By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Lately I continue to find myself repeating the same important reminder to admissions counselors – it’s your job to lead prospective students (and their parents) through the college search process from start to finish. Far too many …
What Now?? How to Handle Today’s New Normal
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services The past seven days feel like a blur, don’t they? Since the middle of last week, I’ve been emailing, texting, tweeting, and talking back and forth with clients and other college admissions leaders about the coronavirus and how to manage …
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, …
Helping You With Seniors Who Aren’t Responding or Taking Action
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services It’s a common problem every fall for most admissions counselors. They’ve got a bunch of students, specifically seniors, who at one point showed some level of interest in their school, but have since gone silent and aren’t taking any …
Stop Asking Them These Questions! Do This Instead
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services A few months ago I told you to avoid using the words, “I was just…” in your recruiting conversations. If you missed that article, it’s definitely worth three minutes of your time and you can access it right here. The words you use …
You Should Assume These 6 Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services It’s that time of year when admitted students are telling admissions counselors, “You’re in my top 3,” or some version of that. In my experience, hearing a statement like that leads some counselors to assume everything is going …