By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services“That was completely unexpected!” Those were the words that a good friend of mine told me he thought to himself after having a conversation with an undecided senior at his school’s admitted student day event.My friend doesn’t work in admissions …
Are Undecided Students Giving You These Buying Signals?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s crunch time for college admissions. Schools all over the country are entering the final weeks of battle for this next class of students.And right now I’m working a streak here in the office. Each of the past 17 days I’ve received at least …
13 Things Your Recruits Told Us That You Need to Know
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesWhen an admissions department brings us to campus to lead one of our popular training workshops, part of what we do is conduct extensive focus group research with their student body, specifically their freshmen. The questions we ask produce honest, …
How to Win Your Prospect’s “Bracket Challenge”
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesHow’s your bracket? If you’re one of the tens of millions of people like me who filled out an NCAA tournament bracket, hopefully it hasn’t been introduced to the shredder just yet.While the nations top college basketball teams try to figure out …
Will They Choose You?
It’s a hard thing to crack - the mind of a teenager. If you can figure out why 17 and 18 year-olds make the decisions they do, I encourage you to write a book because it’s a safe bet that you’d become a wealthy person.Admissions staffs across the country are constantly trying to understand how …