by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIf you have an iPhone (like me) then you know all about 'Siri', Apple’s personal voice assistant. She, or he, can tell you the fastest route to your destination, where the closest In-N-Out Burger is if you’re in Texas (like I was a few weeks back), …
This Might Be Why They Didn’t Deposit to Your School
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesAnother ‘College Decision Day’ has come and gone. You can exhale now. I hope both you and your team reached your enrollment goals.When it comes to students that you missed out on, typically there are many potential reasons why. If you’ve had me …
If Your Prospect Picks Another School, Here’s What You Should Do
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s happening right now to admissions counselors across the country: admitted students are saying thanks but no thanks to a school’s offer of admission. What’s even worse is some of those “no’s” are coming from recruits that many of you probably …
6 Pointers for Creating Impactful Recruiting Letters
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s the first thing my 6-year old daughter does when she gets off the school bus: She runs over to the mailbox to retrieve our mail.This started about a year ago after she received a recruiting letter, of sorts. She had received mail before …
A Magic Formula to Getting a Read On Your Recruits
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesLast week a veteran admissions counselor who reads this newsletter reached out to me for the first time. It quickly became clear that she was really frustrated, mainly with a handful of her undecided recruits.“These teenagers,” she said. “They …