by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesChristmas time is here.You’ve managed to get through a crazy fall that was full of school visits, fairs, campus visits, phone calls, emails, reading applications, and so much more.How are you feeling right now about this next class of …
Admissions VIP Extra: December 20, 2016
Questions and talking points for parent conversations: by Jeremy Tiers“I’m not happy to admit this but I haven’t been good about talking with parents. Can you help me start the conversation?”That’s the text of an email I received from a counselor last week and it got me wondering how many …
Why You Need to Get “Little Yeses” From Prospects and Parents
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesIt’s vitally important to take your time and lead prospective students, and their parents, through the process of understanding why they should want to come to your school, and why they’ll feel proud to put on that sweatshirt.That involves …
Admissions VIP Extra: December 13, 2016
Mastering the art of persuasion: by Jeremy TiersJust about every successful admissions recruiter I’ve ever met has mastered the art of persuasion.If you want to do a better job persuading this next class of prospects then try implementing these two persuasion-boosters into your …
Truly Standing Out Takes Guts
by Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions ServicesYour college has a campus, classrooms, professors, dorms, a cafeteria, a student center, and so on just like every other college and university in the country.Are all those things the same at every institution? I don’t think so. Sure, a lot of …