By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read As humans we value honesty and authenticity from others, a lot. Unfortunately, most prospective students continue to feel like the communications they receive during their college search are copied and pasted to the …
Stop Sounding So Robotic And Scripted
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Whenever we ask students to offer advice about communicating with their generation during the college search process, feedback similar to these three quotes appears every single time. “A lot of the mail and …
3 Mistakes I Want You To Avoid
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Last week while I was leading a training for an admissions team in Georgia, one of the topics we discussed was effective early communication with the next class of students, namely your 2024 inquiries. I shared a number of …
You’re Not Always Getting The Whole Truth
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read About once a month I get asked by either an admissions counselor or leader if I believe prospective students (as well as some parents) don’t always reveal the whole truth during various college conversations. My …
Tips For Building Better Relationships
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Last week at the NACAC National Conference in Houston an overwhelming theme was the power of networking and relationships, and how much connections with people who share a similar drive, passion, and vision …
Don’t Do These Two Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Last week while I was in Orlando speaking at an admissions association’s annual conference, there was one question that multiple leaders asked me in different ways. It went something like this – “Jeremy, what are …