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 …
Two Super Important Questions They Need Answered
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services4 minute readTwo years ago it was asking about fear, and in 2020 it was the importance of personalization. I really emphasized both of those topics during training workshops, conferences I spoke at, and on Twitter and LinkedIn …
Ask Your Admits These 6 Questions
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Most of the training workshops and fireside chats that I've led over the past month have included a discussion about the different groups of seniors that the admissions counselors were currently working with.One of those groups is …
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 …
Stop Summer Melt – 6 Things You Can Do
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Over the past few years the conversation around summer melt (and how to prevent it) has expanded exponentially.The transition from high school to college tends to be incredibly overwhelming and confusing. Unfortunately most colleges …