By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services It happened again, this time during a staff training workshop that I led for a college in Illinois yesterday.During a break, one of the admissions counselors came up and asked me if his peers at other schools are also dealing with …
If You Want Them to Visit Campus
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesBefore you know it school will be back in session. My daughter actually starts third grade on Thursday, which still blows my mind. Where has summer gone?Late summer and early fall continue to be popular times for a lot of rising seniors …
A Better Way to Answer Questions
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesI would argue that the most successful admissions counselors are able to get prospective students and parents to communicate more with them throughout the college search process than they do with their counterparts at other …
And This Year’s Award Goes to…
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services Award shows highlight the amazing work of people in any given industry or profession.Tomorrow, ESPN will broadcast their annual ESPY awards (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly). Once a year the Worldwide Leader in Sports …
4 Common Parent Frustrations
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services This past spring I spoke at four NACAC affiliate conferences. During each of those, I made it a point to connect with a lot of high school counselors. I got their thoughts on a number of topics including the value of high school visits by …