By Ethan Penland, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read When I first started recruiting students, I thought I had the perfect lead-in into every conversation. What was it you might be asking? Well, it went something like this, “So, what interests you about [my …
A Smart Recruiting Move I Want You to Make
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read If you’re like most admissions offices, you’re dealing with this scenario right now. You’ve got a list of rising senior inquiries who haven’t signed up yet for a campus visit and aren’t responding to your …
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 …
Advice If Students Aren’t Responding
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read One of the biggest questions I’ve been getting from my newsletter community the past few weeks has to do with inquiries and prospects who haven’t responded or taken action despite numerous emails, texts, and phone …
Don’t Miss This Important Communication Tip
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read One of the biggest things I’ve talked about over the years is the importance of asking students (as well as parents and family members) direct and intentional questions. This should happen regularly during all stages of the …
Help Is On The Way
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services As we hit mid-October, a lot of admissions leaders and counselors are struggling with two big problems as they work with this next class of students – a decrease in applications year/year, and low turnout for virtual events, college fairs, and …