By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read In the words of one rising high school senior, “We don't want college search pamphlets, flyers, and emails with a list of majors and every other kind of information on it. We want something shorter and more …
Focus On Getting Their Attention First
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Last week we talked about the importance of early personalized communication with rising seniors. If you missed that article, I encourage you to read it here. There’s a better than average chance that what you send this …
Short Attention Spans Are Everywhere
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read In case you haven’t already heard, the human attention span has fallen to an all-time low of eight seconds – that’s one second lower than a goldfish. Our brains just can’t keep up with the amount of content and information …
How Can I Help?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read In almost every episode of the TV show New Amsterdam, Medical Director Dr. Max Goodwin asks “How can I help?” It’s hard for any of us to truly help someone until we get to know them – their current situation, frustrations, …
Important Reminder From A 101 Year-Old Nun
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Prior to the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, you had probably never heard of Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt unless you worked at Loyola University Chicago. That all changed in a matter of weeks when 11-seed Loyola made a …
Casual Questions Get You A Better Response
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services 1 minute read “A lot of students have been telling me they’re worried about making the wrong decision. How do you feel when you think about picking your college <First Name>?” If you haven’t asked your admitted students that …