By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services In our ongoing survey research, the majority of students continue to list financial aid and specifically the FAFSA as the hardest and most confusing part of the college search process.What concerns me even more is, outside of …
The Most Confusing Part for Students and Parents
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services In our focus group surveys throughout the year we ask what one part of the college admissions/college search process was or is the most confusing. The winner by a wide margin, every single, time continues to be financial aid or …
Advice On Talking About Cost With Prospects and Parents
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesYou and I both know that talking about paying for college is a stressful and complex topic for most families.In our focus group recruiting surveys on college campuses across the country, we ask freshmen students which of the following three …
The Four Things Your Prospects Want When it Comes to Financial Aid
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesThis past week I had a lengthy discussion with an admissions counselor. She reached out to me for advice after a common theme started to develop with her new admits. The excitement of receiving that acceptance letter had begun to wear off. It was …