By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute read Last week I received an email from a Director who’s part of my newsletter community asking for advice on how to best proceed with “late” applicants who have recently been admitted.The biggest thing I cautioned her …
What You Should Do When Students Choose Another School
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 4 minute read Hearing that a student has chosen another college can be hard, especially if you were feeling like your school was going to be the pick.Even if you do everything to the best of your ability, you will still receive …
Important Advice If You Want More Deposits
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute read Raise your hand if you haven’t intentionally communicated with the parents of your admitted students in a way that feels personal.I’m asking because you have students who want to deposit, but their parents aren’t …
Are You Doing This Enough?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute readI continue to find that too often colleges and universities don’t give prospective students and their parents (at all stages) enough of this when sharing different things about their student experience and value …
Things You Can Do To Be More Authentic
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 …