By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services1 minute readLast week, as part of a virtual staff training I led for a university in Louisiana, I was asked to discuss some of the differences between an average recruiter/admissions counselor and those who really excel.So many …
Getting Them To Share Any Hidden Objections
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readThroughout the year you want to find out why an inquiry who visited campus hasn’t applied, why a prospect is hesitating on coming to visit campus, or just in general why students aren’t engaging or taking any …
20 Questions You Should Be Asking
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readA couple of days after I finished a recent virtual training workshop, one of the admissions counselors sent me an email with exciting news!She wanted to let me know that during a college event earlier that evening, …
Watch Out For These Two Things
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readIn eight years of studying how students make their college decisions, and how to influence those decisions, we’ve seen two opinions that are becoming harder and harder to change when it comes to a student’s mindset.I’m …
Focus On Getting Their Attention First
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services3 minute readLast week we talked about the importance of early personalized communication with rising seniors. If you missed that article, I encourage you to read it here.There’s a better than average chance that what you send this …