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 …
How Can I Help?
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services2 minute readIn almost every episode of the TV show New Amsterdam, Medical Director Dr. Max Goodwin asks “How can I help?”It’s hard for any of us to truly help someone until we get to know them – their current situation, frustrations, …
Important Reminder From A 101 Year-Old Nun
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services2 minute readPrior to the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, you had probably never heard of Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt unless you worked at Loyola University Chicago. That all changed in a matter of weeks when 11-seed Loyola made a …
Casual Questions Get You A Better Response
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services1 minute read“A lot of students have been telling me they’re worried about making the wrong decision. How do you feel when you think about picking your college <First Name>?”If you haven’t asked your admitted students that …
Stop Sounding So Scripted
By Jeremy Tiers, Director of Admissions Services If you want to increase engagement and have more productive conversations with prospective students and parents, it’s important to not sound scripted and robotic.I’ve been reminding admissions counselors about this lately as they prepare …