By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services "I got through 10 lines of the handbook and just put it down because it became so frustrating and overwhelming at times.” That quote came from San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan last week when he was asked about the 113-page health …
Just Be Honest
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services When it comes to making a big financial decision, paying more for something, or picking one product or experience over another, we want and value honesty and transparency. And when a business, or in your case a college or university, …
Getting Students to Choose Your School Over Their Other Options
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Soon after today’s high school student begins to explore their college options or takes a standardized test, that student and his or her parents/family are inundated by information from colleges and universities – Letters, emails, …
Tips So That You Don’t Sound Too Scripted
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Last month I wrote an article about the importance of authenticity in your recruiting conversations. It was the one where I referenced the Shawn Mendes concert that my wife and I took our daughter to. If you missed that one, here it …
About That College Information Session
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services If I asked you to rate the information session that your college offers as a part of your campus visit on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 is amazing and 1 is not very good), what number would you tell me? During my travels this summer, I asked …