By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services "I got through 10 lines of the handbook and just put it down because it became so frustrating and overwhelming at times.”That quote came from San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan last week when he was asked about the 113-page health …
Let’s Talk About Your First Contact With Rising Seniors
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services We’re almost to the middle of June, and many colleges and universities are still focused on the Class of 2020 which is understandable. Coronavirus has led to more decisions being made later, plus the chances for melt this year are …
Ideas That Will Improve Your Emails
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Students continue to tell us that email is their preferred method of communication with colleges and universities during the college search process.How do you think those same students (and their parents) would describe the emails that …
Smart Experimenting with Email Subject Lines
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies If you feel you are having trouble getting recruits to open and read your emails, a big reason could be ineffective subject lines. I often hear coaches say they have given up on emails because they do not think recruits read them. But, recruits will …
This Will Get Them to Talk
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services In last week’s article I gave you the following reminder – The majority of students become increasingly tired of the college search process the longer it goes on. They get tired of the emails, phone calls, and text messages from colleges …