diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index f0a1100..b26dd11 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "react-dnd": "^11.0.0",
     "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^11.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
+    "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.19",
     "urql": "^2.0.4",
     "zustand": "^3.5.5"
   },
diff --git a/client/src/components/AppWrapper.jsx b/client/src/components/AppWrapper.jsx
index 631cb0b..2943f47 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AppWrapper.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AppWrapper.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useAuth } from '@/hooks';
 const AppWrapper = ({ children }) => {
   const { isLoading } = useAuth();
 
-  if (isLoading) return <p />;
+  // if (isLoading) return <p />;
   return { children };
 };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/StudentList.jsx b/client/src/components/StudentList.jsx
index 7310ddb..e710bb0 100644
--- a/client/src/components/StudentList.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/StudentList.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import { useStudents } from '@/hooks';
+import { useStudents, useStudentList, useApplicantSubscription } from '@/hooks';
 import Filters from './Filters';
 import StudentCard from './StudentCard';
 
 import styles from '../assets/styles/dashboard.module.css';
 
 const StudentList = ({ showOnly }) => {
+  useApplicantSubscription();
+  const { applicants, isLoading: applicantsLoading } = useStudentList();
   const { students, isLoading } = useStudents();
   const [filtered, setFiltered] = useState([]);
 
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/index.js b/client/src/hooks/index.js
index f2393c5..f91770f 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/index.js
+++ b/client/src/hooks/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+export { default as useApplicantSubscription } from './useApplicantSubscription';
 export { default as useAuth } from './useAuth';
 export { default as useStudents } from './useStudents';
 export { default as useSuggestions } from './useSuggestions';
+export { default as useStudentList } from './useStudentList';
 export { default as useRequireAuth } from './useRequireAuth';
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useApplicantSubscription.js b/client/src/hooks/useApplicantSubscription.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f178d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useApplicantSubscription.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { useSubscription } from 'urql';
+import { subscriptions } from 'common';
+
+export default function useApplicantSubscription() {
+  const [{ result, fetching }] = useSubscription({ query: subscriptions.APPLICANTS_CHANGED });
+
+  console.log(result);
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useAuth.js b/client/src/hooks/useAuth.js
index 5cd6a31..e36f0c3 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useAuth.js
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useAuth.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const useStore = create((set) => ({
 }));
 
 export default function useAuth() {
-  const [{ data, fetching }] = useQuery({ query: queries.me });
+  const [{ data, fetching }] = useQuery({ query: queries.ME });
 
   const { user, isLoggingIn, setUser, finishLoading, login, isLoading } = useStore();
   const router = useRouter();
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useStudentList.js b/client/src/hooks/useStudentList.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f614e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useStudentList.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { useQuery } from 'urql';
+import { queries } from 'common';
+
+export default function useStudents() {
+  const [{ data, fetching }] = useQuery({ query: queries.APPLICANT_LIST });
+
+  return { isLoading: fetching, applicants: data ? data.applicants : null };
+}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/index.jsx b/client/src/pages/index.jsx
index d9e9d2d..f5142b0 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/index.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { useRequireAuth } from '@/hooks';
 import StudentDetail from '@/components/StudentDetail';
 import SidebarLayout from '@/components/SidebarLayout';
+import { useQuery, useSubscription } from 'urql';
+import { subscriptions, queries } from 'common';
 
 function Index() {
-  const user = useRequireAuth();
+  // const user = useRequireAuth();
 
-  if (!user) return <p />;
+  //  if (!user) return <p />;
   return <StudentDetail />;
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/login.jsx b/client/src/pages/login.jsx
index c692fa5..4b1c291 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/login.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/login.jsx
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useAuth } from '@/hooks';
 import { API_URL } from '@/constants';
-import { useQuery } from 'urql';
-import { queries } from 'common';
 import SocialButton from '../components/SocialButton';
 
 import styles from '../assets/styles/pending.module.css';
 
 export default function Login() {
-  const router = useRouter();
-  const [result] = useQuery({ query: queries.me });
   // const { user } = useAuth();
 
   /*
diff --git a/client/src/urql-client.js b/client/src/urql-client.js
index 512f4c9..0c8a4d5 100644
--- a/client/src/urql-client.js
+++ b/client/src/urql-client.js
@@ -1,15 +1,37 @@
 import { API_URL } from '@/constants';
 import { cacheExchange } from '@urql/exchange-graphcache';
-import { createClient, ssrExchange, dedupExchange, fetchExchange } from 'urql';
+import {
+  createClient,
+  ssrExchange,
+  dedupExchange,
+  fetchExchange,
+  subscriptionExchange
+} from 'urql';
+import { SubscriptionClient } from 'subscriptions-transport-ws';
 
 // Use a normalized cache
 const cache = cacheExchange({});
 
 const isServerSide = typeof window === 'undefined';
 const ssrCache = ssrExchange({ isClient: !isServerSide });
+
+const subscriptionClient = !isServerSide
+  ? new SubscriptionClient(`ws${API_URL.replace(/^http?/, '')}/graphql`, {
+      reconnect: true
+    })
+  : null;
+
 const client = createClient({
   url: `${API_URL}/graphql`,
-  exchanges: [dedupExchange, cache, fetchExchange, ssrCache]
+  exchanges: [
+    dedupExchange,
+    cache,
+    fetchExchange,
+    ssrCache,
+    subscriptionExchange({
+      forwardSubscription: (operation) => subscriptionClient.request(operation)
+    })
+  ]
 });
 
 export { client, ssrCache };
diff --git a/common/src/graphql/queries/applicantList.ts b/common/src/graphql/queries/applicantList.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d18ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/graphql/queries/applicantList.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import gql from 'graphql-tag';
+
+export default gql`
+  query ApplicantList {
+    applicants {
+      id
+      isAlumni
+      firstname
+      lastname
+      suggestions {
+        id
+      }
+    }
+  }
+`;
diff --git a/common/src/graphql/queries/index.ts b/common/src/graphql/queries/index.ts
index 6eaa73b..e7c6cfb 100644
--- a/common/src/graphql/queries/index.ts
+++ b/common/src/graphql/queries/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-export { default as me } from './me';
+export { default as ME } from './me';
+export { default as APPLICANT_LIST } from './applicantList';
diff --git a/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/applicantsChanged.ts b/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/applicantsChanged.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a60d65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/applicantsChanged.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import gql from 'graphql-tag';
+
+export default gql`
+  subscription ApplicantsSub {
+    applicantsChanged {
+      id
+      suggestions {
+        id
+      }
+      projects {
+        id
+      }
+      firstname
+      lastname
+      isAlumni
+    }
+  }
+`;
diff --git a/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/index.ts b/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ca0826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/graphql/subscriptions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as APPLICANTS_CHANGED } from './applicantsChanged';
diff --git a/common/src/index.ts b/common/src/index.ts
index 07da892..272e0e0 100644
--- a/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/common/src/index.ts
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ export * from './types/Project';
 export * from './types/Profile';
 export * from './types/Skill';
 export * as queries from './graphql/queries';
+export * as subscriptions from './graphql/subscriptions';
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 16ed74f..c1b8036 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         "react-dnd": "^11.0.0",
         "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^11.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
+        "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.19",
         "urql": "^2.0.4",
         "zustand": "^3.5.5"
       },
@@ -9687,6 +9688,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jaydenseric"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/faker": {
+      "version": "5.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/faker/-/faker-5.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wLTv2a28wjUyWkbnX7u/ABZBkUkIF2fCd73V6P2oFqEGEktDfzWx4UxrSqtPRw0xPRAcjeAOIiJWqZm3pP4u3g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-deep-equal": {
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-3.1.3.tgz",
@@ -18777,9 +18784,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ws": {
-      "version": "7.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2c6faOUH/nhoQN6abwMloF7Iyl0ZS2E9HGtsiLrWn0zOOMWlhtDmdf/uihDt6jnuCxgtwGBNy6Onsoy2s2O2Ow==",
+      "version": "7.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kQ/dHIzuLrS6Je9+uv81ueZomEwH0qVYstcAQ4/Z93K8zeko9gtAbttJWzoC5ukqXY1PpoouV3+VSOqEAFt5wg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8.3.0"
       },
@@ -19071,6 +19078,7 @@
         "eslint": "^7.22.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.1.0",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.3.1",
+        "faker": "^5.5.3",
         "jest": "^26.6.3",
         "prettier": "^2.2.1",
         "prisma": "^2.26.0",
@@ -24038,6 +24046,7 @@
         "react-dnd": "^11.0.0",
         "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^11.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
+        "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.19",
         "typescript": "^4.3.5",
         "urql": "^2.0.4",
         "zustand": "^3.5.5"
@@ -26702,6 +26711,12 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extract-files/-/extract-files-9.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-CvdFfHkC95B4bBBk36hcEmvdR2awOdhhVUYH6S/zrVj3477zven/fJMYg7121h4T1xHZC+tetUpubpAhxwI7hQ=="
     },
+    "faker": {
+      "version": "5.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/faker/-/faker-5.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wLTv2a28wjUyWkbnX7u/ABZBkUkIF2fCd73V6P2oFqEGEktDfzWx4UxrSqtPRw0xPRAcjeAOIiJWqZm3pP4u3g==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "fast-deep-equal": {
       "version": "3.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-3.1.3.tgz",
@@ -31669,10 +31684,11 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.19.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.19.0",
         "apollo-server-express": "^2.25.2",
-        "common": "*",
+        "common": "^0.0.1",
         "eslint": "^7.22.0",
         "eslint-config-prettier": "^8.1.0",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.3.1",
+        "faker": "^5.5.3",
         "graphql": "^15.5.1",
         "graphql-tools": "^7.0.5",
         "graphql-type-json": "^0.3.2",
@@ -33800,9 +33816,9 @@
       }
     },
     "ws": {
-      "version": "7.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2c6faOUH/nhoQN6abwMloF7Iyl0ZS2E9HGtsiLrWn0zOOMWlhtDmdf/uihDt6jnuCxgtwGBNy6Onsoy2s2O2Ow==",
+      "version": "7.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kQ/dHIzuLrS6Je9+uv81ueZomEwH0qVYstcAQ4/Z93K8zeko9gtAbttJWzoC5ukqXY1PpoouV3+VSOqEAFt5wg==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "xml-name-validator": {
diff --git a/server/prisma/seed.ts b/server/prisma/seed.ts
index 8dc5fc2..9a9a585 100644
--- a/server/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/server/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ async function main() {
   console.log('seeding...');
 
   for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-
     const genders = ['male', 'female', 'nonbinary'];
 
     await prisma.applicant.upsert({
diff --git a/server/src/schema.gql b/server/src/schema.gql
index 1a52a7f..d622128 100644
--- a/server/src/schema.gql
+++ b/server/src/schema.gql
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 # THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED (DO NOT MODIFY)
 # ------------------------------------------------------
 
-type Skillset {
-  id: Int!
-  name: String!
-  level: String!
-}
-
 type Address {
   id: Int!
   addressLine: String!
@@ -17,6 +11,13 @@ type Address {
   country: String!
 }
 
+type Profile {
+  id: Float!
+  name: String!
+  image_url: String
+  applicants: [Applicant!]
+}
+
 type User {
   id: Int!
   uuid: String!
@@ -39,11 +40,6 @@ A date-time string at UTC, such as 2019-12-03T09:54:33Z, compliant with the date
 """
 scalar DateTime
 
-type Skill {
-  id: Int!
-  name: String!
-}
-
 type Project {
   id: Int!
   uuid: String!
@@ -54,20 +50,10 @@ type Project {
   leadCoach: User
   coaches: [User!]
   applicants: [Applicant!]
-  profiles: [Profile!]
-  skills: [Skill!]
   createdAt: DateTime!
   updatedAt: DateTime!
 }
 
-type Profile {
-  id: Float!
-  name: String!
-  image_url: String
-  applicants: [Applicant!]
-  projects: [Project!]
-}
-
 type Suggestion {
   id: Int!
   status: String!
@@ -94,14 +80,11 @@ type Applicant {
   suggestions: [Suggestion!]
   projects: [Project!]
   profiles: [Profile!]
-  skillset: [Skillset!]
 }
 
 type Query {
-  applicants(where: FilterApplicantInput): [Applicant!]!
+  applicants: [Applicant!]!
   applicant(uuid: String!): Applicant!
-  skills: [Skill!]!
-  skill(id: Float!): Skill!
   users: [User!]!
   user(uuid: String!): User!
   suggestions: [Suggestion!]!
@@ -113,86 +96,12 @@ type Query {
   logout: User
 }
 
-input FilterApplicantInput {
-  AND: [FilterApplicantInput!]
-  OR: [FilterApplicantInput!]
-  NOT: [FilterApplicantInput!]
-  email: StringFilter
-  firstname: StringFilter
-  lastname: StringFilter
-  callname: StringFilter
-  gender: StringFilter
-  phone: StringFilter
-  nationality: StringFilter
-  address: FilterAddressInput
-  isAlumni: Boolean
-  profiles_every: FilterProfileInput
-  projects_every: FilterProjectInput
-  suggestions_every: FilterSuggestionInput
-  skills_every: FilterSkillInput
-}
-
-input StringFilter {
-  equals: String
-  in: [String!]
-  notIn: [String!]
-  lt: String
-  lte: String
-  gt: String
-  gte: String
-  contains: String
-  startsWith: String
-  endsWith: String
-}
-
-input FilterAddressInput {
-  AND: FilterAddressInput
-  OR: FilterAddressInput
-  NOT: FilterAddressInput
-  addressLine: StringFilter
-  postalCode: StringFilter
-  city: StringFilter
-  state: StringFilter
-  country: StringFilter
-}
-
-input FilterProfileInput {
-  AND: [FilterProfileInput!]
-  OR: [FilterProfileInput!]
-  NOT: [FilterProfileInput!]
-  name: StringFilter
-}
-
-input FilterProjectInput {
-  AND: FilterProjectInput
-  OR: FilterProjectInput
-  NOT: FilterProjectInput
-  name: StringFilter
-  client: StringFilter
-  leadCoachId: Float
-}
-
-input FilterSuggestionInput {
-  AND: FilterSuggestionInput
-  OR: FilterSuggestionInput
-  NOT: FilterSuggestionInput
-  status: StringFilter
-}
-
-input FilterSkillInput {
-  AND: FilterSkillInput
-  OR: FilterSkillInput
-  NOT: FilterSkillInput
-  name: StringFilter
-}
-
 type Mutation {
   createApplicant(input: CreateApplicantInput!): Applicant!
   updateApplicant(input: UpdateApplicantInput!, uuid: String!): Applicant!
   deleteApplicant(uuid: String!): Boolean!
   addApplicantToProject(projectId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
   removeApplicantFromProject(projectId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
-  addSkillToApplicant(level: String!, skill: String!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
   updateUser(input: UpdateUserInput!, uuid: String!): User!
   deleteUser(uuid: String!): Boolean!
   addUserToProject(projectId: Int!, userId: Int!): Boolean!
@@ -203,14 +112,11 @@ type Mutation {
   createProject(input: CreateProjectInput!): Project!
   updateProject(input: UpdateProjectInput!, uuid: String!): Project!
   deleteProject(uuid: String!): Boolean!
-  addSkillToProject(skill: String!, projectId: Int!): Boolean!
   createProfile(input: CreateProfileInput!): Profile!
   updateProfile(input: UpdateProfileInput!, id: Float!): Profile!
   deleteProfile(id: Float!): Boolean!
-  addProfileToApplicant(profileId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
-  removeProfileToApplicant(profileId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
-  addProfileToProject(profileId: Int!, projectId: Int!): Boolean!
-  removeProfileToProject(profileId: Int!, projectId: Int!): Boolean!
+  addProfileToApplicant(projectId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
+  removeProfileToApplicant(projectId: Int!, applicantId: Int!): Boolean!
 }
 
 input CreateApplicantInput {