By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read I got a lot of great feedback about last week’s article in which I outlined a strategy for talking with the parents of your admitted students about financial aid and paying for college. One of the follow-up questions …
Are Your Communications Making Sense?
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Do you have a place on campus that all of your current students know about, and they have a catchy nickname for it? Or do you have a building on campus that has a specific name, but you shorten the name to an acronym when …
Talking With The Parents of Your Admitted Students
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Improving parent communication continues to be one of the top action points when I’m working with an admissions team. Everybody knows how important it is, yet I’m continuing to find just like I did at this point last …
Some Quick Advice For Your Inquiries
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Here’s something I bring up when I lead recruiting workshops – You don’t have to tell prospective students everything all at once. You just need to say enough to create a conversation. There’s a lot of value in aiming …
How’s Your Staff Feeling?
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read My last post discussed the importance of having a conversation with students about stressors when it comes to the college search process. We're now in the month of November and your team has been grinding out through much …
Tips For Improving Your Phone Calls
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 4 minute read Here’s something that probably won’t surprise you. Most admissions counselors don’t enjoy making phone calls to prospective students. The most common reason? They’re time consuming and oftentimes nobody picks up their …