By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Over the past two months I’ve written a number of articles designed to help you convert undecided students. If you missed any of them, click here and start scrolling.Today I want to talk with you about a “closing” technique that …
Breaking a Tie Between Your School and Others
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services If everything is pretty much apples to apples, how can you help your undecided admitted students break the tie in your school’s favor?One of the ways that I’ve shared with you before has to do with caring more than your …
“Closing” Doesn’t Have to Be So Stressful
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services The last thing I do when I lead a training workshop is have the admissions staff come up with four or five action points. Having them define the next steps (as individuals and as a group) is extremely important if the growth process is …
Student Recruitment Tiebreakers
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s that time of year again…you know, the time when students take to social media and share how stressed and confused they are about making a college decision. One student even joked on Twitter this past weekend, “I give up I think I'll make my …
Why You Need to Get “Little Yeses” From Prospects and Parents
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s vitally important to take your time and lead prospective students, and their parents, through the process of understanding why they should want to come to your school, and why they’ll feel proud to put on that sweatshirt.That involves …