By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Getting new inquiries and even new prospects or suspects to visit campus during the summer months is a high priority for every admissions office. According to our ongoing Tudor Collegiate Strategies survey research, …
It’s Your Job To Pull Out Objections
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read In eight years of studying how students make their college decision, we’ve heard a lot of concerns and objections. There are two, though, that are becoming harder and harder to change when it comes to a student’s …
Three Keys To Improve The Questions You Ask
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read I recently tried a new group activity with one of our college partners that I want to share with you. The goal of the activity was to create open-ended questions that warranted different answers. We started out with nearly …
What Do You Talk About First?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Over the past month I’ve shared multiple articles that contain tips to help generate conversations with this next class of prospective students. One of the most common questions I get every summer is, “What do I talk …
Stop Rushing The Process At The Beginning
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read I continue to find that many college admissions and enrollment management professionals are, by nature, an impatient, process-oriented group. As soon as you start communicating more with the next group of prospective …
A Missing Ingredient In Campus Tours
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Campus tours are similar to baking. You have your essential ingredients–flour, water, sugar, and eggs. For the majority of every traditionally baked good, you’re going to incorporate these ingredients. The same concept is true …