for courses
Most institutions already have these documents as PDFs. Upload them directly — InsiteChat reads structured documents well and handles tables like financial aid eligibility grids.

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How to set up InsiteChat for your institution

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Upload your core documents

Go to Sources in your dashboard and upload your admissions FAQ, course catalog, and student handbook as PDFs. Alternatively, add your website URL to crawl your admissions and course pages automatically.
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Add custom Q&A for your highest-volume questions

Open Custom Q&A and create entries for the questions your team answers most — application deadlines, tuition costs, registration procedures, and financial aid eligibility. Custom Q&A gives you exact control over these critical answers.
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Customize the chatbot's name and welcome message

Go to Appearance in your chatbot settings. Set a name that fits your institution (for example, “Westfield Admissions Assistant”) and write a welcome message that tells students what the chatbot can help with.
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Embed on your admissions page, course catalog, and student portal

Copy the embed snippet from Deployment and add it to the pages where students need help most. Placing it on your admissions page captures prospective students early in the process.
5

Enable lead capture for prospective students

Go to Lead Capture in your chatbot settings and turn it on. Configure it to collect names and email addresses from prospective students who interact with the chatbot, so your admissions team can follow up.

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What to expect

  • 24/7 admissions support — prospective students in any time zone get answers immediately, without waiting for office hours
  • Reduced staff workload on routine questions — your admissions and administrative teams handle complex cases and personal guidance, not FAQ emails
  • Consistent, accurate answers to your most common questions every time
InsiteChat responds in 95+ languages automatically. Prospective international students get answers in their preferred language without any extra configuration on your part.

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Next steps

Document upload

Upload PDFs, handbooks, and course catalogs as knowledge sources.

Lead capture

Collect prospective student contact info inside the chat widget.