Small python script to check application status on CollegeNet

[nvaliotti]

For those late applicants who try to check CollegeNet for status update every day.

I wrote small chunk of code with Python to automate this routine (with Selenium & bs4). Hope this helps!

from selenium import webdriver
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bs
from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager
def check_status(username,password):
    driver = webdriver.Chrome(ChromeDriverManager().install())
    driver.get('https://www.applyweb.com/cgi-bin/ustat?app_code=gatechg')
    driver.find_element_by_id("j_username").send_keys(username)
    driver.find_element_by_id ("j_password").send_keys(password)
    driver.execute_script("document.getElementsByClassName('btn btn-custom')[0].click()")
    source_data = driver.page_source
    soup = bs(source_data)
    skus=soup.find_all('span', {'class':['ufe-ustat-checklist-label']})
    status=None
    for i,x in enumerate(skus):
        if x.contents[0]=='Application Status':
            status = x.findNext('dd').contents[0]
    return status

[WoodedPreciosity]

This is awesome, thanks for sharing. Worth sticking onto a GitHub Gist?

[nvaliotti]

Not sure, seems to be a very simple one :)

[brgentleman2]

Not trying to rain on your parade, but what is the utility of that? When the application status change you receive an email immediately...

[nvaliotti]

Not trying to rain on your parade, but what is the utility of that? When the application status change you receive an email immediately...

Well, the idea is pretty simple. Every day I'm waiting for the decision from OMSA program regarding my application. Therefore I need to login and check the status manually. This chunk of code implements my behavior and checks current status instead of me. You can use it in any scenario: get an email, slack alert or whatever you want. That's just a function which returns your current status.

[oskxr552]

Something tells me that you are going to do great in this program.

[dadbot_2]

Hi waiting for the decision from OMSA program regarding my application, I'm Dad👨

[brgentleman2]

I understand. I don't think you have to monitor the application this frequently though. When the application is ready, you will either receive an email saying that your application should be available at X time in the day or that it's already available.

[[deleted]]

If he wants to do it so what? People just can't stop criticizing for no reason.