By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readIt’s October, which means colleges and universities have started flooding high school seniors and their families with FAFSA emails, letters, postcards, and text message reminders.What are you doing to make your …
Do You Know What They’re Really Thinking?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readLet‘s talk about something you probably already know.This generation of prospective students thinks differently than a lot of college admissions and marketing professionals.I’m bringing this up because a …
Tips For Getting Them To Talk
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services1 minute readHere’s a question that multiple admissions counselors have asked me this month:What’s the right language to use in my emails if I’m trying to get an inquiry to actually reply and have a conversation with …
You Need To Consistently Do This
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services1 minute readIn last week’s article, I made the statement that successfully recruiting your next class of students ultimately comes down to consistently doing 10 or 11 little things well.One of the key pieces of data we continue …
Stop Saying These Three Words
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readConsidering how hard it is to get and keep the attention of young people these days it’s important to know which phrases and words to avoid.There are three words in particular that a lot of admissions counselors, …