by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services As your admissions team navigates through college fairs and high school visits I’m sure everyone has been accumulating plenty of new names to add to your database. A popular question I’m asked this time of year goes something like, “How do we get …
4 Important Things About Communicating With This Next Class
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services The other day during a phone conversation with an admissions counselor he referred to talking with prospective students as “complicated”. I’m sure many of you would echo that sentiment. As you prepare to have conversations with a brand new class of …
How to Make Sure Your Recruiting Messages Get Read
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Two of the ongoing challenges for many admissions and enrollment teams across the country are: Getting a prospective student to open the communications that come after your first letter or email Getting the student to actually read those …
How You Can Take the Early Lead With Juniors
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Are you ready to tackle the Class of 2021? Yes, I know…you’re still working on this current group of students which is why each of my articles over the past six weeks has focused on conversion and yield. So, if you’re wondering what kinds of …
Your Recruiting Letters and Emails Must Do These 3 Things
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services When we work with an admissions department to adjust their recruiting strategies some of the advice we give goes against what their institution has been doing for years. I’m used to hearing feedback like, “It doesn’t feel right,“ and “Jeremy, I …
How to Make Sure Your Recruiting Emails Are Opened and Read
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services When you log into your email account how do you decide what messages to open? Unless it’s from your boss, most of us use the subject line as the deciding factor. It’s a quick and easy way to decide whether to read the email now or later (which means …