By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services1 minute readStudents continue to choose their college (or in some cases where they’re going to visit or apply) because of a boyfriend, girlfriend, the weather, the dorm rooms, or even the food options.That might seem completely …
Why Should They Choose Your School?
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services3 minute read“You know how you always ask students what make them different? Tell us what makes y'all different. Why should I choose your school over anything else?”That quote from a high school junior appeared in a national …
Stop Saying These Three Words
By Jeremy Tiers, Senior Director of Admissions Services2 minute readConsidering how hard it is to get and keep the attention of young people these days it’s important to know which phrases and words to avoid.There are three words in particular that a lot of admissions counselors, …
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 …
Short Attention Spans Are Everywhere
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services2 minute readIn case you haven’t already heard, the human attention span has fallen to an all-time low of eight seconds – that’s one second lower than a goldfish.Our brains just can’t keep up with the amount of content and information …