By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read During the college search process, a student’s outlook and mindset is continually changing. How are you keeping up with it? It’s important that you constantly ask different kinds of direct questions so you can …
A Simple Phrase That Will Work For You
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 1 minute read Last week I received an email from an Assistant Director of Admissions who was part of a training workshop I led back in 2017. At the time he was a brand new counselor with only a couple of weeks experience. He …
Some Quick Advice For Your Inquiries
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Here’s something I bring up when I lead recruiting workshops – You don’t have to tell prospective students everything all at once. You just need to say enough to create a conversation. There’s a lot of value in aiming …
You Should Never Ask This Question
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Depending on how you phrase questions you’re either going to get no answer, the “right” answer (Aka the answer a prospective student thinks they’re supposed to give you), or an insightful answer full of valuable context …
Time to Reconsider Your Conversation Starters?
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 …
Advice For Recruiting Students Who Live Far Way
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read The past couple of years we’re continuing to find that more high school seniors are open to the idea and adventure of going “away” from home for college. Earlier this spring I shared data from our partner survey with …