By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 1 minute read One of the big things I continue to emphasize to admissions counselors is the importance of consistently asking different groups of prospective students direct questions – with the goal of giving their students permission …
Tired Of Hearing These Two Phrases?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Part of being a great territory manager involves doing proactive outreach each week to different groups of students. If you’ve been doing that, you may have encountered a couple of phrases that you’re tired of …
You Should Ask Your Admitted Students This
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 1 minute read One of the most common mysteries admissions counselors are trying to solve right now has to do with an admitted student’s timeline for making their decision. Within your admitted population, you have a group of …
Fixing A Big Recruiting Communication Problem
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read One of the things we’ve learned from helping hundreds of colleges and universities track thousands of interactions over the past 9 years between admissions counselors and prospective students is this: The more you dig, the …
Stop ‘Checking In’ With Students
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read This month I’ve shared multiple articles that discuss the value of asking direct questions. If you missed those or want a quick review, go here. A couple of weeks ago I received a message from a newsletter reader who was …
Three Questions You Need To Ask
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read We both know that getting good information out of a teenager continues to be a challenge. Most young people aren’t that great at communicating what’s really going on in their mind, as well as what their decision-making …