By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 3 minute readIn eight years of studying how students make their college decision, we’ve heard a lot of concerns and objections. There are two, though, that are becoming harder and harder to change when it comes to a student’s …
Have You Been Hearing These Two Phrases?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services 2 minute readIf you’ve been recruiting students for more than a few months, my guess is you’ve encountered a couple of phrases that you’re tired of hearing.“I need to think about it” and “I’m not sure” are popular answers from …
Advice For Dealing With Objections
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readWhen was the last time a prospective student or parent didn’t have any objections, hesitations, or express a concern about your school?It’s too expensive, too far or too close to home, there’s nothing to do, or the …
Advice For Recruiting Students Who Live Far Way
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute readThe past couple of years we’re continuing to find that more high school seniors are open to the idea and adventure of going “away” from home for college.Earlier this spring I shared data from our partner survey with …
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 …