By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readLast week at the NACAC National Conference in Houston an overwhelming theme was the power of networking and relationships, and how much connections with people who share a similar drive, passion, and vision …
Don’t Do These Two Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute readLast week while I was in Orlando speaking at an admissions association’s annual conference, there was one question that multiple leaders asked me in different ways.It went something like this – “Jeremy, what are …
How Can I Help?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services2 minute readIn 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, …
Let’s Talk About College Decision-Making Factors
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readDuring a recent training workshop we were talking about college decision-making factors – what students say is very important and what’s not that important. One of the counselors went on to ask me what will be different for …
What Would They Say About You?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Normally this time of year admissions teams would be having a lot of in-person conversations with prospective students. They’d be talking with students at their high schools or college fairs, and students would be visiting campus in sizeable …