Admissions lobby screens that make the wait part of the tour
Prospective families usually wait a few minutes before a tour starts. A screen in the admissions lobby can show the classrooms, arts, teams and traditions they will not have time to see, with a personal welcome for each visit day.
Trusted by 1,500+ schools and organizations4.9/5 customer satisfaction
Schools and colleges that run on Rocket
Why it matters
The admissions wait shows a blank wall
Private, charter and magnet schools work hard to get families through the door, then seat them next to a brochure rack. The wait is the first quiet moment a family has with your school. What they see should look like a typical day there.
Ideas for Admissions Lobby Screens
A welcome for each visit day
Greet open house guests or that day’s tour families by event, set to play only that day.
A day-in-the-life video
Add a short video of a real school day from your media library.
Programs and pathways
One slide for each signature program, from robotics to world languages or the arts.
Student work and performances
Show art, writing and performance photos so families see more than buildings.
Alumni and award winners
Play a folder from your Rocket site with notable alumni or award winners to show the school’s history.
Next steps for families
End with application deadlines, shadow day dates and a QR code slide families can open on their phone.
How it works with Digital Signage
Admissions Lobby Screens, step by step.
Three steps
Build the core story
Add the slides, photos and video that tell your school’s story with no end date, and drag them into an order that flows.
Personalize for visit days
Add an open house or tour-day welcome with a start and end, and move it to the front.
Keep deadlines current
Set each admissions deadline to drop off after it passes, so families do not see a date that is gone.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Admissions Lobby Screens tips
Show students, not buildings
Families remember a robotics team at work more than an empty hallway.
Use fewer, richer slides
Families are sitting and watching, so a short set of strong photos and video beats a busy hallway loop.
Check every name and photo
Confirm permissions before showing students to visitors.
Coordinate with your website
Use the same program names and deadlines as your admissions site so nothing conflicts.
Keep exploring
More Digital Signage use cases
Questions
Admissions Lobby Screens questions
The admissions screen has a dedicated timeline, so you can keep a standing school story and add visit-day welcomes that start and end on their own. Recognition folders from your Rocket site can play alongside photos and video.
Yes. Play a folder from your Rocket recognition site, such as notable alumni or this year’s honorees, with photos and descriptions. For a hall of fame visitors can explore themselves, see History Showcase.
Yes. Build open house slides ahead of time, hide them until the week of the event and set them to end when it is over.
Your quote covers the screens and setup you choose for the lobby. In the demo you see a welcome added, scheduled and removed, and we look at whether your current display can be used.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
We'll show how an announcement gets on screen and comes off again when the moment has passed.
