> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.puddin.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Puddin Admissions: Authorship Verification Overview

> Discover how Puddin Admissions helps university teams verify how personal statements were written, from cycle management to reviewer workflow.

Puddin Admissions gives university admissions teams a reliable way to verify how applicants wrote their personal statements. Rather than judging finished text, Puddin captures the complete development of each document — keystrokes, revisions, paste events, and session history — so your reviewers can see exactly how a submission came to be. The result is a fair, evidence-based admissions process that supports your team and protects the integrity of every application.

## Who Puddin Admissions is for

Puddin Admissions is built for the people who manage and evaluate university applications:

* **Admissions Officers** oversee the full applicant workflow — importing applicants, sending invitations, tracking progress, and keeping the cycle running smoothly.
* **Reviewers** examine personal statements alongside their writing process evidence and record decisions within Puddin.
* **Administrators** configure institution settings, manage admissions cycles, and control access for other users.

## What problem it solves

Personal statements are a cornerstone of many admissions processes, yet verifying their authenticity has historically been difficult. Puddin solves this by inviting applicants to write their statement directly inside a secure writing environment. Because Puddin records the document's creation history, your team receives both the final submission and a full audit trail of how it was produced — grounded in writing process evidence rather than unreliable proxy measures.

## Key capabilities

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  <Card title="Admissions Cycle Management" icon="calendar-days">
    Create and manage intake cycles — such as your 2025 Undergraduate Intake — with configurable dates, descriptions, and independent settings for each cohort.
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  <Card title="Applicant Tracking" icon="users">
    Import applicants in bulk or add them individually, send and resend invitations, and monitor progress across four clear statuses: Not Started, In Progress, Completed, and Submitted.
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  <Card title="Writing Process Review" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Examine paste events, revision history, session timelines, and writing behaviour to build a complete picture of how each personal statement was created.
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  <Card title="Reviewer Workflow" icon="clipboard-check">
    Assign submissions to reviewers, record decisions, apply filters and bulk actions, and maintain a full audit log — all within a single platform.
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## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Getting Started" icon="rocket" href="/admissions/getting-started">
    Follow the step-by-step onboarding guide to set up your account and launch your first admissions cycle.
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  <Card title="Admissions Setup" icon="gear" href="/admissions/setup/account-setup">
    Configure your institution settings, admissions cycles, email templates, and security preferences.
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  <Card title="Managing Applicants" icon="user-plus" href="/admissions/applicants/adding-applicants">
    Learn how to import applicants, send invitations, and track progress through the admissions cycle.
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  <Card title="Reviewing Essays" icon="file-lines" href="/admissions/review/reviewing-statements">
    Understand how to read writing process evidence, identify submissions that need closer attention, and record reviewer decisions.
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