By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read What you say matters, especially when it comes to educating prospective students and parents about the different parts of the student experience on your campus. Same thing goes when you’re trying to get them to visit …
Have You Connected With Your Applicants Lately?
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read I imagine many of you were deep into reading applications before (and maybe after) the holidays. I expect that you have, or had, a pretty hefty amount to read, and you still have many other things on your plate before the …
Thoughts and Tips on Work-Life Balance
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read I can’t remember the last week when the topic of work-life balance didn’t come up in conversation. It’s easily one of the top three things I’ve been asked about over the past 20 months. Juggling work, friends, family …
Tips For Evaluating Your Phone Calls
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 …