By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Every year when students go through their college search they end up being scared or concerned about something, usually multiple things. According to our ongoing survey research, making the wrong decision continues to rank …
Short Attention Spans Are Everywhere
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read In case you haven’t already heard, the human attention span has fallen to an all-time low of eight seconds – that’s one second lower than a goldfish. Our brains just can’t keep up with the amount of content and information …
How Can I Help?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read In almost every episode of the TV show New Amsterdam, Medical Director Dr. Max Goodwin asks “How can I help?” It’s hard for any of us to truly help someone until we get to know them – their current situation, frustrations, …
Signs That Your School Is Their Top Choice
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read I’m often asked what the most successful college admissions counselors do differently. One thing that doesn’t get mentioned a lot is the ability to pinpoint signs of strong interest after a student has been admitted. As you …
No More Just “Checking In”
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Last week during a monthly training workshop for a college in New York, one of the things we discussed was the importance of being more intentional whenever you reach out to prospective students. A lot of admissions …
Send Your Admitted Students This Creative Message
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 4 minute read A few weeks ago I shared a strategy for dealing with unresponsive seniors in this article. Since then I’ve had a number of admissions counselors reach out to let me know they not only acted on my suggestion, but they’ve …