By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read “Stop making college life seem too perfect. We know it's going to be difficult, so be genuine and true about it, and tell us about challenges and your resources when we need assistance.” “When a college talks too …
Stop Using These Three Words
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Considering how hard it is to get and keep another person’s attention these days, it’s important to know which words and phrases to avoid. There are three words in particular that a lot of admissions counselors and …
How To Effectively Recruit Those Late Seniors
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read What if you only have a month or two to convince those new inquiries that your school is the right fit? While your approach needs a little tweaking, a lot of the same traditional tactics that we teach admissions …
One More Tip For Getting Deposits
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read After last week’s article, a handful of admissions counselors emailed me looking for additional advice and tips to help generate more deposits. If you’re looking for a commitment from an admitted student, here’s …
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 …
You Need To Assume This
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read We’ve talked before about why saying, “Reach out to me if you have any questions” is not an effective communication strategy with prospective students. It’s not direct or intentional enough. Oftentimes, even the most …