by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesHow are you preparing to do that?I ask because what you do during the next few weeks will in large part determine whether or not many of your undecided students choose your school.A number of my recent articles have focused on conversion, …
Bringing in the Best Class Possible
This is the third post in a series from a college counselor attempting to navigate the current admissions recruiting cycle. He is Brian Switay, a second year admissions counselor at Stevens Institute of Technology, a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. His stories are intended to …
How to Make Sure Your Admitted Student Day Events Pay Off
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services“Cautiously optimistic.” That’s the phrase I keep hearing not only from our clients, but also during my conversations with other admissions leaders across the country. Applications, admit numbers, and even deposits in many cases are up.All of …
10 Questions to Ask Your Recruits Down the Stretch
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesLast week I was fortunate to have the opportunity to present at the Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling congress event. Afterwards, I had multiple admissions counselors come up to me and express their concerns about “doing enough” …
I Want You to be Different Because it Works!
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt remains of the biggest problems that most college admissions departments and counselors fail to overcome these days: Differentiating themselves from their competition.We consistently stress to our clients the importance of being unique, …