By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services “Apps are up” is something I’m hearing a lot this fall as I talk with college admission leaders. Our conversation then quickly turns to how their staff will manage a busier than usual application load.When a student applies to your …
Should You Run Your Program Like Checkers, or Chess?
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach I’m currently reading the book The Art of Learning. In this book, Josh Waitzkin tells his remarkable story of personal achievement and shares the principles of learning and performance that have propelled him to the top—twice (Chess and Tai Chi). A good portion of the …
Two Important Recruiting Lessons From Hanging Christmas Lights
In my family growing up, the weekend after Thanksgiving meant one thing.After waking-up from your Tryptophan coma, you headed outside to hang Christmas lights. No whining, no excuses: You went full Clark Griswold, with whatever lights you had available.Fast forward a few decades...I like …
How to Persuade Them Through Small Wins
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services It’s important to take your time and lead prospective students through the process of understanding all the different reasons why they should want to choose your school over the other colleges on their list.That involves persuasion and …
The 4 Step Process to a Winning Recruiting Message
I am excited to announce that Busy Coach is partnering with Tudor Collegiate Strategies to bring “Organize Your Recruiting” seminars to the coaching community. My sole purpose for doing these workshops is to be able to be face-to-face and in person with coaches to help reduce their stress and get …