By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read I continue to find that many college admissions and enrollment management professionals are, by nature, an impatient, process-oriented group. As soon as you start communicating more with the next group of prospective …
Don’t Do These Two Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Last week while I was in Orlando speaking at an admissions association’s annual conference, there was one question that multiple leaders asked me in different ways. It went something like this – “Jeremy, what are …
Tips To Help You Start Conversations With Rising Seniors
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 4 minute read While most colleges and universities remain focused on converting admitted students, as well as preventing melt from those who have deposited/committed, there’s another important group that also needs your attention …
5 Reasons Why Students Are Ghosting You
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read It’s a common frustration for admissions counselors every single winter. They email or text a group of seniors who showed some level of interest in their school last fall, and instead of a response (or an application …
Advice To Help With Incomplete Apps
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Despite your reminders, there’s a good chance you’ve still got a decent number of students who have incomplete applications or missing materials. Something’s wrong, right? Maybe, or maybe not. For some it’s a …
Your Emails Need To Be Shorter, Not Longer
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read What you say matters, especially when it comes to educating prospective students and parents about the different parts of the student experience on your campus. Same thing goes when you’re trying to get them to visit …