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 …
They Want To Know About These 4 Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read College and universities love to share tons of facts, figures, and bullet points when they communicate with inquiries, prospects, admitted, and committed students. The problem is, often times you end up vomiting …
A Simple Concept That’s Extremely Important
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 1 minute read Wondering why an admitted student is hesitant to submit their deposit, why they haven’t registered for your admitted student day, or just in general why you’re getting the feeling there’s something they don’t like about …