By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read During the fall each year I love the influx of prospective student communications that come to my inbox. As a “stealth inquiry” for many schools, I get the opportunity to read and see what new campaigns are being created to …
How To Effectively Recruit Those Late Seniors
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read What if you only have a month or two to convince those new inquiries that your school is the right fit? While your approach needs a little tweaking, a lot of the same traditional tactics that we teach admissions …
Worried About May 1? Try This
By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read While everyone is looking forward to the start of May, admissions and enrollment leaders tend to have a different perspective about this time of year. I remember those worrisome feelings and thoughts as I would run my …
One More Tip For Getting Deposits
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read After last week’s article, a handful of admissions counselors emailed me looking for additional advice and tips to help generate more deposits. If you’re looking for a commitment from an admitted student, here’s …
If This Is Happening To You, Here’s Some Advice
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Last week I received emails from two different admissions counselors who are a part of our newsletter community. Both were seeking feedback on how handle a common situation with admitted students that many counselors …
Pull Back The Curtain And Tell More Stories
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Last year during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament it was 101-year-old nun Sister Jean from Loyola University Chicago who reminded us that the people behind a college’s ‘brand’ play an important role in new student …