By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readI’m often asked what the most successful college admissions counselors do differently.One thing that doesn’t get mentioned a lot is the ability to pinpoint signs of strong interest after a student has been admitted. As you …
Send Your Admitted Students This Creative Message
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services4 minute readA few weeks ago I shared a strategy for dealing with unresponsive seniors in this article.Since then I’ve had a number of admissions counselors reach out to let me know they not only acted on my suggestion, but they’ve …
Don’t Make The Wrong Assumption
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readHere’s an assumption that a lot of colleges, universities, and admissions counselors are currently making when it comes to their admitted student population. They believe this group of students has everything they need to make …
Don’t Forget To Talk About These 4 Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readCollege and universities love to share all kinds of facts and figures when they communicate with prospective students.The problem with that strategy is, facts tell and stories and feelings sell.To be clear, I’m not …
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 …